1948 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Results

1948 United States presidential election in Arkansas

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Democratic	Harry S. Truman (inc.)	149,659	61.72%

Republican	Thomas Dewey	50,959	21.02%

Dixiecrat	Strom Thurmond	40,068	16.52%

Socialist	Norman Thomas	1,037	0.43%

Progressive	Henry A. Wallace	751	0.31%

Prohibition	Claude A. Watson	1	0.00%

Total votes	242,475	100%

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Thurmond, running as a Dixiecrat party candidate, was able to capture 16.52 percent of Arkansas' votes.

final_sentence: Thurmond, running as a Dixiecrat party candidate, was able to capture 16.52 percent of Arkansas' votes.