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Who was the 1948 Republican presidential candidate?
Thomas E. Dewey, former governor of New York. was the Republican candidate in 1948. He was not elected which fact surprised most of the experts.
Who is the 1948 and 1952 0lympic decathlon winner?
Bob Mathias of the United States.
Who did Truman defeat for the 1948 election in an upset victory?
Thomas E. Dewey
What political group was formed to challenge the Democrats in 1948 as a result of the Democrats' embrace of civil rights for African Americans?
The political group formed to challenge the Democrats in 1948 due to the Democrats' embrace of civil rights for African Americans was the States' Rights Democratic Party. The party, also known as the Dixiecrats, was composed mainly of Southern Democrats who were opposed to desegregation and racial equality. They nominated Strom Thurmond as their presidential candidate in the 1948 election.
Who was elected US president in 1947?
no one. 1947 was not an election year. Haeey Truman was elected in 1948 and was president in 1947.
What year did Truman win presidential election?
1948
Who was the winner of the 1948 presidential election?
The United States presidential election of 1948 was the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction (with or without public opinion polls) indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. However, Truman won the national election, receiving 303 electoral votes of which 266 were required to solidify the presidency.
What was the age requirement to vote in the 1948 US presidential election?
21 or older
What was the impact of the election of 1948?
The election of 1948 was considered the biggest Presidential comeback in American history. Truman defeated Dewey in the last moments of tallying.
What was George Gallups mistake in 1948?
He declared Dewey the presidential winner over Truman.
Who was the winner of the presidential election?
The United States presidential election of 1948 was the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction (with or without public opinion polls) indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. However, Truman won the national election, receiving 303 electoral votes of which 266 were required to solidify the presidency.
What was the only presidential election in which the Gallup Poll erred badly?
1948 Truman-Dewey
Which presidential candidate in 1948 lost the votes of many southern Democrats for his support of civil rights but won the election anyway?
Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey.
What was the election that the papers put the wrong winner on the cover?
1948 - Truman vs. Dewey for US president
Who won the presidential election in 1948?
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.
Although president Truman was predicted to loose the 1948 presidential election who did he defeat?
In the Election of 1948, Harry S. Truman ran, most notably, against Thomas Dewey of the Republican Party. Other 1948 Presidential Candidates were J. Strom Thurmond of the State's Rights Party, Henry Wallace of the Progressive Party, and Norman Thomas of the Socialist Party.
Who defeated thomas Dewey in 1948?
Dewey never won a presidential election. I don't think he ever defeated a future president in any kind of election.
