1948 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election

The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.

Observed surface forms (4)

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1948 United States elections 0 1
Dewey Defeats Truman headline 0 1
Harry S. Truman 1948 campaign speeches 0 1
United States presidential election, 1948 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election →
associatedEvent 1948 United States presidential election self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Dewey Defeats Truman headline
campaignSlogan Give 'Em Hell, Harry! →
campaignStrategy whistle-stop train tour by Harry S. Truman →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
democraticNominee President Harry S. Truman →
surface form: Harry S. Truman
dixiecratNominee Strom Thurmond →
electoralSystem Electoral College →
electoralVotesRunnerUp 189 →
electoralVotesStromThurmond 39 →
electoralVotesWinner 303 →
followedBy 1952 United States presidential election →
follows 1944 United States presidential election →
hasEndDate 1948-11-02 →
hasStartDate 1948-11-02 →
incumbentParty Democratic Party →
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
incumbentPresident President Harry S. Truman →
surface form: Harry S. Truman
language English →
location United States of America →
surface form: United States
loser Thomas E. Dewey →
mainIssue Cold War foreign policy →
civil rights policy →
post–World War II economic adjustment →
notableFor upset victory of Harry S. Truman over Thomas E. Dewey →
widespread but incorrect predictions of a Dewey victory →
partOf United States presidential election →
surface form: United States presidential elections
popularVoteShareRunnerUp 45.1% →
popularVoteShareWinner 49.6% →
popularVotesRunnerUp 21969963 →
popularVotesWinner 24105529 →
popularVoteType first-past-the-post →
progressiveNominee Henry A. Wallace →
republicanNominee Thomas E. Dewey →
resultedIn election of Harry S. Truman to a full term as president →
runnerUp Thomas E. Dewey →
runnerUpParty Republican Party →
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
thirdParty Progressive Party (United States, 1948) →
States' Rights Democratic Party →
thirdPartyCandidate Henry A. Wallace →
Strom Thurmond →
tookPlaceDuring early Cold War →
post–World War II era →
vicePresidentialRunningMate Alben W. Barkley →
Earl Warren →
Fielding L. Wright NERFINISHED →
Glen H. Taylor NERFINISHED →
voterTurnout 52.2% →
voterTurnoutChange +2.6 percentage points →
winner President Harry S. Truman →
surface form: Harry S. Truman
winningParty Democratic Party →
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1948 United States presidential election → associatedEvent → 1948 United States presidential election self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Dewey Defeats Truman headline
Do-Nothing Congress → associatedWithSpeech → 1948 United States presidential election →
this entity surface form: Harry S. Truman 1948 campaign speeches
Earl Warren → candidateInElection → 1948 United States presidential election →
Henry A. Wallace → candidateInElection → 1948 United States presidential election →
Norman Thomas → candidateInElection → 1948 United States presidential election →
Agard → electionParticipatedIn → 1948 United States presidential election →
subject surface form: Henry Agard Wallace
Strom Thurmond → electionParticipatedIn → 1948 United States presidential election →
United States Senate (Massachusetts Democratic primary, 1948) → isSubeventOf → 1948 United States presidential election →
this entity surface form: 1948 United States elections
Fifth Party System in United States politics → notableElection → 1948 United States presidential election →
this entity surface form: United States presidential election, 1948
Do-Nothing Congress → politicalContext → 1948 United States presidential election →
New Deal coalition → significantEvent → 1948 United States presidential election →