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Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond ran for president in 1948. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1948 Lost

States' Rights
Electoral votes
39of 531
Popular vote
1,169,1142.40%
States carried
4
Running mate
Fielding Wright

Opponents: Harry S Truman (303 EV), Thomas E. Dewey (189 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1948 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Strom Thurmond run for president?

1 time (1948), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Strom Thurmond win?

1948: 39.

What share of the popular vote did Strom Thurmond get?

1948: 2.4% (1,169,114 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data