1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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Selection of the Democratic Party nominee

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1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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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. 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

State	Delegates	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

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

See also

• Republican Party presidential primaries, 1948

References

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