The American Vote
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Candidate

Thomas E. Dewey

Republican

Elections
2
Won
0
Electoral votes, all elections
288
Years
1944–1948

Record

Thomas E. Dewey: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1944
99
of 531
22,006,278
45.8%
Lost
1948
189
of 531
21,969,170
45.0%
Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1944, 1948 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1944Republican · Lost

States carried · 12 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Ohioby 11,530 · 0.4 pts
  2. Wisconsinby 24,119 · 1.8 pts
  3. Wyomingby 2,502 · 2.5 pts
Closest states lost
  1. MichiganRoosevelt by 22,476 · 1.0 pts
  2. New JerseyRoosevelt by 26,539 · 1.4 pts
  3. PennsylvaniaRoosevelt by 105,431 · 2.8 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Dewey.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945. He was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1944, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

1948Republican · Lost

States carried · 16 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Indianaby 13,246 · 0.8 pts
  2. New Yorkby 60,959 · 1.0 pts
  3. Delawareby 1,775 · 1.3 pts
Closest states lost
  1. OhioTruman by 7,107 · 0.2 pts
  2. CaliforniaTruman by 17,865 · 0.4 pts
  3. IllinoisTruman by 33,612 · 0.8 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Dewey.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

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