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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1948 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH January 26, 2021 01:44pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes1,940,479 (51.14%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin105,425 (+2.78%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 27, 1948 PA US President - R Primary Harold E. Stassen
Apr 27, 1948 PA US President - D Primary Harry S. Truman
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

10/26/1948 10/29/1948

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (I) Pres. Harry S. Truman Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace Party Leader Norman M. Thomas Claude A. Watson Farrell Dobbs Edward A. Teichert
PartyRepublican Democratic Progressive Socialist Prohibition Militant Workers Industrial Government
Votes1,902,197 (50.92%) 1,752,426 (46.92%) 55,161 (1.48%) 11,325 (0.30%) 10,538 (0.28%) 2,133 (0.06%) 1,461 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -149,771 (-4.01%) -1,847,036 (-49.45%) -1,890,872 (-50.62%) -1,891,659 (-50.64%) -1,900,064 (-50.87%) -1,900,736 (-50.89%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
10/26-10/29
52.00% (+0.0) 44.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Harrisburg Patriot-News
D George H. Earle
SD BippidiBoppetyBoob
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Others
PartyIndependent
Votes107 (0.00%)
Margin-1,902,090 (-50.92%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
10/26-10/29
0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

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