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Harry S. Truman vs Thomas E. Dewey: head-to-head

Harry S. Truman
VS
Thomas E. Dewey

Tale of the tape

Career records: Harry S. Truman vs Thomas E. Dewey
TrumanStatisticDewey
4–0Career record3–3
51,426,085Career popular votes54,096,042
4Elections in our record6

Shared races

Shared races between Harry S. Truman and Thomas E. Dewey
YearTrumanDeweyWinner
194824,105,695 (49.4%)21,969,170 (45%)Harry S. Truman
194425,602,505 (53.3%)22,006,278 (45.8%)Harry S. Truman