1948 United States Presidential Election (Sino-German Unity)

1948 United States Presidential Election (Sino-German Unity)

Candidate Thomas E. Dewey Strom Thurmond Henry A. Wallace Party Republican Dixiecrat Progressive Home state New York South Carolina Iowa Running mate Earl Warren Fielding Wright Electoral vote 347 169 19

Orange=Thurmond, Green-Wallace, Red=Dewey, Purple=Smallwood, Blue=Caldwell

After the allied loss in the Second World War. The Democratic Party under Truman truly collapsed into two new parties, The Progressive Party and The Dixiecrats with all other supporters fleeing to the Republicans.

This was the first election in which the new states of Greenland and Newfoundland participated. Greenland leaned Republican while Newfoundland was more Liberal. In Newfoundland many were unhappy with statehood as there were still active independence and pro Canadian Confederation groups.

The Republican Party nominated Thomas Dewey, their previous candidate and governor of New York while The Dixiecrats nominated Strom Thurmond the incumbent Governor of South Carolina. Progressives nominated former Vice President to FDR, Henry Wallace after the idea to run a joint candidate with The Republican Party was shut down.

Polling indicated a strong Republican lead in the northeast, Progressives faired well in the pacific states while Dixiecrats dominated the south.

Results

*Italics indicates faithless elector.

*Bold indicates state winner.

		Dewey	Thurmond	Wallace	Other
State	electoral votes	electoral votes	electoral votes	electoral votes	electoral votes
Alabama	11	0	11	0	0
Arizona	4	4	0	0	0
Arkansas	9	0	9	0
California	25	24	0	1	0
Colorado	6	6	0	0	0
Connecticut	8	8	0	0	0
Delaware	3	3	0	0	0
Florida	8	0	7	0	1
Georgia	12	0	12	0	0
Greenland	3	3	0	0	0
Idaho	4	4	0	0	0
Illinois	28	28	0	0	0
Indiana	13	13	0	0	0
Iowa	10	10	0	0	0
Kansas	8	8	0	0	0
Kentucky	11	0	11	0	0
Louisiana	10	0	10	0	0
Maine	5	5	0	0	0
Maryland	8	8	0	0	0
Massachusetts	16	16	0	0	0
Michigan	19	19	0	0	0
Minnesota	11	9	0	2	0
Mississippi	9	0	9	0	0
Missouri	15	0	15	0	0
Montana	4	4	0	0	0
Nebraska	6	6	0	0	0
Newfoundland	3	2	0	0	1
Nevada	3	3	0	0	0
New Hampshire	4	4	0	0	0
New Jersey	16	16	0	0	0
New Mexico	4	4	0	0	0
New York	47	47	0	0	0
North Carolina	14	0	14	0	0
North Dakota	4	0	0	4	0
Ohio	25	25	0	0	0
Oklahoma	10	0	10	0	0
Oregon	6	5	0	1	0
Pennsylvania	35	35	0	0	0
Rhode Island	4	4	0	0	0
South Carolina	8	0	8	0	0
South Dakota	4	4	0	0	0
Tennessee	12	0	12	0	0
Texas	23	0	23	0	0
Utah	4	4	0	0	0
Vermont	3	3	0	0	0
Virginia	11	1	10	0	0
Washington	8	0	0	8	0
West Virginia	8	0	8	0	0
Wisconsin	12	12	0	0	0
Wyoming	3	0	0	3	0
TOTALS:	537	347	169	19	2

House Race:

1948 United States Presidential Election (Sino-German Unity)

435 220 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Progressive Seats won 184 130   Third party Fourth party   Party Dixiecrat American Labor Seats won 122 1

With the Democratic split, Republicans took the house though without an outright majority. Progressives came second followed by Dixiecrats as well as one American Labor candidate.

Senate Race:

1948 United States Presidential Election (Sino-German Unity)

Minority party Third party   Party Dixiecrat Republican Seats won 13 12   Fifth party   Party Progressive Seats won 8

Out of the 34 races, Dixiecrats won 13, Republicans won 12, including all four races in Newfoundland and Greenland while the Progressive Party won 8.