1948 Cuban general election

1948 Cuban general election
	Presidential election
	Results by province
President before election; Ramón Grau; Auténtico	Elected President ; Carlos Prío Socarrás; Auténtico

General elections were held in Cuba on 1 June 1948.^[1] 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%.^[2]

As of 2024, this is the last free election held in Cuba: elections were scheduled for 1952, but former president Fulgencio Batista seized power in a military coup three months before the elections.

Opinion polls

Survey	Date	Prío	Núñez	Chibás	Marinello	No answer
University of Havana^[3]	May 1948	38.45	28.19	15.65	6.20	11.51

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos Prío Socarrás	Auténtico–Republican Alliance	905,198
	Ricardo Núñez Portuondo	Liberal–Democratic Coalition	599,364
	Eduardo Chibás	Partido Ortodoxo	324,634
	Juan Marinello	Popular Socialist Party	142,972
Total

Total votes			1,972,705	–
Registered voters/turnout			2,506,734	78.70
Source: Nohlen

Senate


Party		Seats
	Auténtico–Republican Alliance	36
	Liberal–Democratic Coalition	18
Total		54

Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives


Party		Seats
	Partido Auténtico	29
	Liberal Party of Cuba	15
	Republican Party	11
	Democratic Party	6
	Popular Socialist Party	5
	Partido Ortodoxo	4
Total		70

Source: Nohlen

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p204
^ University of Havana survey

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p204

[3] University of Havana survey

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