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Venezuelan general election, 1947

Venezuelan presidential election, 1947
Venezuela
14 December 1947 1958 →
  Rómulo Gallegos 1940s.jpg Rafael Caldera, 1972.jpg
Nominee Rómulo Gallegos Rafael Caldera
Party AD COPEI
Popular vote 871,752 262,204
Percentage 74.3% 22.4%

President before election

Rómulo Betancourt
AD

Elected President

Rómulo Gallegos
AD


Rómulo Betancourt
AD

Rómulo Gallegos
AD

General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947. The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote, whilst his party won 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate. It was the first honest election in Venezuelan history.


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