1948 Chinese Presidential Election

Chiang under the new constitution

April 20, 1948 · The constitutional moment

The 1948 Chinese presidential election was held on April 20, 1948, at the National Assembly House in Nanjing. The election was conducted by the National Assembly to elect the president and vice president of China.

An indirect vote of the newly elected National Assembly under the 1947 constitution, held amid full-scale civil war.

President before

Chiang Kai-shek

(as Chairman of Nationalist government)

President (re-elected)

Chiang Kai-shek

KMT

Winning share

90.0%

Turnout

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The result


Chiang Kai-shek	Kuomintang	2,430	90.03%
Ju Zheng	Kuomintang	269	9.97%