Question

How many candidates were on the Democratic ticket running against the Republic Presidential candidate (Dewey) in 1948?

Answer 1

American presidential election, 1948

Harry S. Truman Democratic

Thomas E. Dewey Republican

Strom Thurmond States' Rights Democratic (Dixiecrat)

Henry A. Wallace Progressive

Answer 2

Against the candidate Thomas E. Dewey were three people on the ballot: Harry S. Truman for the Democratic Party, the most conservative groups nominated Strom Thurmond who was a defender of racial segregation and the left postulated the former vice president Henry A Wallace.