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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
Type General Election
Filing Deadline November 01, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 13, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 13, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer November 20, 2019 10:40am
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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 David Eisenhower Votes442 (83.24%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin353 (+66.48%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 28, 1947 US President - PRB Convention
Claude A. Watson
PRB 269
Jul 29, 1947 US President - Vegetarian Convention
John A. Maxwell
Veg 1
May 09, 1948 US President - S Convention
Norman M. Thomas
S 200
Jun 21, 1948 US President - R Convention
Thomas E. Dewey
R 1,801
Jul 03, 1948 US President - SWP Convention
Farrell Dobbs
SWP 1
Jul 14, 1948 US President - D Convention
Harry S. Truman
D 1,211
Jul 17, 1948 US President - SRP Convention
J. Strom Thurmond
SR 1
Jul 25, 1948 US President - Prg Convention
Henry A. Wallace
PRG 1
Aug 22, 1948 US President - Xn Nt Convention
Gerald L. K. Smith
CNP 1
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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. J. Strom Thurmond Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Party Leader Norman M. Thomas Claude A. Watson  
PartyDemocratic Republican States Rights Progressive Socialist Prohibition  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 303 (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%)  
Fusion Votes
L Liberal0
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R New Jersey Politico
D DylanSH99
D Homegrown Democrat
D RBH
D Some say...
D AJ
D Brandonius Maximus
SDPA Dr. Cynic
R TurnerforCongress
I J.R.
D John
D Ex-New Jerseyan
I Chase McFadden
D Stephen Yellin
PP FreedomDemocrat
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
I CincinnatiReds1990
R Rockefeller Republican
LBT Smart
AENM Angry Russian
D Preston Parks
D William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray
R Trent Lott
DS Bob Sacamano
I E Pluribus Unum
COM Paul Robeson
S Pete Seeger
COM Harry Bridges
COM William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois
Veg Thomas Walker
D InspectorMorse
MFL The Oncoming Storm
D George S. McGovern
G BR_Green
 


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Jan 20, 1949 07:05am Jan 20, 1949 07:05pm Inauguration 48th Presidential Inauguration (Truman)  Chronicler 

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