Cuban general election, 1948

Cuban general election, 1948

1 June 1948

180x180px 180x180px Nominee Carlos Prío Socarrás Ricardo Núñez Portuondo Eduardo Chibás Party Authentic Liberal Orthodox Popular vote 905,198 599,364 324,364 Percentage 45.80% 30.30% 16.40%

President before election Ramón Grau Authentic Party Elected President Carlos Prío Socarrás Authentic Party

General elections were held in Cuba on 1 June 1948. Carlos Prío Socarrás won the presidential election running under the Auténtico-Republican Alliance banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 29 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was 78.7%.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Carlos Prío Socarrás	Auténtico-Republican Alliance	905,198	45.8
Ricardo Núñez Portuondo	Liberal-Democratic Coalition	599,364	30.3
Eduardo Chibás	Partido Ortodoxo	324,364	16.4
Juan Marinello	Popular Socialist Party	142,972	7.2
Invalid/blank votes		807	0.3
Total		1,972,705	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Auténtico-Republican Alliance			36	+12
Liberal-Democratic Coalition			18	-
Invalid/blank votes		-	-	-
Total			54	0
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Partido Auténtico			29	-1
Liberal Party			15	+4
Republican Party			11	+4
Democratic Party			6	-4
Popular Socialist Party			5	0
Partido Ortodoxo			4	New
Invalid/blank votes		-	-	-
Total			70	+4
Source: Nohlen