1948 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1948 U.S. Presidential Election?
Harry S. Truman won the 1948 U.S. Presidential Election. Harry S. Truman received 24,105,695 popular votes (49.4%) and 303 electoral votes. The main challenger was Thomas E. Dewey (45%).
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Truman +4.4 pts · won by 2,136,525 votes
1,175,930 votes · 39 electoral
Running mate: Fielding L. Wright
Other candidates received the remaining 3.2% of the popular vote; only the leading tickets are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.