1948 Election: Truman vs. Dewey

The Election of 1948

Presidential Election of 1948 - 270toWinResults of the presidential election of 1948, won by Harry S. Truman with 303 electoral votes

Harry Truman

Helmig, Lacey. “The Story of Harry S. Truman.” Truman Library Institute, 25 July 2016, https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/trumancomicbook/.

Thomas Dewey

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Campaign Poster of Thomas E. Dewey | Harry S. Truman. https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/2006-60. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024.

Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond at the 1948 Democratic National Convention, July 14, 1948
Platform of the States Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrats)

“The 1970s: President Richard Nixon, Part Three.” Mr. Jensen’s U.S. History Website, http://waverlyhs.weebly.com/11/post/2022/11/the-1970s-president-richard-nixon-part-three.html. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024.