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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.
State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was narrowly won by Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman with 49.48% of the popular vote. Republican Party candidate Thomas E. Dewey received 49.24% of the popular vote.
In 2020, Biden was the third former vice president to try for the presidency, and the second to win the presidency post-vice presidency. Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson would become president after a presidential death in office and go onto win their own subsequent elections.
Holmes did not seek re-election in 1968 and instead ran for the Ohio District Courts of Appeals. Larry Hughes: Democrat: January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1982 Hughes lost re-election in 1982 to David J. Leland. David J. Leland: Democrat: January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1984 Leland lost re-election in 1984 to E. J. Thomas. E. J. Thomas: Republican
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Ohio: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; State Treasurer; State Auditor; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State Supreme Court; State delegation to the ...
They were held for the most part on November 2, 1948, while Maine held theirs on September 13. These elections coincided with President Harry S. Truman's election to a full term. Truman had campaigned against a "do-nothing"' Republican Party Congress that had opposed his
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, as he was vice president at the time.
November 1946 was 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. While Democrats had controlled the House for 16 years since 1931 and Roosevelt had been elected to a record four terms in office, Truman did not garner the same support as the deceased president.