A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected ...

In 1948, pollsters - and headline writers - were left red-faced when Harry Truman defied expectations to beat Thomas Dewey to ...

While 1948 is an extreme case of polling error, it still highlights that regardless of how clear a race seems, it is ...

Mary Adkins said going with her father to vote became a tradition that continued until Mary herself was eligible to vote.

The 2000 election between Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush came down to a ...

The Electoral College has become one of the more controversial parts of the election cycle. Here's how it works and where ...

who succeeded Roosevelt upon his death and had secured another full term in the 1948 election. Truman ultimately decided not to run for another term after his nearly eight years in office.

President-elect Donald Trump picks up 11 more electoral votes in Arizona, a battleground state Biden won in 2020.

As of about 4 p.m. Tuesday, at least 3,415,306 Wisconsinites had voted in the presidential election, per the Associated Press ...

This year’s election is unlike any other in the 76 years since the U.S. began allowing Puerto Ricans to vote for their ...

Mary Adkins, 101, has voted in every election since Harry Truman won in 1948’s "Dewey defeats Truman." RELATED: Election Day is Nov. 5! Here's what you need to know. She said it’s long been a ...

Mary Adkins, 101, has voted in every election since Harry Truman won in 1948’s "Dewey defeats Truman." RELATED: Election Day is Nov. 5! Here's what you need to know. She said it’s long been a ...