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  US President - D Convention
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 12, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 14, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler November 23, 2006 05:28pm
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
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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

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Name (I) President Harry S. Truman Sen. Richard B. Russell, Jr. Rep. James A. Roe Ambassador Paul V. McNutt Minority Leader Alben W. Barkley  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 926 (76.47%) 266 (21.97%) 15 (1.24%) 3 (0.25%) 1 (0.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -660 (-54.50%) -911 (-75.23%) -923 (-76.22%) -925 (-76.38%)  
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Jul 26, 1948 12:00am News 1948 Democratic Convention: The Line Squall  Article 411 Name Removed 

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