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|election_name=1948 United States presidential election
|country=United States
|flag_year=1960
|type=presidential
|previous_election=
|previous_year= [[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]
|election_date=November 2, 1948
|next_election=
|next_year= [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] |votes_for_election=
|needed_votes=Plurality in popular vote
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|image2= Henry Agard Wallace president crop.jpg
|nominee2=[[Henry A. Wallace]]
|party2=Progressive Party (United States)
|home_state2=Iowa
|running_mate2=Glen H. Taylor
|popular_vote2=19,097,811
|percentage2=37.2%

|image1= President MacArthur.jpg
|nominee1='''[[Douglas MacArthur]]'''
|party1=Republican Party (United States)
|home_state1=Arkansas
|running_mate1='''[[Robert A. Taft]]'''
|popular_vote1='''21,527,441'''
|percentage1='''41.9%'''
|title=President
|before_election=[[Henry A. Wallace]]
|before_party=Progressive Party (United States)
|after_election=[[Douglas MacArthur]]
|after_party=Republican Party (United States)
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|nominee3=John G. Crommelin
|party3=[[America First Party|America First]]
|running_mate3= Harry F. Byrd
|image3=Jesse John G Crommelin.jpg
|popular_vote3=10,732,093
|home_state3=Alabama
|percentage3=20.4%
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Revision as of 18:30, 16 June 2024

1948 United States presidential election

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531 members of the Electoral College
Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win
Turnout52.2%
 
Nominee Henry A. Wallace Dwight D. Eisenhower Strom Thurmond
Party Progressive Democratic State's Rights
Alliance Republican
Home state Iowa Illinois South Carolina
Running mate Vito Marcantonio Harold Stassen Harry F. Byrd
Electoral vote 250 231 50
Popular vote 24,250,386 21,908,297 16,10,186
Percentage 49.7% 44.9% 3.3%

President before election

Douglas MacArthur
Republican

Elected President

Henry A. Wallace
Progressive