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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > 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 ModifiedRBH April 17, 2021 04:02pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes1,035,296 (52.80%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin113,946 (+5.81%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes1,292,325 (54.22%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin208,800 (+8.76%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 27, 1948 MA US President - R Primary
Leverett Saltonstall
R 72,191
Apr 27, 1948 MA US President - D Primary
Harry S. Truman
D 51,207
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/26/1948 10/29/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Harry S. Truman Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Edward A. Teichert Claude A. Watson (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Progressive Socialist Labor Prohibition Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,151,788 (54.66%) 909,370 (43.16%) 38,157 (1.81%) 5,535 (0.26%) 1,663 (0.08%) 633 (0.03%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -242,418 (-11.50%) -1,113,631 (-52.85%) -1,146,253 (-54.40%) -1,150,125 (-54.58%) -1,151,155 (-54.63%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.65%-- 49.12%-- 2.02%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Gallup 
10/26/48-10/29/48		 45.00% -- 52.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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