1946 Colombian Presidential Election
5 May 1946 · The Liberal Republic and the Violencia
Mariano Ospina Pérez won with 41.43% against Gabriel Turbay on 32.30%. Turnout 55.8%.
President before
Alfonso López Pumarejo
Liberal
Elected President
Mariano Ospina Pérez
Conservative
Winning share
41.4%
Turnout
55.8%
The result
| Mariano Ospina Pérez | Colombian Conservative Party | 565.939 | 41.43% |
| Gabriel Turbay | Colombian Liberal Party | 441.199 | 32.30% |
| Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala | Colombian Liberal Party dissident | 358.957 | 26.28% |