1948 Presidential Election

The United States Presidential election of 1948 took place on November 2nd 1948, in which all 48 states selected the candidate whom to award their electoral votes. The Republican nominee was Ohio governor George Rundham, while the Democrats nominated Tennessee representative Estes Kefauver.

Democratic Party Nomination:
The Democratic Primary was decided between Speaker of the House Lyndon Johnson, Tennessee Representative Estes Kefauver and (who else? I don't remember)

Campaign:
The Rundham campaign rallied extensively throughout the industrial Midwest, hoping to have a lock on those electorally-rich states. They maintained an edge in campaigning for much of the time leading up to Election Day. Radio advertising came into widespread use by both campaigns, though was used most extensively by the Kefauver campaign.