1948 Elections

Presidential Year

3 offices contested.

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1948

Balance of Power

49.2%Popular Vote44.8%

49,346,215 votes

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1948

Presidential Election · 1948

Elected President

Harry S. Truman

Democraticdefeating Thomas E. Dewey

303

Truman

Electoral

Votes

266 to win

189

Dewey

Thurmond

303 EV39 EV266 needed to win189 EV

Popular Vote

Truman(DEM)49.2%

Dewey(REP)44.8%

candidates(OTH)6.0%

National margin:D+4.4%

49,346,215 total votes cast

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Results by State

Truman: 29 states · 311 EV|Dewey: 15 states · 181 EV|SRD: 4 states · 39 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Truman %	Votes	Dewey %	Votes	Thurmond %	Votes	Residual Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Texas	23	23	66.0%	824,235	24.3%	303,467	—	—	9.8%	D+41.7	↓ R+13.1
▶	Arkansas	9	32	61.7%	149,659	21.0%	50,959	—	—	17.3%	D+40.7	↑ D+0.6
▶	Georgia	12	44	60.8%	254,646	18.3%	76,691	—	—	20.9%	D+42.5	↓ R+22.0
▶	Oklahoma	10	54	62.8%	452,782	37.3%	268,817	—	—	—	D+25.5	↑ D+14.1
▶	North Carolina	14	68	58.0%	459,070	32.7%	258,572	—	—	9.3%	D+25.3	↓ R+8.1
▶	Minnesota	11	79	57.2%	692,966	39.9%	483,617	—	—	—	D+17.3	↑ D+11.7
▶	Rhode Island	4	83	57.6%	188,736	41.4%	135,787	—	—	—	D+16.2	↓ R+1.2
▶	Missouri	15	98	53.6%	917,315	38.3%	655,039	—	—	8.0%	D+15.3	↑ D+12.6
▶	Kentucky	11	109	56.7%	466,756	41.5%	341,210	—	—	—	D+15.3	↑ D+6.0
▶	Florida	8	117	48.8%	281,988	33.6%	194,280	—	—	17.5%	D+15.2	↓ R+25.5
▶	West Virginia	8	125	57.3%	429,188	42.2%	316,251	—	—	—	D+15.1	↑ D+5.3
▶	New Mexico	4	129	56.4%	105,308	43.6%	81,416	—	—	—	D+12.8	↑ D+5.7
▶	Tennessee	12*	140*	49.1%	270,402	36.9%	202,914	—	—	14.0%	D+12.3	↓ R+9.0
▶	Massachusetts	16	156	54.7%	1,151,788	43.2%	909,370	—	—	—	D+11.5	↑ D+5.7
▶	Arizona	4	160	53.8%	95,251	43.8%	77,597	—	—	—	D+10.0	↓ R+8.0
▶	Montana	4	164	53.1%	119,071	43.1%	96,770	—	—	—	D+9.9	↑ D+0.6
▶	Washington	8	172	52.6%	476,165	42.7%	386,314	—	—	—	D+9.9	↓ R+4.7
