Electoral history of
Harry S. Truman, who served as the 33rd
president of the United States
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(1945–1953), the 34th
vice president
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(1945), and as a
United States senator
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The composition and powe ...
from
Missouri
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(1935–1945)
Electoral history prior to 1934
Before 1934, Truman ran four times for various administrative judgeships in
Jackson County, Missouri.
* In 1922, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Eastern Judge of Jackson County.
* In 1924, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election but lost the general election for Eastern Judge of Jackson County.
* In 1926, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Presiding Judge of Jackson County.
* In 1930, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Presiding Judge of Jackson County.
United States Senate races, 1934-1940
Democratic primary for the
United States Senate
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Missouri
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, 1934:
* Harry S. Truman - 276,850 (41.42%)
*
John J. Cochran - 236,257 (35.35%)
*
Jacob L. Milligan - 147,631 (22.09%)
*
James Longstreet Cleveland - 7,691 (1.15%)
Missouri United States Senate election, 1934:
* Harry S. Truman (D) - 787,110 (59.55%)
*
Roscoe C. Patterson (R) (inc.) - 524,954 (39.71%)
*
W.C. Meyer (Socialist) - 9,010 (0.68%)
*
Frank Brown (Communist) - 418 (0.03%)
*
William Wesley Cox (Socialist Labor) - 384 (0.03%)
Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Missouri, 1940:
* Harry S. Truman (inc.) - 268,354 (40.91%)
*
Lloyd Stark - 260,221 (39.67%)
*
Maurice M. Milligan - 127,378 (19.42%)
Missouri United States Senate election, 1940:
* Harry S. Truman (D) (inc.) - 930,775 (51.17%)
*
Manvel H. Davis (R) - 886,376 (48.73%)
*
W. F. Rinck (Socialist) - 1,669 (0.09%)
*
Theodore Baeff (Socialist Labor) - 196 (0.01%)
Vice presidential races, 1944
1944 Democratic National Convention
The 1944 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 19 to July 21, 1944. The convention resulted in the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented fourth term. Senator ...
(Vice Presidential tally):
1st ballot:
*
Henry A. Wallace (inc.) - 429.5
* Harry S. Truman - 319.5
*
John H. Bankhead II - 98
*
Scott W. Lucas
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- 61
*
Alben W. Barkley - 49.5
*
J. Melville Broughton - 43
*
Paul V. McNutt - 31
*
Joseph C. O'Mahoney - 27
*
Prentice Cooper - 26
*
Robert S. Kerr - 23
* Scattering - 68.5
2nd ballot before shifts:
* Harry S. Truman - 477.5
*
Henry A. Wallace (inc.) - 473
*
Scott W. Lucas
Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–1 ...
- 58
*
Alben W. Barkley - 40
*
J. Melville Broughton - 30
*
Paul V. McNutt - 28
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Prentice Cooper - 26
*
John H. Bankhead II - 23.5
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Joseph C. O'Mahoney - 8
*
Robert S. Kerr - 1
* Scattering - 11
2nd ballot after shifts:
* Harry S. Truman - 1,031
*
Henry A. Wallace - 105
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Prentice Cooper - 26
*
Alben W. Barkley - 6
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Paul V. McNutt - 1
* Scatering - 7
1944 United States presidential election
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:
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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/Harry S. Truman (D) - 25,612,916 (53.4%) and 432 electoral votes (81.36%, 36 states carried)
*
Thomas E. Dewey/
John W. Bricker (R) - 22,017,929 (45.9%) and 99 electoral votes (18.64%, 12 states carried)
*
Texas Regulars - 135,439 (0.3%)
*
Norman Thomas
Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Early years
Thomas was the ...
