1948 Ecuadorian presidential election

1948 Ecuadorian presidential election

6 June 1948

Nominee Galo Plaza Manuel Flor Torres Alberto Enríquez Gallo Party MCDN PC PLRE–PSE Running mate Abel Gilbert Manuel Sotomayor y Luna Carlos Cueva Tamariz Popular vote 115,708 112,356 53,649 Percentage 41.07% 39.88% 19.04%

Results by province

President before election Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola Elected President Galo Plaza

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador on 6 June 1948.[1] The elections were supervised by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal for the first time. The result was a victory for Galo Plaza of the National Democratic Civic Movement.[2] He was inaugurated as President on 1 September 1948.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Galo Plaza	National Democratic Civic Movement	115,708	41.07
	Manuel Flor Torres	Conservative Party	112,356	39.88
	Alberto Enríquez Gallo	PLRE–PSE	53,649	19.04
Total			281,713	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			455,524	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p400