1948 United States elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1948_United_States_elections
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:congressionalElectionsHeld yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 2, 1948
gptkbp:democraticHouseNetChange +75
gptkbp:democraticSenateNetChange +9
gptkbp:followedBy 1950 United States elections
gptkbp:governorshipsContested 34
gptkbp:houseSeatsContested 435
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1948 United States elections
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Henry_A._Wallace
gptkb:Thomas_E._Dewey
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:notableEvent Truman's upset victory
gptkbp:notableHeadline Dewey Defeats Truman (incorrect)
gptkbp:notableThirdParty gptkb:Progressive_Party
gptkb:States'_Rights_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1946_United_States_elections
gptkbp:presidentialElectionHeld yes
gptkbp:presidentialElectoralVotesDewey 189
gptkbp:presidentialElectoralVotesThurmond 39
gptkbp:presidentialElectoralVotesTruman 303
gptkbp:presidentialElectoralVotesWallace 0
gptkbp:presidentialPartyWinner gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:presidentialPopularVoteDewey 21,991,292
gptkbp:presidentialPopularVoteThurmond 1,175,930
gptkbp:presidentialPopularVoteTruman 24,179,347
gptkbp:presidentialPopularVoteWallace 1,157,172
gptkbp:presidentialRunningMateDewey gptkb:Earl_Warren
gptkbp:presidentialRunningMateThurmond gptkb:Fielding_L._Wright
gptkbp:presidentialRunningMateTruman gptkb:Alben_W._Barkley
gptkbp:presidentialRunningMateWallace gptkb:Glen_H._Taylor
gptkbp:senateMajorityParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:senateSeatsContested 35
gptkbp:voterTurnout 52.2%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:year 1948
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7