▶	Utah	4	176	54.0%	149,151	45.0%	124,402	—	—	—	D+9.0	↓ R+12.1
▶	Virginia	11	187	47.9%	200,786	41.0%	172,070	—	—	11.1%	D+6.8	↓ R+18.1
▶	Colorado	6	193	51.9%	267,288	46.5%	239,714	—	—	—	D+5.3	↑ D+12.2
▶	Wisconsin	12	205	50.7%	647,310	46.3%	590,959	—	—	—	D+4.4	↑ D+6.2
▶	Wyoming	3	208	51.6%	52,354	47.3%	47,947	—	—	—	D+4.3	↑ D+6.8
▶	Nevada	3	211	50.4%	31,290	47.3%	29,357	—	—	—	D+3.1	↓ R+6.1
▶	Iowa	10	221	50.3%	522,380	47.6%	494,018	—	—	—	D+2.7	↑ D+7.2
▶	Idaho	4	225	50.0%	107,370	47.3%	101,514	—	—	—	D+2.7	↓ R+0.8
▶	Maryland	8	233	49.6%	421,136	47.8%	405,693	—	—	—	D+1.8	↓ R+6.6
▶	Illinois	28	261	50.1%	1,994,715	49.2%	1,961,103	—	—	—	D+0.8	↓ R+2.6
▶	California	25	286	47.6%	1,913,134	47.1%	1,895,269	—	—	5.3%	D+0.4	↓ R+13.1
▶	Ohio	25	311	49.5%	1,452,788	49.2%	1,445,684	—	—	—	D+0.2	↓ R+4.2
▶	Vermont	3	3	36.9%	45,557	61.5%	75,926	—	—	—	R+24.6	↓ R+10.6
▶	Maine	5	8	42.4%	111,916	56.9%	150,234	—	—	—	R+14.5	↓ R+9.5
▶	Kansas	8	16	44.6%	351,902	53.6%	423,039	—	—	—	R+9.0	↑ D+12.1
▶	North Dakota	4	20	43.4%	95,812	52.2%	115,139	—	—	—	R+8.8	↓ R+0.4
▶	Nebraska	6	26	45.9%	224,165	54.1%	264,774	—	—	—	R+8.3	↑ D+8.8
▶	New Hampshire	4	30	46.7%	107,995	52.4%	121,299	—	—	—	R+5.8	↓ R+10.0
▶	South Dakota	4	34	47.0%	117,653	51.8%	129,651	—	—	—	R+4.8	↑ D+11.9
▶	New York	47	81	41.4%	2,557,642	46.0%	2,841,163	—	—	12.6%	R+4.6	↑ D+3.5
▶	New Jersey	16	97	45.9%	895,455	50.3%	981,124	—	—	—	R+4.4	↓ R+5.7
▶	Pennsylvania	35	132	46.9%	1,752,426	50.9%	1,902,197	—	—	—	R+4.0	↓ R+6.8
▶	Oregon	6	138	46.4%	243,147	49.8%	260,904	—	—	—	R+3.4	↓ R+8.2
▶	Michigan	19	157	47.6%	1,003,448	49.2%	1,038,595	—	—	—	R+1.7	↓ R+2.7
▶	Connecticut	8	165	47.9%	423,297	49.5%	437,754	—	—	—	R+1.6	↓ R+7.0
▶	Delaware	3	168	48.8%	67,813	50.0%	69,588	—	—	—	R+1.3	↓ R+10.4
▶	Indiana	13	181	48.8%	807,831	49.6%	821,079	—	—	—	R+0.8	↑ D+4.8
▶	Mississippi	9	9	10.1%	19,384	2.6%	5,043	87.3%	167,763	—	D+7.5	↓ R+77.9
▶	South Carolina	8	17	24.1%	34,423	3.8%	5,386	72.1%	102,762	—	D+20.4	↓ R+62.9
▶	Louisiana	10	27	32.8%	136,344	17.4%	72,657	49.8%	207,335	—	D+15.3	↓ R+45.9
▶	Alabama	11	38	44.4%	171,443	10.6%	40,930	45.0%	173,820	—	D+33.8	↓ R+29.3

