1948 United States presidential election in Illinois
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
-
Democratic
Harry S. Truman (inc.)
1,994,715
50.07%
-
Republican
Thomas Dewey
1,961,103
49.22%
-
Prohibition
Claude A. Watson
11,959
0.30%
-
Socialist
Norman Thomas
11,522
0.29%
-
Write-in
-
4,747
0.12%
Total votes
Total votes
Total votes
3,984,046
100%

Question: What were the names of the democratic and republican candidates and their percentage votes?
Answer: 1948 United States presidential election in Illinois was won by incumbent Harry S. Truman (D) with 50.07% of the votes, against Thomas Dewey (R) with 49.22% of the votes.