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Born November 20, 1884 • Marion • Ohio • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died December 19, 1968 (aged 84) • Huntington • New York
Founder American Civil Liberties Union
Political Affiliation Socialist Party of America
Role In United States presidential election of 1928 • United States presidential election of 1932 • United States presidential election of 1936 • United States presidential election of 1940 • United States presidential election of 1944 • United States presidential election of 1948

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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.
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