No, Thomas Dewey narrowly won his home state by 1%. This was quite surprising, as Dewey had previous been reelected as Governor by a large margin.
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes and Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345 and Dewey 21,991,291. Truman's victory was one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated Dewey would defeat Truman.
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes, Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes, and Strom Thurmond received 39 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345, Dewey 21,991,291, and Thurmond 1,169,021. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes, Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes, and Dixiecrat Party candidate Strom Thurmond received 39 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345, Dewey 21,991,291, and Thurmond 1,169,021. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
No. In fact the Socialist candidate got only 139,000 out of 48.7 million votes nationwide which was 0.29% of the popular vote. He did best in Wisconsin, with 0.98% of the popular vote. Harry Truman(D) beat Thomas Dewey (R) to win.
21
21 or older
Harry S. Truman.
Yes, as long as you are a registered to voter, you can vote in the presidential election, even if you did not vote in the primary election. If you have not registered to vote yet, the deadline is 30 days before any election. If you miss that deadline, you can still register and vote in the election by late registering at your county election office.
No. You are free to vote whomever you want in each election.
If you vote in a primary election, you have to designate a Party. In a General Election, you vote for anybody on the ballot.
Yes.