Claim: Thomas Dewey, an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician, received the highest number of votes in the 1948 United States presidential election in Indiana.
Evidence: Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician. 1948 United States presidential election in Indiana Thomas Dewey 821,079 807,833 14,711 9,649 2,942 1,656,214