14 June 1945 Presidential election

Electorate: 1,803,463

Total Valid Poll: 1,086,338

Percentage poll: 63.0%

Spoiled votes: 50,287

Total poll: 1,136,625

Quota: 543,170

CandidatesFirst CountSecond Count
Transfer of McCartan’s VotesResult
McCartan, Patrick212,834-212,834–
MacEoin, Seán335,539+117,886453,425
O’Kelly, Seán T537,965+27,200565,165
Non-transferable papers not effective67,748
CandidatesFirst Count
McCartan, Patrick212,834
MacEoin, Seán335,539
O’Kelly, Seán T537,965
Non-transferable papers not effective
CandidatesSecond Count
Transfer of McCartan’s VotesResult
McCartan, Patrick-212,834–
MacEoin, Seán+117,886453,425
O’Kelly, Seán T+27,200565,165
Non-transferable papers not effective67,748

Mr O’Kelly was declared elected and was inaugurated as President on 25 June 1945.