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
Turnout52.2%▼3.7 pp
 
Nominee Henry A. Wallace Dwight D. Eisenhower Strom Thurmond
Party Progressive Republican State's Rights
Alliance Democratic
Home state Iowa Illinois South Carolina
Running mate Vito Marcantonio Hubert Humphrey Harry F. Byrd
Electoral vote 250 231 50
Popular vote 24,250,386 21,908,297 1,610,186
Percentage 49.7% 44.9% 3.3%
President before election

Douglas MacArthur
Republican

Elected President

Henry A. Wallace
Progressive

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