1948 Cuban general election

1948 Cuban general election

1 June 1948

Nominee Carlos Prío Socarrás Ricardo Núñez Portuondo Party Auténtico Liberal Popular vote 905,198 599,364   Nominee Eduardo Chibás Juan Marinello Party Orthodox PSP Popular vote 324,364 142,972

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%.

To date, 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 election day.

Opinion polls

Survey	Date	Prío	Núñez	Chibás	Marinello	No answer
University of Havana	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
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,972,705	100
Registered voter/turnout		2,506,734	78.7
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