United States presidential election, 1948 facts for kids
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All 531 electoral votes of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win |
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Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Truman/Barkley; Red denotes those won by Dewey/Warren; Orange denotes those won by Thurmond/Wright (including a faithless elector in Tennessee). Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
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This election was between Harry S. Truman (president at that time) and Thomas E. Dewey (the Governor of New York). Truman won by 303 electoral votes. Dewey got 189 electoral votes. Thurmond got 39 electoral votes including a faithless elector in Tennessee.
This election is best known to be very upset because of the election result. Predictions showed that Truman would beat Dewey at the polls.
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Candidates
Republican Party
Republican candidates:
- Thomas E. Dewey, governor of New York
- Robert Taft, Senator from Ohio
- Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota
- Arthur H. Vandenberg, President pro tempore of the senate from Michigan
- Earl Warren, governor of California
- Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army from New York
Candidates gallery
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Former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota
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President pro tempore of the Senate Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan
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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of New York
Democratic Party
Democratic candidates:
- Harry S. Truman, President of the United States from Missouri
- Richard Brevard Russell, U.S. senator from Georgia
Candidates gallery
Images for kids
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Progressive Party nominee Henry A. Wallace, former Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Dewey during a campaign tour in New York
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President Harry S. Truman at the microphone, left, Harley O. Staggers and Harley M. Kilgore. 1948 in Keyser, West Virginia on Whistle Stop Train.
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Clifford K. Berryman's editorial cartoon of Oct. 19, 1948, shows the consensus of experts in mid-October
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Famous photograph of Truman grinning and holding up a copy of the newspaper that erroneously announced his defeat.
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See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 1948 para niños
