1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Selection of the Democratic Party nominee April 2025 July 2022 1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries United States 1912 primary no 1944 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1944 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1952 March 9–June 1, 1948 x150px File:Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg 00308F Harry S. Truman Missouri 8 1,375,452 63.9% NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted 000000 – 6 653,509 30.4% File:General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower 1947.jpg AB274F Dwight D. Eisenhower New York 0 9,502 1.3% File:1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries.svg 350px First place by popular vote #00308f Harry S. Truman 0 #000000 Uncommitted 0 Democratic nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman 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.Congressional Quarterly 1985 406–7 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.Congressional Quarterly 1985 406–7 Kalb 2016 417–18 Delegates per state State DelegatesMcNickle R. K Patch B. W. Presidential Primaries https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre1948011400 CQ Press 22 February 2022 14 January 1948 Primary dateNew Hampshire12March 9New York98April 6Wisconsin24April 6Illinois60April 13Nebraska12April 13New Jersey36April 20Massachusetts36April 27Pennsylvania74April 27Maryland20May 3Alabama26May 4Florida20May 4Ohio50May 4West Virginia20May 11Oregon16May 21California54June 1South Dakota8June 1 Contests DateContestPopular voteCongressional Quarterly 1985 406–7 Kalb 2016 417–18 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 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1948 Notes Bibliography Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 1985 Congressional Quarterly Washington, D.C. https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0000unse/page/406/mode/2up?view=theater Kalb Deborah Guide to U.S. Elections 2016 SAGE Los Angeles