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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 01, 1948 - 12:00pm
Polls Open December 13, 1948 - 06:00am
Polls Close December 13, 1948 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
Turnout 0.00% Total Population
ContributorPicimpalious
Last ModifiedThomas Walker October 06, 2008 05:14pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Presidential Electors, elected on 11/2/1948, met in their respective state capitols on 12/13/1948 to cast the electoral vote.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won04/12/1945
NameHarry S. Truman Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/12/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/15/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes442 (83.24%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin353 (+66.48%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 28, 1947 US President - PRB Convention Claude Alonzo Watson
Jul 29, 1947 US President - Vegetarian Convention John A. Maxwell
Jun 21, 1948 US President - R Convention Thomas E. Dewey
Jul 03, 1948 US President - SWP Convention Farrell Dobbs
Jul 14, 1948 US President - D Convention Harry S. Truman
MAP
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/15/2003 12/13/1948
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Leaning Call: 0 (0.00%)
Weighted Call: 0 (0.00%)

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) President Harry S. Truman Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Gov. Strom Thurmond Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Party Leader Norman Thomas Claude Alonzo Watson  
PartyDemocratic Republican States Rights Progressive Socialist Prohibition  
Website [Website]  
Uncertified Votes303 (57.06%) 189 (35.59%) 39 (7.35%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -114 (-21.47%) -264 (-49.72%) -303 (-57.06%) -303 (-57.06%) -303 (-57.06%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D DylanSH99
D Homegrown Democrat
D RBH
DL Some say...
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
FL Silver Dime
R Rockefeller Republican
LBT Smart
AENM Angry Russian
D Preston Parks
D William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray
COM Paul Robeson
S Pete Seeger
COM Harry Bridges
COM William Edward Burghardt DuBois
I TX_Progressive
 

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Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Jan 20, 1949 07:05am Jan 20, 1949 07:05pm Inauguration 48th Presidential Inauguration (Truman)  Chronicler 

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