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 2025, 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