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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.
1948 United States presidential election in South Carolina [20] Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Count % Count % Dixiecrat: Strom Thurmond of South Carolina: Fielding Lewis Wright of Mississippi: 102,607: 71.97%: 8: 100.00%: Democratic: Harry S. Truman of Missouri (incumbent) Alben William Barkley of Kentucky: 34,423 24. ...
James Strom Thurmond c. 1961. Electoral history of Strom Thurmond, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951), United States Senator from South Carolina (1954–1956, 1956–2003; Democrat until 1964 and Republican after), 1948 States' Rights Democrats presidential nominee and President pro tempore of the United States Senate (1981–1987, 1995–2001 and 2001).
The segregationist Dixiecrats nominated J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina as its presidential candidate; he carried four Deep South states. The far-left Progressives selected former Vice ...
Strom Thurmond : 39: 1948 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Dewey, blue denotes states won by Truman, and orange denotes states won by Thurmond. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Democratic gain: Seats contested: 33 of 96 seats (32 Class 2 seats + 2 special ...
Thurmond won election with 62.2 percent of the vote (271,297 votes) to Morrah's 37.8 percent (164,955 votes). In 1966, former governor Ernest "Fritz" Hollings won South Carolina's other Senate seat in a special election. He and Thurmond served together for just over 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in American history. [88]
The 1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1948, ... J. Strom Thurmond: Fielding Wright: State's Rights: 0 10,411 1.27%
The 1948 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 2, ... Strom Thurmond: 2,476 0.41% Total votes 596,735 : 100% : Results by county