1948 United States presidential election

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1948 United States presidential election

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →

531 members of the Electoral College
Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win
Turnout47.2%8.7 pp
 
Nominee Douglas MacArthur James F. Byrnes
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Progressive
Home state Arkansas South Carolina
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Strom Thurmond
Electoral vote 341 190
Popular vote 26,516,013 17,074,371
Percentage 60.1% 38.7%

President before election

Douglas MacArthur
Republican

Elected President

Douglas MacArthur
Republican