1948 presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1948_presidential_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 2, 1948
gptkbp:Dewey's_campaign_slogan gptkb:Dewey_or_Don't
gptkbp:Dewey's_home_state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:Dewey's_occupation gptkb:Mayor
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Dewey 189
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Thurmond 39
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Truman 303
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Wallace 0
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1952_United_States_presidential_election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1948 presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Henry_A._Wallace
gptkb:Thomas_E._Dewey
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:notable_for Progressive Party candidacy
first election after WWII
major upset victory
rise of Dixiecrats
split in Democratic Party
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dewey_Defeats_Truman_headline
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Dewey 16
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Thurmond 4
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Truman 28
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Wallace 0
gptkbp:party_of_Henry_A._Wallace gptkb:Progressive_Party
gptkbp:party_of_Strom_Thurmond gptkb:States'_Rights_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:party_of_Thomas_E._Dewey gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Dewey 21,991,292
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Thurmond 1,175,930
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Truman 24,179,347
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Wallace 1,157,328
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1944_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:Thurmond's_home_state gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:Thurmond's_occupation gptkb:Governor_of_South_Carolina
gptkbp:Truman's_campaign_slogan gptkb:Give_'em_Hell,_Harry!
gptkbp:Truman's_home_state gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:Truman's_occupation President
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Dewey gptkb:Earl_Warren
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Thurmond gptkb:Fielding_L._Wright
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Truman gptkb:Alben_W._Barkley
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_of_Wallace gptkb:Glen_H._Taylor
gptkbp:voterTurnout 52.2%
gptkbp:Wallace's_home_state gptkb:Iowa
gptkbp:Wallace's_occupation Former Vice President
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5