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

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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.

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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

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