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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.
The following elections occurred in the year 1948. Previous: List of elections in 1947. Next:List of elections in 1949. Africa. 1948 Mauritian general election;
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.
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1948, in 33 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 2, 1948. Elections took place on September 13 in Maine. This was the last time Connecticut elected its governors to 2-year terms, switching to 4-year terms from the 1950 election.
The 1948 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 81st United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 2, 1948, while Maine held theirs on September 13.
List of elections in 1948; I. 1948 International Court of Justice judges election This page was last edited on 6 September 2023, at 21:59 (UTC). Text is available ...
Pages in category "1948 elections in the United States by state" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .