<P> The United States presidential election of 1948 was the 41st quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 2 , 1948 . Incumbent President Harry S. Truman , the Democratic nominee , defeated Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey . Truman 's victory is considered to be one of the greatest election upsets in American history . </P>
<P> The United States presidential election of 1948 was the 41st quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 2 , 1948 . Incumbent President Harry S. Truman , the Democratic nominee , defeated Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey . Truman 's victory is considered to be one of the greatest election upsets in American history . </P>
who was elected president of the united states in 1948
who was elected president of the united states in 1948
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman