1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries
← 1944 March 9 to June 1, 1948 1952 →
 
Candidate Harry S. Truman William Alexander Julian Harley M. Kilgore
Home state Missouri Ohio West Virginia
Contests won 8 0 1
Popular vote 1,419,875 271,146 157,102
Percentage 64.7% 12.5% 7.2%
Previous Democratic nominee

Franklin D. Roosevelt

 Democratic nominee

Harry S. Truman

From March 9 to June 1, 1948, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1948 Democratic National Convention where the party chose its nominee for president in the 1948 United States presidential election.[1] Incumbent President Harry S. Truman was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1948 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 14, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Delegates per state

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State Delegates[2] Primary date
New Hampshire 12 9 March
New York 98 6 April
Wisconsin 24 6 April
Illinois 60 13 April
Nebraska 12 13 April
New Jersey 36 20 April
Massachusetts 36 27 April
Pennsylvania 74 27 April
Maryland 20 3 May
Alabama 26 4 May
Florida 20 4 May
Ohio 50 4 May
West Virginia 20 11 May
Oregon 16 21 May
California 54 1 June
South Dakota 8 1 June

Contests

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Date Contest Popular vote
Truman Julian Eisenhower Lucas Unnamed
April 6 Wisconsin[3] 25,415 (83.81%) – – – 4,906 (16.19%)
April 13 Illinois[4] 16,299 (81.71%) – 1,709 (8.57%) 427 (2.14%) 1,513 (7.58%)
Nebraska[5] 67,672 (98.70%) – – – 894 (1.30%)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  2. ^ McNickle, R. K; Patch, B. W. (14 January 1948). "Presidential Primaries". CQ Press. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
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