/
Darlington Hoopes (Socialist) - 79,017 (0.2%)
*
Claude Watson/
Andrew Johnson (Prohibition) - 74,758 (0.2%)
* Others - 57,004 (0.1%)
Presidential races, 1948-1952
1948 Democratic presidential primaries:
* Harry S. Truman (inc.) - 1,419,875 (64.65%)
*
William Alexander Julian - 271,146 (12.35%)
* Unpledged delegates - 161,629 (7.36%)
*
Harley M. Kilgore - 157,102 (7.15%)
*
W. B. Bixler - 136,401 (6.21%)
*
Lynn Fellows - 11,193 (0.51%)
*
Fred H. Hildebrandt - 8,016 (0.37%)
*
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
- 6,211 (0.28%)
*
Henry A. Wallace - 4,416 (0.20%)
1948 Democratic National Convention
The 1948 Democratic National Convention was held at Philadelphia Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 12 to July 14, 1948, and resulted in the nominations of President Harry S. Truman for a full term and Senator Alben W ...
(Presidential tally):
* Harry S. Truman (inc.) - 926 (76.47%)
*
Richard B. Russell - 266 (21.97%)
*
James A. Roe - 15 (1.24%)
*
Paul V. McNutt - 3 (0.25%)
*
Alben W. Barkley - 1 (0.08%)
1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, incumbent President Harry S. Truman, the Democr ...
:
* Harry S. Truman/
Alben W. Barkley (D) - 24,179,347 (49.6%) and 303 electoral votes (57.06%, 28 states carried)
*
Thomas E. Dewey/
Earl Warren (R) - 21,991,292 (45.1%) and 189 electoral votes (35.59%, 16 states carried)
*
Strom Thurmond/
Fielding L. Wright (Dixiecrat) - 1,175,930 (2.4%) and 39 electoral votes (7.35%, 4 states carried)
*
Henry A. Wallace/
Glen H. Taylor
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He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was ...
(Progressive) - 1,157,328 (2.4%)
*
Norman Thomas
Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Early years
Thomas was the ...
/
Tucker P. Smith (Socialist) - 139,569 (0.3%)
*
Claude Watson/
Dale Learn (Prohibition) - 103,708 (0.2%)
* Others - 46,361 (0.1%)
1952 Democratic
New Hampshire primary:
*
Estes Kefauver - 19,800 (55.01%)
* Harry S. Truman (inc.) - 15,927 (44.25%)
*
Douglas MacArthur - 151 (0.42%)
*
Jim Farley - 77 (0.21%)
*
Adlai Stevenson II
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- 40 (0.11%)
1952 Democratic presidential primaries:
*
Estes Kefauver - 3,169,448 (65.04%)
*
Pat Brown
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- 485,578 (9.97%)
*
Richard B. Russell - 371,179 (7.62%)
*
Matthew M. Neely - 191,471 (3.93%)
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Robert J. Bulkley - 184,880 (3.79%)
*
Hubert Humphrey - 102,527 (2.10%)
*
Adlai Stevenson II
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was twice the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president o ...
- 81,096 (1.66%)
*
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
- 64,911 (1.33%)
* Harry S. Truman (inc.) - 62,345 (1.28%)
* Unpledged delegates - 46,361 (0.95%)
*
Robert S. Kerr - 45,285 (0.93%)
*
William O. Douglas
William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views, and is often ci ...
- 29,532 (0.61%)
*
W. Averell Harriman - 19,806 (0.41%)
*
Jerome F. Fox - 18,322 (0.38%)
1952 Democratic National Convention
The 1952 Democratic National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 21 to July 26, 1952, which was the same arena the Republicans had gathered in a few weeks earlier for their national convention f ...
(Presidential tally):
Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
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Adlai Stevenson II
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was twice the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president o ...
- 618 (37.36%)
*
Estes Kefauver - 363 (21.95%)
*
Richard B. Russell - 294 (17.78%)
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W. Averell Harriman - 124 (7.50%)
*
Alben W. Barkley - 79 (4.78%)
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Robert S. Kerr - 65 (3.93%)
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Paul A. Dever - 38 (2.30%)
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Hubert Humphrey - 26 (1.57%)
*
J. William Fulbright
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- 22 (1.33%)
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James E. Murray - 12 (0.73%)
* Harry S. Truman (inc.) - 6 (0.36%)
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Oscar R. Ewing - 4 (0.24%)
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Paul H. Douglas - 2 (0.12%)
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William O. Douglas
William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views, and is often ci ...
- 1 (0.06%)
References
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