1947 Venezuelan general election

1947 Venezuelan general election
14 December 1947
Presidential election
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Nominee Rómulo Gallegos Rafael Caldera
Party Democratic Action Copei
Popular vote 871,752 262,204
Percentage 74.35% 22.36%
President before election

Rómulo Betancourt
Democratic Action

Elected President

Rómulo Gallegos
Democratic Action

General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947.[1] The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote,[2] the largest presidential win in Venezuela's modern history. His party won 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate.

In previous elections, the Congress of Venezuela had decided and voted on who would assume the presidency.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p579