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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 21, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 21, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH February 21, 2019 12:43pm
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris. Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined.
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Presidential Balloting, RNC 1948
Contender: ballot1st2d 3d
Thomas E. Dewey 434 515 1094
Robert A. Taft 224 274 --
Harold E. Stassen 157 149 --
Arthur H. Vandenberg 62 62 --
Earl Warren 59 57 --
Dwight H. Green 56 -- --
Alfred E. Driscoll 35 -- --
Others65 37 --
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
  PartyDemocratic Won12/13/1948
NameHarry S. Truman Votes303 (57.06%)
Term01/20/1949 - 01/20/1953 Margin114 (+21.47%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President 12/13/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Sen. Robert A. Taft Gov. Harold E. Stassen Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg Gov. Earl Warren Gov. Dwight H. Green Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Certified Votes 1,094 (60.74%) 274 (15.21%) 157 (8.72%) 62 (3.44%) 59 (3.28%) 56 (3.11%) 35 (1.94%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -820 (-45.53%) -937 (-52.03%) -1,032 (-57.30%) -1,035 (-57.47%) -1,038 (-57.63%) -1,059 (-58.80%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 3 1,094 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 515 (47.08%) 274 (25.05%) 149 (13.62%) 62 (5.67%) 57 (5.21%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 434 (39.78%) 224 (20.53%) 157 (14.39%) 62 (5.68%) 59 (5.41%) 56 (5.13%) 35 (3.21%)  
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Name Sen. Raymond E. Baldwin Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Chairman B. Carroll Reece Supreme Allied Commander Douglas MacArthur Rep. Everett M. Dirksen  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican  
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Certified Votes 19 (1.06%) 18 (1.00%) 15 (0.83%) 11 (0.61%) 1 (0.06%)  
Margin-1,075 (-59.69%) -1,076 (-59.74%) -1,079 (-59.91%) -1,083 (-60.13%) -1,093 (-60.69%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Ballot Round 3 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 19 (1.74%) 10 (0.91%) 1 (0.09%) 7 (0.64%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 19 (1.74%) 18 (1.65%) 15 (1.38%) 11 (1.01%) 1 (0.09%)  
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