1948 Cuban general election

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]

1948 Cuban general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Carlos Prío Socarrás Ricardo Núñez Portuondo
Party Auténtico Liberal
Popular vote 905,198 599,364

 
Nominee Eduardo Chibás Juan Marinello
Party Ortodoxo Popular Socialist
Popular vote 324,364 142,972

Results by province

President before election

Ramón Grau
Auténtico

Elected President

Carlos Prío Socarrás
Auténtico

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

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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

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Prío SocarrásAuténticoRepublican Alliance905,198
Ricardo Núñez PortuondoLiberalDemocratic Coalition599,364
Eduardo ChibásPartido Ortodoxo324,634
Juan MarinelloPopular Socialist Party142,972
Total
Total votes1,972,705
Registered voters/turnout2,506,73478.70
Source: Nohlen

Senate

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PartySeats
AuténticoRepublican Alliance36
LiberalDemocratic Coalition18
Total54
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

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PartySeats
Partido Auténtico29
Liberal Party of Cuba15
Republican Party11
Democratic Party6
Popular Socialist Party5
Partido Ortodoxo4
Total70
Source: Nohlen

References

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  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