Ecuadorian presidential election, 1948

Ecuadorian general election, 1948

6 June 1948

80px Nominee Galo Plaza Lasso Manuel Elisio Flor Party MCDN PC Running mate Abel Gilbert Manuel Sotomayor Luna Popular vote 115,708 112,356 Percentage 41.1% 39.9%

President before election Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola Elected President Galo Plaza

Presidential elections were held in Ecuador on 6 June 1948. 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. He was inaugurated as President on 1 September 1948.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Galo Plaza	National Democratic Civic Movement	115,708	41.1
Manuel Flor Torres	Conservative Party	112,356	39.9
Camilo Ponce Enríquez	PLRE-PSE	53,649	19.0
Total		281,713	100
Registered voters/turnout		455,524
Source: Nohlen