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Thomas, Norman Map of the United States showing the 1928 presidential election results by state. States won by Herbert Hoover (Republican) are shaded in red, covering most of the country, while states won by Al Smith (Democratic) are shaded in blue, concentrated in the South. Each state displays its number of electoral votes. Hoover received 444 electoral votes and Smith received 87. Map of the United States showing the 1932 presidential election results by state. States won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded blue, covering nearly the entire country, while states won by Herbert Hoover (Republican) are shaded red in the Northeast. Electoral vote counts are labeled within each state. Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes, Hoover 59. Map of the United States displaying the 1936 presidential election results by state, with states won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) colored in blue and states won by Alf Landon (Republican) in red. Nearly all states are blue, except Maine and Vermont, which are red. Each state shows its electoral vote count, with Roosevelt receiving 523 electoral votes and Landon 8 electoral votes. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1940 presidential election by state. States won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded in blue, while states won by Wendell Willkie (Republican) are shaded in red. Electoral vote totals are displayed within each state, with Roosevelt receiving 449 electoral votes and Willkie receiving 82. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1944 presidential election by state. States won by Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded blue, while those won by Dewey (Republican) are shaded red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with most states colored blue, indicating a Democratic victory in the majority of the country. Map of the United States showing the results of the 1948 presidential election by state, with states colored blue for Truman (Democratic), red for Dewey (Republican), and brown for Thurmond (States' Rights), along with each state's electoral vote count. The background features a faded American flag.

Norman Thomas: References & Edit History

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Harry Fleischman, Norman Thomas, new ed. (1969); W.A. Swanberg, Norman Thomas, the Last Idealist (1976).

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Anniversary information added. Dec 15, 2025
Anniversary information added. Nov 16, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 11, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Norman Thomas. Jan 28, 2020
Add new Web site: Stanford University - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - Biography of Norman Mattoon Thomas. Apr 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Norman Thomas. Apr 26, 2016
Add new Web site: The New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts - Norman Thomas papers. Mar 28, 2016
Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Norman Thomas. Mar 28, 2016
Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Norman Thomas. Mar 28, 2016
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Norman Thomas. Apr 03, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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