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OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 01, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 01, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedE Pluribus Unum August 14, 2019 09:45pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes25,612,610 (53.38%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin3,594,993 (+7.49%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1948
NameHarry S. Truman Votes24,179,345 (49.55%)
Term01/20/1949 - 01/20/1953 Margin2,188,054 (+4.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President National Vote 11/02/1948
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

12/01/1944 06/01/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Harry S. Truman Treas. William Alexander "W. A." Julian Unpledged Sen. Harley M. Kilgore W. B. Bixler Others Lynn Fellows
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 1,419,875 (64.65%) 271,146 (12.35%) 161,629 (7.36%) 157,102 (7.15%) 136,401 (6.21%) 17,160 (0.78%) 11,193 (0.51%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,148,729 (-52.31%) -1,258,246 (-57.29%) -1,262,773 (-57.50%) -1,283,474 (-58.44%) -1,402,715 (-63.87%) -1,408,682 (-64.14%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg67.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
06/01/48-06/01/48
67.00% 9.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
05/01/48-05/01/48
76.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
06/01/47-06/01/47
71.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/01/47-04/01/47
79.00% 31.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/01/46-11/01/46
48.00% 14.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
07/01/46-07/01/46
62.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Fred H. Hildebrandt Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Gov. Harold E. Stassen Supreme Allied Commander Douglas MacArthur Sen. Scott W. Lucas Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 8,016 (0.37%) 6,211 (0.28%) 4,416 (0.20%) 1,301 (0.06%) 1,220 (0.06%) 427 (0.02%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-1,411,859 (-64.29%) -1,413,664 (-64.37%) -1,415,459 (-64.45%) -1,418,574 (-64.60%) -1,418,655 (-64.60%) -1,419,448 (-64.64%) -1,419,875 (-64.65%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 4.00%--
Gallup 
06/01/48-06/01/48
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% 2.0
Gallup 
05/01/48-05/01/48
0.00% -- 0.00% 6.0 0.00% 12.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% --
Gallup 
06/01/47-06/01/47
0.00% -- 6.00% 1.0 12.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/01/47-04/01/47
0.00% -- 5.00% 3.0 9.00% 15.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0
Gallup 
11/01/46-11/01/46
0.00% -- 8.00% 3.0 24.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Gallup 
07/01/46-07/01/46
0.00% -- 5.00% 1.0 19.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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Claude D. Pepper (D)
 00, 1948 - Jul 14, 1948

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