Under each candidate (L » R): Pop. Vote Percentage - Electoral Points

-----------------                Harry S.          Thomas E.         J. Strom          Henry
State | Electoral                Truman            Dewey             Thurmond          Wallace
      | Votes                    Democrat          Republican      States Rights       Progressive
-----------------                                                    Dixiecrat

Group C .. 1st priority - 5,000 pts each
+++ Extra 1,000 points -- Mississippi, New Hampshire ... Total, Group-C: 52,000

  21. Minnesota (11)             57.16%  2,945     39.89%  2,055                        2.30%    ---

  22. Mississippi (9) +++        10.09%  1,500      2.62%    ---     87.17%  4,500      0.12%    ---

  23. Missouri (12)              58.11%  2,917     41.49%  2,083                        0.25%    ---

  24. Montana (4)                53.09%  2,758     43.15%  2,242                        3.26%    ---

  25. Nebraska (6)               45.85%  2,292     54.15%  2,708

  26. Nevada (3)                 50.37%  2,580     47.26%  2,420                        2.36%    ---

  27. New Hampshire (4) +++      46.66%  2,826     52.41%  3,174                        0.85%    ---

  28. New Jersey (16)            45.93%  2,386     50.33%  2,614                        2.19%    ---

  29. New Mexico (4)             56.38%  2,839     42.93%  2,161                        0.55%    ---

  30. New York (47)              45.01%  2,268     45.99%  2,317                        8.25%    415

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      So Far (52,000)                   25,311            21,774             4,500               415

      Needed to Win - 76,510     Truman-D          Dewey-R           Thurmond-SR       Wallace-Prog


Group D .. 2nd priority - 4,000 pts each
+++ Extra 1,000 points -- Oregon, South Carolina ... Total, Group-D: 38,000

  31. North Carolina  (14)       58.02%  2,332     32.68%  1,314      8.80%    354      0.49%    ---

  32. North Dakota (4)           43.41%  1,817     52.17%  2,183      0.17%    ---      3.80%    ---

  33. Ohio (25)                  49.48%  2,005     49.24%  1,995                        1.28%    ---

  34. Oklahoma (10)              62.75%  2,510     37.25%  1,490

  35. Oregon (6) +++             46.40%  2,412     49.78%  2,588                        2.86%    ---

  36. Pennsylvania (35)          46.92%  1,918     50.93%  2,082                        1.48%    ---

  37. Rhode Island (4)           57.59%  2,326     41.44%  1,674                        0.80%    ---

  38. South Carolina (8) +++     24.14%  1,256      3.78%    ---     71.97%  3,744      0.11%    ---

  39. South Dakota  (4)          47.04%  1,903     51.84%  2,097                        1.12%    ---

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      So Far (90,000)                   43,790            37,197             8,598               415

      Needed to Win - 76,510     Truman-D          Dewey-R           Thurmond-SR       Wallace-Prog


Group E .. 3rd priority - 3,000 pts each
+++ Extra 1,000 points -- Virginia, Wisconsin ... Total, Group-E: 29,000

  40. Tennessee (12)             49.14%  1,483     36.87%  1,113     13.41%    404      0.34%    ---

  41. Texas (23)                 65.96%  1,992     24.29%    733      9.11%    275      0.31%    ---

  42. Utah (6)                   53.98%  1,636     45.02%  1,364                        0.97%    ---

  43. Vermont (3)                36.92%  1,125     61.54%  1,875                        1.04%    ---

  44. Virginia (11) +++          47.89%  1,929     41.04%  1,654     10.35%    417      0.49%    ---

  45. Washington (8)             52.61%  1,590     42.68%  1,410                        3.50%    ---

  46. West Virginia (8)          57.32%  1,727     42.24%  1,273                        0.44%    ---

  47. Wisconsin (12) +++         50.70%  2,091     46.28%  1,909                        1.98%    ---

  48. Wyoming (3)                51.62%  1,566     47.27%  1,434                        0.92%    ---

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      So Far (119,000)                  58,929            49,962             9,694               415

      Needed to Win - 76,510     Truman-D          Dewey-R           Thurmond-SR       Wallace-Prog


Group A .. 4th priority - 2,000 pts each
+++ Extra 1,000 points -- Arizona, Deleware ... Total, Group-A: 22,000

