1947 Venezuelan Presidential Election
14 December 1947 · The Gomez succession and the trienio
Rómulo Gallegos won with 74.35% against Rafael Caldera on 22.36%.
Congress, not voters, chose the president in 1936 and 1941; only 1947 was a direct popular election, and a coup ended its Congress the following year.
President before
Rómulo Betancourt
Democratic Action
Elected President
Rómulo Gallegos
Democratic Action
Winning share
74.3%
Turnout
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The result
Rómulo Gallegos
Democratic Action · 871,752 votes
74.35%
share
Rafael Caldera
Copei · 262,204 votes
22.36%
share
Gustavo Machado Morales
Communist Party of Venezuela · 38,587 votes
3.29%
share