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Truman had supreme confidence in his record and in the American people, so he brought his case to them by embarking on a "whistlestop tour" of the nation's cities by train. As the election drew nearer, the campaign elicited enormous crowds at various stops.
The Democratic president also campaigned vigorously against the Republican-majority Congress, labeling it a "do-nothing" legislative body.
Meanwhile, his Republican challenger, New York Gov. Thomas Dewey, ran a conservative campaign because he had a sizable lead in the polls.
When Truman went to bed on election night, early returns had him losing the race. He wound up with 303 electoral votes, more than those of Dewey (189) and the third-party Dixiecrats led by Strom Thurmond (39). Henry Wallace, an independent candidate, received no electoral votes.
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