| Election Name: | 1946 Czechoslovak presidential election |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1938 Czechoslovak presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1938 |
| Next Election: | 1948 Czechoslovak presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1948 |
| Election Date: | 19 June 1946 |
| Nominee1: | Edvard Beneš |
| Party1: | Czechoslovak National Socialist Party |
| Electoral Vote1: | 298 |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Edvard Beneš |
| Before Party: | Czechoslovak National Socialist Party |
| After Election: | Edvard Beneš |
| After Party: | Czechoslovak National Socialist Party |
The 1946 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 19 June 1946. It was the first election since the end of World War II. Edvard Beneš was elected for his second term.[1]
Edvard Beneš resigned in 1938 and emigrated to the United Kingdom. He formed the Czechoslovak government-in-exile and led the Czechoslovak resistance against Nazi Germany which occupied Czechoslovakia. He returned to Czechoslovakia after World War II and was confirmed as the President of Czechoslovakia in October 1945 by the votes of parliament.[2] [3]
The election was held on 19 June 1946. Beneš was the only candidate. He received all 298 votes.[1]