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Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last Modifiedev March 05, 2023 08:50pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes2,079,479 (51.52%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin140,165 (+3.47%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes2,457,327 (54.84%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin443,407 (+9.90%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 13, 1948 IL US President - R Primary
Riley A. Bender
R 334,406
Apr 13, 1948 IL US President - D Primary
Harry S. Truman
D 19,948
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/00/1948 10/29/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Harry S. Truman Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Claude A. Watson Party Leader Norman M. Thomas Edward A. Teichert (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 1,994,715 (50.07%) 1,961,103 (49.22%) 11,959 (0.30%) 11,522 (0.29%) 3,118 (0.08%) 1,629 (0.04%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -33,612 (-0.84%) -1,982,756 (-49.77%) -1,983,193 (-49.78%) -1,991,597 (-49.99%) -1,993,086 (-50.03%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/1948 00/00/1948 00/00/1948 00/00/1948 00/00/1948 06/01/1948  
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.65%-- 51.12%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Gallup 
10/26/48-10/29/48		 46.00% -- 54.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Lyons 
09/00/48-09/00/48		 44.00% 6.5 45.50% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Lyons 
08/00/48-08/00/48		 37.50% -- 44.50% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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