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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v t e Elections and referendums in Cuba
Parliamentary elections	1901 1904 1905 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1930 1932 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1954 1956 1958 1976 1981 1986 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 2028
Presidential elections	1901 1905 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1936 1940 1944 1948 1954 1958
Provincial elections	1908 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 Abolished
Municipal elections	1900 1908 1976 1979 1981 1984 1986 1989 1992 1995 1997 2000 2002 2005 2007 2010 2012 2015 2017 2022
Constitutional Assemblies	1900 1928 1939
Referendums	1976 2019 2022

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