1948 Presidential Election Interactive Map
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1948 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | Harry S. Truman (I) | Democratic | 303 | 24,105,695 | |
| Thomas E. Dewey | Republican | 189 | 21,969,170 | ||
| J. Strom Thurmond | States' Rights Democratic | 39 | 1,169,021 | ||
| Henry Wallace | Progressive | 0 | 1,157,328 |
1948 Election Facts
- 22nd Amendment ratified in this cycle: Limits Presidents to two elected terms
- Thurmond nominated by splinter group of Southern Democrats upset over Civil Rights in Democratic platform
- Progressive candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 votes, but no Electoral Votes
- Truman won Tennessee; however one elector cast a vote for Thurmond
- Issues of the Day: Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift
