1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

← 1944 March 9 to June 1, 1948 1952 →
  Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg William Alexander Julian - April 18, 1938.jpg
Candidate Harry S. Truman William Alexander Julian
Home state Missouri Ohio
Contests won 8 0
Popular vote 1,375,452 271,146
Percentage 63.9% 12.35%

Previous Democratic nominee

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democratic nominee

Harry S. Truman

From March 9 to June 1, 1948, voters of the Democratic 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. As a sitting President, his nomination was secured.

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 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


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