1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From March 9 to June 1, 1948, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1948 Democratic National Convention where the party chose its nominee for president in the 1948 United States presidential election.^[1] 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.

Delegates per state

State	Delegates^[2]	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
		Truman	Uncommitted	Eisenhower	Lucas	Others

April 6	Wisconsin^[3]	25,415 (83.81%)	–	–	–	4,906 (16.19%)
April 13	Illinois^[4]	16,299 (81.71%)	–	1,709 (8.57%)	427 (2.14%)	1,513 (7.58%)
April 13	Nebraska^[5]	67,672 (98.70%)	–	–	–	894 (1.30%)

References

^ Kalb, Deborah (February 19, 2016). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ McNickle, R. K; Patch, B. W. (January 14, 1948). "Presidential Primaries". CQ Press. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections

[1] Kalb, Deborah (February 19, 2016). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

[2] McNickle, R. K; Patch, B. W. (January 14, 1948). "Presidential Primaries". CQ Press. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[3] "The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 - Full view - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries". search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[4] Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 747. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[5] Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections

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