Claim: In the 1948 United States presidential election in Michigan, Thomas Dewey from the Republican party outvoted Harry S. Truman (who would later proclaim as the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953) of the Democratic party by 1.66%
Evidence: Republican Thomas Dewey 49.23% Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 47.57% Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president.