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This made Parks the only elector pledged to one party who had campaigned for another ticket. Truman carried Tennessee but Preston, although formally pledged to him, cast his vote, as vowed, on Thurmond and Wright. The other Democratic Tennessee elector took the same vow as Parks, but ultimately voted
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Democratic Party, Parks was chosen by his party as an elector for Democratic nominees—
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Parks' sole faithless vote, in addition to votes from States carried by Thurmond (
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