1948: Democrat General Dwight Eisenhower curb-stomps Senator Robert TaftFormer Chief of the Army Dwight Eisnehower (D-TX)/Senator Burton Wheeler (D-MT) - 54.0%, 465 EV's
Governor Strom Thurmond (S-SC)/Governor Fielding Wright (S-MS) - 8%, 38 EV's
Senator Robert Taft (R-OH)/Governor Thomas Dewey (R-NY) - 35.5%, 28 EV's
Others - 2.4%
After a successful primary of unpopular President Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower faced Senator Robert Taft, a strong conservative, for the Presidency. On domestic issues, the two candidates didn't face too many differences. However, on foreign policy, the disagreement was fierce. Luckily for Dwight Eisenhower, his point of view won out, and he won on a large scale landslide.