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1944 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Residual Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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33 contests|D won 24|R won 9

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SparkmanDEM	84.0%	185,534	ParsonsREP	16.0%	35,341	D+68.0	↓ R+32.0
▶	Arkansas	McClellanDEM	93.3%	216,401	OtherOTH	6.7%	15,521	D+93.3	↓ R+6.7
▶	Colorado	JohnsonDEM	66.8%	340,719	NicholsonREP	32.4%	165,069	D+34.4	↑ D+48.4
▶	Delaware	FrearDEM	50.9%	71,888	BuckREP	48.3%	68,246	D+2.6	↑ D+11.8
▶	Georgia	RussellDEM	99.9%	349,743	OtherOTH	0.1%	400	D+99.9	↑ D+3.0
▶	Idaho	MillerDEM	50.0%	107,000	DworshakREP	48.5%	103,868	D+1.5	↑ D+4.5
▶	Illinois	DouglasDEM	55.1%	2,147,754	BrooksREP	44.6%	1,740,026	D+10.4	↑ D+17.3
▶	Iowa	GilletteDEM	57.8%	578,226	WilsonREP	41.6%	415,778	D+16.2	↑ D+32.5
▶	Kansas	SchoeppelREP	54.9%	393,412	McGillDEM	42.7%	305,987	R+12.2	↑ D+4.6
▶	Kentucky	ChapmanDEM	51.4%	408,256	CooperREP	48.3%	383,776	D+3.1	↓ R+7.6
▶	Louisiana	EllenderDEM	100.0%	330,315	OtherOTH	0.0%	9	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Louisiana(S)	LongDEM	74.9%	305,346	ClarkeREP	25.1%	102,339	D+49.8	↓ R+50.2
▶	Maine	SmithREP	71.3%	159,182	ScoltenDEM	28.7%	64,074	R+42.6	↓ R+9.3
▶	Massachusetts	SaltonstallREP	53.0%	1,088,475	FitzgeraldDEM	46.4%	954,398	R+6.5	↓ R+0.7
▶	Michigan	FergusonREP	50.7%	1,045,156	HookDEM	48.5%	1,000,329	R+2.2	↑ D+0.2
▶	Minnesota	HumphreyDEM	59.9%	729,494	BallREP	39.7%	482,801	D+20.3	↑ D+56.8
▶	Mississippi	EastlandDEM	100.0%	151,478	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+59.1
▶	Montana	MurrayDEM	56.6%	125,193	DavisREP	42.7%	94,458	D+13.9	↑ D+13.2
▶	Nebraska	WherryREP	56.7%	267,575	CarpenterDEM	43.3%	204,320	R+13.4	↑ D+13.6
▶	New Hampshire	BridgesREP	58.1%	129,600	FortinDEM	41.2%	91,760	R+17.0	↓ R+7.8
▶	New Jersey	HendricksonREP	50.0%	934,720	AlexanderDEM	47.3%	884,414	R+2.7	↑ D+4.6
▶	New Mexico	AndersonDEM	51.0%	96,517	HurleyREP	38.0%	71,979	D+13.0	↓ R+3.5
▶	North Carolina	BroughtonDEM	71.0%	543,132	WilkinsonREP	28.8%	220,307	D+42.2	↑ D+10.4
▶	Oklahoma	KerrDEM	62.3%	441,654	RizleyREP	37.4%	265,169	D+24.9	↑ D+35.0
▶	Oregon	CordonREP	60.0%	299,295	WilsonDEM	40.0%	199,275	R+20.1	↑ D+34.0
▶	Rhode Island	GreenDEM	59.3%	190,284	HazardREP	40.7%	130,668	D+18.6	↑ D+2.6
▶	South Carolina	MaybankDEM	96.5%	135,998	GeraldREP	3.5%	5,008	D+92.9	↓ R+7.1
▶	South Dakota	MundtREP	59.3%	144,084	EngelDEM	40.7%	98,749	R+18.7	↓ R+1.2
▶	Tennessee	KefauverDEM	65.3%	326,062	ReeceREP	33.5%	166,947	D+31.9	↓ R+15.5
▶	Texas	JohnsonDEM	66.2%	702,785	PorterREP	32.9%	349,665	D+33.3	↓ R+57.2
▶	Virginia	RobertsonDEM	65.6%	253,865	WoodsREP	30.8%	119,366	D+34.8	↓ R+56.4
▶	West Virginia	NeelyDEM	57.0%	435,354	RevercombREP	43.0%	328,534	D+14.0	↑ D+24.7
▶	Wyoming	HuntDEM	57.1%	57,953	RobertsonREP	42.9%	43,527	D+14.2	↑ D+23.4

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32 contests|D won 20|R won 12

