Republican presidential nomination 1948

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The Republican presidential nomination of 1948 was the contest within the U.S. Republican Party to choose its candidate for the 1948 presidential election, ultimately resulting in the selection of New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey.

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instanceOf Republican Party presidential primary
United States presidential nomination
appliesToPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
conservativeStandardBearer Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Republican presidential nomination 1952
forElection 1948 United States presidential election NERFINISHED
frontRunner Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED
historicalEra post–World War II era
ideologicalFaction moderate wing of the Republican Party
includedPresidentialPrimaries yes
incumbentPresident Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED
incumbentPresidentParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
majorCandidate Arthur H. Vandenberg NERFINISHED
Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
Earl Warren NERFINISHED
Harold E. Stassen NERFINISHED
Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED
Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED
nominatedCandidate Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED
nominatedCandidatePosition Governor of New York
nominatedCandidateState New York NERFINISHED
nominatedOffice President of the United States NERFINISHED
nominatingConvention 1948 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED
nominatingConventionEndDate 1948-06-25
nominatingConventionLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
nominatingConventionStartDate 1948-06-21
notablePrimaryContest 1948 Nebraska Republican presidential primary
1948 Oregon Republican presidential primary
1948 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary
1948 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary
opposingFaction conservative wing of the Republican Party
outcome Thomas E. Dewey received the Republican presidential nomination NERFINISHED
precededBy Republican presidential nomination 1944
primaryCandidate Arthur H. Vandenberg NERFINISHED
Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED
Earl Warren NERFINISHED
Harold E. Stassen NERFINISHED
Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED
Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED
runningMateOffice Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED
runningMatePositionAtNomination Governor of California
runningMateSelected Earl Warren NERFINISHED
subsequentGeneralElectionOpponent Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED
ticket Thomas E. Dewey–Earl Warren NERFINISHED
year 1948

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Mr. Republican ranForOffice Republican presidential nomination 1948
subject surface form: Robert A. Taft