1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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From March 9 to June 1, 1948, presidential primaries were organized by the Democratic Party to select delegates to the 1948 Democratic National Convention, to determine the party's nominee for president in the 1948 United States presidential election. The elections took place in 14 states where delegates were chosen in primary elections.[1]
Incumbent president Harry S. Truman won eight contests, while uncommitted delegates won the remaining six. Truman was ultimately nominated for re-election at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.[2]
Delegates per state
| State | Delegates[3] | Primary date |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 12 | March 9 |
| New York | 98 | April 6 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | April 6 |
| Illinois | 60 | April 13 |
| Nebraska | 12 | April 13 |
| New Jersey | 36 | April 20 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | April 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 74 | April 27 |
| Maryland | 20 | May 3 |
| Alabama | 26 | May 4 |
| Florida | 20 | May 4 |
| Ohio | 50 | May 4 |
| West Virginia | 20 | May 11 |
| Oregon | 16 | May 21 |
| California | 54 | June 1 |
| South Dakota | 8 | June 1 |
Contests
| Date | Contest | Popular vote[2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman | Uncommitted | Eisenhower | Wallace | Stassen | MacArthur | Lucas | Others | ||
| March 9 | New Hampshire | — | 4,409 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| April 6 | Wisconsin | 25,415 (83.8%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4,906 (16.2%) |
| April 13 | Illinois | 16,299 (81.7%) |
— | 1,709 (8.6%) |
— | — | — | 427 (2.1%) |
1,513 (7.6%) |
| Nebraska | 67,672 (98.7%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 894 (1.3%) | |
| April 20 | New Jersey | 1,100 (92.5%) |
— | — | 87 (7.3%) |
— | — | — | 2 (0.2%) |
| April 27 | Massachusetts | — | 51,207 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 328,891 (96.0%) |
— | 4,502 (1.3%) |
4,329 (1.3%) |
1,301 (0.4%) |
1,220 (0.4%) |
— | 2,409 (0.7%) | |
| May 4 | Alabama | — | 161,629 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | 92,169 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ohio | — | 271,146 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| May 11 | West Virginia | — | 157,102 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 21 | Oregon | 112,962 (93.8) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7,436 (6.2%) |
| June 1 | California | 811,920 (100.0%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | 11,193 (58.3%) |
8,016 (41.6%) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL | 1,375,452 (63.9%) |
653,509 (30.4%) |
6,211 (0.3%) |
4,416 (0.2%) |
1,301 (0.1%) |
1,220 (0.1%) |
427 (0.0%) |
109,329 (5.1%) | |
See also
Notes
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1985, pp. 406–7.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1985, pp. 406–7; Kalb 2016, pp. 417–18.
- ^ McNickle, R. K; Patch, B. W. (January 14, 1948). "Presidential Primaries". CQ Press. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
Bibliography
- Congressional Quarterly (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly.
- Kalb, Deborah, ed. (2016). Guide to U.S. Elections. Los Angeles: SAGE.