Harry S. Truman
★ President
- Born
- May 8, 1884
- Died
- December 26, 1972
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- 1945–1953
- On the ballot
- 1934–1948
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Truman51.4M
Opponents46.6M
Total Electoral Votes
Truman735
Opponents327
4
Elections run
As a running mate, Truman is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1934 and 1948, Harry S. Truman ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning all 4. Truman's biggest single-election total was 25,602,505 votes, in the 1944 U.S. presidential election. Truman's closest win came in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 44,399 votes.
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How many votes has Harry S. Truman received?
Harry S. Truman has received 51,426,085 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0, plus 735 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Presidentwith Alben W. Barkley | Won | 24,105,695 (49.4%)303 EV | Thomas E. Dewey (head-to-head) Strom Thurmond |
| 1944 | Vice Presidentwith Franklin D. Roosevelt | Won | 25,602,505 (53.3%)432 EV | Thomas E. Dewey (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 930,77551.17% | Manvel H. Davis William F. Rinck Theodore Baeff |
| 1934 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 787,11059.54% | Roscoe C. Patterson W. C. Meyer Frank Brown William W. Cox |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000387) and Wikidata (Q11613). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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