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	GarveyDEM	59.2%	104,008	BrockettREP	40.1%	70,419	D+19.1	↓ R+27.1
▶	Arkansas	McMathDEM	89.2%	217,771	BlackREP	10.8%	26,500	D+78.3	↑ D+6.4
▶	Colorado	KnousDEM	66.3%	332,752	HamilREP	33.7%	168,928	D+32.7	↑ D+37.5
▶	Connecticut	BowlesDEM	49.3%	431,746	ShannonREP	49.0%	429,071	D+0.3	↑ D+3.4
▶	Delaware	CarvelDEM	53.7%	75,339	GeorgeREP	46.3%	64,996	D+7.4	↑ D+8.7
▶	Florida	WarrenDEM	83.4%	381,459	AckerREP	16.6%	76,153	D+66.7	↑ D+8.8
▶	Illinois	StevensonDEM	57.1%	2,250,074	GreenREP	42.6%	1,678,007	D+14.5	↑ D+16.3
▶	Indiana	SchrickerDEM	53.6%	884,995	CreightonREP	45.1%	745,892	D+8.4	↑ D+11.2
▶	Iowa	BeardsleyREP	55.7%	553,900	SwitzerDEM	43.7%	434,432	R+12.0	↑ D+0.4
▶	Kansas	CarlsonREP	57.0%	433,396	CarpenterDEM	40.4%	307,485	R+16.6	↑ D+16.3
▶	Louisiana	LongDEM	100.0%	76,566	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	PayneREP	65.6%	145,956	LausierDEM	34.4%	76,544	R+31.2	↑ D+9.3
▶	Massachusetts	DeverDEM	59.0%	1,239,247	BradfordREP	40.5%	849,895	D+18.6	↑ D+10.8
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	53.4%	1,128,664	SiglerREP	45.7%	964,810	D+7.8	↑ D+17.7
▶	Minnesota	YoungdahlREP	53.1%	643,572	HalstedDEM	45.1%	545,746	R+8.1	↑ D+90.9
▶	Missouri	SmithDEM	58.0%	1,106,104	ThompsonREP	41.7%	796,617	D+16.2	↑ D+11.8
▶	Montana	BonnerDEM	55.7%	124,267	FordREP	43.9%	97,792	D+11.9	↑ D+25.1
▶	Nebraska	PetersonREP	60.1%	286,119	SorrellDEM	39.9%	190,214	R+20.1	↑ D+32.1
▶	New Hampshire	AdamsREP	52.2%	116,212	HillDEM	47.3%	105,207	R+4.9	↑ D+1.3
▶	New Mexico	MabryDEM	38.7%	73,447	LujanREP	34.9%	66,366	D+3.7	↓ R+1.2
▶	North Carolina	ScottDEM	73.4%	572,917	PritchardREP	26.4%	206,166	D+47.0	↑ D+20.0
▶	North Dakota	AandahlREP	61.3%	131,764	HenryDEM	37.5%	80,655	R+23.8	↓ R+0.7
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	53.7%	1,619,775	HerbertREP	46.3%	1,398,514	D+7.3	↑ D+3.6
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	61.1%	198,056	RueratREP	38.4%	124,441	D+22.7	↑ D+1.4
▶	South Dakota	MickelsonREP	61.1%	149,883	VolzDEM	38.9%	95,489	R+22.2	↑ D+8.8
▶	Tennessee	BrowningDEM	66.9%	363,903	AcuffREP	33.1%	179,957	D+33.8	↑ D+7.3
▶	Texas	JesterDEM	84.7%	1,024,160	LaneREP	14.7%	177,419	D+70.0	↓ R+11.7
▶	Utah	LeeREP	55.0%	151,253	MawDEM	45.0%	123,814	R+10.0	↓ R+10.4
▶	Vermont	GibsonREP	71.9%	86,394	RyanDEM	27.9%	33,588	R+43.9	↓ R+12.2
▶	Washington	LanglieREP	50.5%	445,958	WallgrenDEM	47.2%	417,035	R+3.3	↓ R+6.7
▶	West Virginia	PattesonDEM	57.1%	438,752	BoremanREP	42.9%	329,309	D+14.3	↑ D+5.4
▶	Wisconsin	RennebohmREP	54.1%	684,839	ThompsonDEM	44.1%	558,497	R+10.0	↓ R+23.4