1948 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1948_United_States_presidential_election

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:campaigns	gptkb:government_agency Civil Rights Economic Recovery Middle class Anti-Truman sentiment Whistle-stop tour
gptkbp:current_champion	gptkb:Henry_A._Wallace gptkb:Thomas_E._Dewey gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:demographics	Young voters Working-class voters Rural voters African American voters Women voters
gptkbp:election_year	531 Truman's surprise win
gptkbp:held_in	November 2, 1948
gptkbp:historical_debate	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_impact	Shift in Democratic Party policies
gptkbp:historical_significance	Example of polling errors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1948 United States presidential election
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:media_coverage	Extensive
gptkbp:notable_figures	gptkb:Henry_A._Wallace gptkb:Thomas_E._Dewey gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:California
gptkbp:notable_winners	Truman's unexpected victory
gptkbp:political_party	gptkb:Henry_A._Wallace gptkb:Thomas_E._Dewey gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:Republican_Party gptkb:Progressive_Party gptkb:Strom_Thurmond gptkb:Dixiecrat_Party
gptkbp:preceded_by	gptkb:1944_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:result	Truman re-elected
gptkbp:significance	First election after World War II
gptkbp:significant_event	gptkb:Dewey_Defeats_Truman
gptkbp:succeeded_by	gptkb:1952_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:type	gptkb:election
gptkbp:voter_turnout	Dewey: 189 Dewey: 21,969,000 Thurmond: 1,171,000 Thurmond: 39 Truman: 24,105,812 Truman: 303 Wallace: 0 Wallace: 1,157,000 over 79%
gptkbp:voting_method	Popular vote
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Harry_S._Truman