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United States presidential election of 1948: Quick Facts

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Date November 2, 1948
Location United States

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Crowd of Thomas E. Dewey supporters at the 1948 Republican convention holding placards with Dewey's portrait and slogans such as Win With Dewey.
Portrait of Thomas E. Dewey, 1948, showing him in a suit and tie with a neatly trimmed mustache, looking directly at the camera.
Harry S. Truman campaign button
Thomas E. Dewey, wearing a suit, smiles while entering a curtained voting machine during the 1948 election, with a woman standing to the left of him.
Harry S. Truman smiles and holds up a Chicago Tribune newspaper with the incorrect headline Dewey Defeats Truman in St. Louis, Missouri.
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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Key People

Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of United States
Earl Warren
Earl Warren
chief justice of United States
United States Senator Strom Thurmond in a suit and striped tie, seated in front of a bookshelf filled with books.
Strom Thurmond
United States senator
Taft, Robert A.
Robert A. Taft
United States senator
Henry A. Wallace, 33rd vice president of the United States, seated at a desk in a suit, holding a pen over papers, looking toward the camera.
Henry A. Wallace
vice president of United States
Portrait of Thomas E. Dewey, 1948, showing him in a suit and tie with a neatly trimmed mustache, looking directly at the camera.
Thomas E. Dewey
governor of New York
Thomas, Norman
Norman Thomas
American politician
Alben Barkley
Alben W. Barkley
vice president of United States

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