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Thomas E. Dewey

Thomas E. Dewey ran for president in 1944, 1948. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

1948 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
189of 531
Popular vote
21,970,06445.10%
States carried
16
Running mate
Earl Warren

Opponents: Harry S Truman (303 EV), Strom Thurmond (39 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowa: lostKansas: wonKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: wonMaryland: wonMassachusetts: lostMichigan: wonMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: wonNevada: lostNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: wonNew Mexico: lostNew York: wonNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: wonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: wonVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: wonNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1948 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1944 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
99of 531
Popular vote
22,014,16045.90%
States carried
12
Running mate
John W. Bricker

Opponents: Franklin D. Roosevelt (432 EV).

Carried: Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Thomas E. Dewey run for president?

2 times (1944, 1948), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Thomas E. Dewey win?

1948: 189; 1944: 99.

What share of the popular vote did Thomas E. Dewey get?

1948: 45.1% (21,970,064 votes); 1944: 45.9% (22,014,160 votes).

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