1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Results
Table:
United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1948

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

Republican

Thomas Dewey

129,651

51.84%

Democratic

Harry S. Truman (inc.)

117,653

47.04%

Independent

Henry A. Wallace

2,801

1.12%

Total votes

250,105

100%

With reference to the following table labelled 1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota in the "Results" section, provide an answer in a short sentence to the question below: What were the results of the 1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: The 1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota was won by Thomas Dewey, with 51.84% of the vote, against Harry S. Truman, with 47.04% of the vote.