Electoral_history_of_Harry_S._Truman

Electoral history of Harry S. Truman

Electoral history of Harry S. Truman

List of political elections featuring Harry S. Truman as a candidate

Electoral history of Harry S. Truman, who served as the 33rd president of the United States (1945–1953), the 34th vice president (1945), and as a United States senator from Missouri (1935–1945)

President Harry S. Truman, 1945

Electoral history prior to 1934

Before 1934, Truman ran four times for various administrative judgeships in Jackson County, Missouri.

  • In 1922, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Eastern Judge of Jackson County.
  • In 1924, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election but lost the general election for Eastern Judge of Jackson County.
  • In 1926, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Presiding Judge of Jackson County.
  • In 1930, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Presiding Judge of Jackson County.

United States Senate races, 1934-1940

Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Missouri, 1934:[1]

Missouri United States Senate election, 1934:[2]

  • Harry S. Truman (D) - 787,110 (59.55%)
  • Roscoe C. Patterson (R) (inc.) - 524,954 (39.71%)
  • W.C. Meyer (Socialist) - 9,010 (0.68%)
  • Frank Brown (Communist) - 418 (0.03%)
  • William Wesley Cox (Socialist Labor) - 384 (0.03%)

Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Missouri, 1940:[3]

Missouri United States Senate election, 1940:[4]

  • Harry S. Truman (D) (inc.) - 930,775 (51.17%)
  • Manvel H. Davis (R) - 886,376 (48.73%)
  • W. F. Rinck (Socialist) - 1,669 (0.09%)
  • Theodore Baeff (Socialist Labor) - 196 (0.01%)

Vice presidential races, 1944

1944 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):[5]

1st ballot:

2nd ballot before shifts:

2nd ballot after shifts:

1944 United States presidential election:

Presidential races, 1948-1952

1948 Democratic presidential primaries:[6]

1948 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[7]

1948 United States presidential election:

1952 Democratic New Hampshire primary:[8]

1952 Democratic presidential primaries:[9]

1952 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[10]

Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.

References

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    "MO US Senate - D Primary Race - August 07, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "MO US Senate Race - November 06, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "MO US Senate - D Primary Race - August 06, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "MO US Senate Race - November 05, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "US Vice President - D Convention Race - July 19, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "US President - D Primaries Race - February 01, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "US President - D Convention Race - July 12, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "NH US President - D Primary Race - March 11, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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    "US President - D Primaries Race - February 01, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  10. [10]
    "US President - D Convention Race - July 21, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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