   1. Alabama (11)  ***1                           19.04%    500     79.75%  1,500      0.71%    ---

   2. Arizona (4) +++            53.79%  1,653     43.82%  1,347                        1.87%    ---

   3. Arkansas (9)               61.72%  1,244     21.02%    424     16.52%    332      0.31%    ---

   4. California (25)            47.57%  1,005     47.13%    995      0.03%    ---      4.73%    ---

   5. Colorado (6)               51.88%  1,056     46.42%    944                        1.55%    ---

   6. Connecticut (8)            47.91%    983     49.55%  1,017                        1.55%    ---

   7. Delaware (3) +++           48.76%  1,470     50.04%  1,530                        0.75%    ---

   8. Florida (8)                48.82%    996     33.63%    686     15.54%    318      2.01%    ---

   9. Georgia (12)               60.81%  1,223     18.31%    368     20.31%    409      0.39%    ---

  10. Idaho (4)                  49.98%  1,028     47.26%    972                        2.31%    ---

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      So Far (141,000)                  69,587            58,745            12,253               415

      Needed to Win - 76,510     Truman-D          Dewey-R           Thurmond-SR       Wallace-Prog

***1 = Alabama (Group A, above)
       The state's Democratic Party leadership kept Truman's name off of all state ballots,
       and apparently offered the voters unpledged electors instead. Thurmond and Dewey were
       the only named candidates eligible to receive Electoral Points.


Group B .. 5th priority - 1,000 pts each
+++ Extra 1,000 points -- Indiana, Maine ... Total, Group-B: 12,000

  11. Illinois (28)              50.07%    504     49.22%    496

  12. Indiana (13) +++           48.78%    992     49.58%  1,008                        0.58%    ---

  13. Iowa (10)                  50.31%    514     47.58%    486                        1.17%    ---

  14. Kansas (8)                 44.61%    454     53.63%    546                        0.58%    ---

  15. Kentucky (11)              56.74%    578     41.48%    422      1.27%    ---      0.19%    ---

  16. Louisiana (10)             32.75%    330     17.45%    176     49.07%    494      0.73%    ---

  17. Maine (5) +++              42.27%    854     56.74%  1,146                        0.71%    ---

  18. Maryland (8)               48.01%    493     49.40%    507      0.41%    ---      1.67%    ---

  19. Massachusetts (16)         54.66%    559     43.16%    441                        1.81%    ---

  20. Michigan (19)              47.57%    491     49.23%    509                        2.20%    ---

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      TOTAL - 153,000                   75,356            64,482            12,747               415

      Needed to Win - 76,510     Truman-D          Dewey-R           Thurmond-SR       Wallace-Prog

      Finish Order               Leader-1st        2nd               3rd               4th

      Perecentage of Points      49.23922%         42.14509%         8.33137%          0.27124%


No winner in the Electoral Points Proposal format. A run-off between Truman and Dewey
would be scheduled for Tuesday November 30th, 1948.  If Dewey wins the run-off, then
he would be inaugurated on February 3rd 1949, two weeks later than the regular January
20th date. If Truman won the run-off, he would be inaugurated on the regular January
20th date.

Make special note that Truman is only 1,154 points short of the 76,510 need-to-win mark,
while Dewey is 10,874 points behind Truman and 12,028 points short of the need-to-win
mark. If Dewey felt that he could not surpass Truman and win the run-off, then Dewey
could exercise the Voluntary Concession Option.

If Dewey did indeed choose not to go through with the run-off and voluntarily conceded
the race, then 1,164 of his own electoral points would be given to Truman, who would then
be certified as the 1948 election, with a final point count of 76,520 to Dewey's 63,318.

In actual fact, Truman was the outright winner of the 1948 election.


Good Night, Mr. H. V. Kaltenborn - wherever you are !!!


Need-to-Win Ratios (Final Tally vs Minimum Needed) ...

»» Electoral Points - No concession (75,356 - 76,510): 0.984917-1

»» Electoral Votes (303 - 266): 1.139098-1


Truman-Dewey Ratios -- Electoral Points: 1.208503-1 (assumes concession)
                       Electoral Votes: 1.603175-1


Electoral Votes (531) ***2    303 (57.06215%)   189 (35.59322%)   39 (7.34463%)     None
|
|-- Actual (1948)             Truman-D          Dewey-R           Thurmond-SR       Wallace-Prog
|
Popular Votes (48,793,535)    24,179,347        21,991,292        1,175,930         1,157,328

Pctage of Pop. Votes          49.55441%         45.07009%         2.41001%          2.37189%


***2 = A faithless Tennessee Democratic elector chose Strom Thurmond instead of Harry Truman



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