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The 1948 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four [ 2 ] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Since Arizona's admission to the Union in February 1912, [1] it has participated in 28 United States presidential elections.. Since the 1950s, Arizona has been considered a stronghold state for the Republican Party, with the party carrying the state in all subsequent elections except 1996 and 2020 (and even then, Democrats won with narrow pluralities). [2]
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term.
Harry S. Truman’s stunning, come-from-behind victory in the 1948 presidential election has encouraged frissons of optimism for long-shot candidates ever since.
Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote. If no candidate wins a majority of the electoral vote, the winner is determined through a contingent election held in the United States House of Representatives; this situation has occurred ...
United States presidential election results for Arizona [2] ... 1948: 77,597 43.82% 95,251 ... Vote in Arizona National vote Year Candidate Year Candidate
Pages in category "Candidates in the 1948 United States presidential election" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1948 United States elections were held on November 2, 1948. The election took place during the beginning stages of the Cold War. Democratic incumbent President Harry S. Truman was elected to a full term in an upset, defeating Republican nominee New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and two erstwhile Democrats.