Cuban general election, 1940

Cuban general election, 1940

14 July 1940

180x180px Nominee Fulgencio Batista Ramón Grau Party Independent Authentic Alliance Democratic Socialist Coalition Opposition Front Popular vote 805,125 573,576 Percentage 56.70% 40.30%

President before election Federico Laredo Brú Republican Action Elected President Fulgencio Batista Independent

General elections were held in Cuba on 14 July 1940. Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the People's Socialist Coalition banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 73.4%.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Fulgencio Batista	Democratic Socialist Coalition¹	805,125	56.7%
Ramón Grau San Martín	Opposition Front²	573,576	40.3%
Reynaldo Márquez	National Agrarian Party
Invalid/blank votes			-
Total		1,421,563	100
Source: Nohlen

¹ The Democratic Socialist Coalition (also known as the People's Socialist Coalition) was an alliance of the Communist Revolutionary Union, Progressive Action, the Democratic National Association, the Liberal Party and the Republican Democratic Party.

² The Opposition Front was an alliance of the ABC, the Partido Auténtico and Republican Action.

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Democratic Socialist Coalition			22	New
Opposition Front			14	New
Invalid/blank votes		-	-	-
Total			36	0
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Partido Auténtico			34	New
Liberal Party			23	-11
Republican Democratic Party			22	New
Nationalist Union			21	-9
Democratic National Association			18	-52
Republican Action			16	-9
ABC			12	New
Communist Revolutionary Union			10	New
Others			6	-
Invalid/blank votes		-	-	-
Total			162	0
Source: Nohlen