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Parents > United States > Mississippi > 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
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedRBH October 20, 2020 11:18pm
Data Sources
Description Dewey vote a combination of the votes for the "Republican Party of Mississippi" electors (2595 votes) and "Independent Republican Party of Mississippi" electors (2448 votes)

Slates up for election:

"Nominees of Mississippi Democratic Party pledged to vote for J. Strom Thurmond and Fielding L. Wright"

"Candidates pledged for vote for Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley, nominees of National Democratic Party"

"Nominees of Independent Republican Party of Mississippi pledged to vote for Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren"

"Nominees of the Republican Party of the State of Mississippi pledged to vote for Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren"

"Independent candidates pledged to vote for Henry A. Wallace and Glen H. Taylor, nominees of Progressive Party of America"
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes168,621 (93.56%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin157,008 (+87.11%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1952
NameAdlai E. Stevenson II Votes172,566 (60.44%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin59,600 (+20.87%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/26/1948 10/29/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. J. Strom Thurmond (I) President Harry S. Truman Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace  
PartyDemocratic National Democrat Republican Progressive  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 167,538 (87.17%) 19,384 (10.09%) 5,043 (2.62%) 225 (0.12%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -148,154 (-77.09%) -162,495 (-84.55%) -167,313 (-87.06%)  
Fusion Votes
R Republican2,595
IR Independent Republican2,448
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg77.65%-- 10.09%-- 6.12%-- 0.02%--  
Gallup 
10/26/48-10/29/48		 75.00% -- 15.00% -- 9.00% -- 1.00% --
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