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Parents > United States > New Jersey > 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
ContributorBob
Last ModifiedMr. Matt May 05, 2012 05:41pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes987,874 (50.31%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin26,539 (+1.35%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes1,374,613 (56.81%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin358,711 (+14.83%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 20, 1948 NJ US President - R Primary
Thomas E. Dewey
R 8,976
Apr 20, 1948 NJ US President - D Primary
Harry S. Truman
D 1,189
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/26/1948 10/29/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (I) President Harry S. Truman Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Claude A. Watson Party Leader Norman M. Thomas Farrell Dobbs Edward A. Teichert
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Progressive National Prohibition Socialist Socialist Workers Socialist Labor
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Uncertified Votes 981,124 (50.33%) 895,455 (45.93%) 42,683 (2.19%) 10,593 (0.54%) 10,521 (0.54%) 5,825 (0.30%) 3,354 (0.17%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -85,669 (-4.39%) -938,441 (-48.14%) -970,531 (-49.78%) -970,603 (-49.79%) -975,299 (-50.03%) -977,770 (-50.15%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg51.12%-- 44.65%-- 2.96%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
10/26/48-10/29/48		 54.00% -- 42.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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