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  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948
    Harry S. Truman

    The 1948 United States presidential elections

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948

    The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. Incumbent President Harry S. Truman, the Democratic nominee, defeated Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Truman's victory is considered to be one of the greatest election upsets in American history.




  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948
    Richard Nixon

    Nixon Was Comfortably reelected

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948

    In 1948, Nixon successfully cross-filed as a candidate in his district, winning both major party primaries. and was comfortably reelected.




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