1948 Presidential Election Results for Washington

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County	Turnout	Harry Truman* (D)		Thomas Dewey (R)		Strom Thurmond (States Rights)		Henry Wallace (Progressive)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	68%	1,267	47.2%	1,394	52.0%	0	0.0%	14	0.5%	8	0.3%	2,683
Asotin	53%	2,054	57.3%	1,384	38.6%	0	0.0%	117	3.3%	28	0.8%	3,583
Benton	52%	8,458	58.5%	5,852	40.5%	0	0.0%	116	0.8%	41	0.3%	14,467
Chelan	58%	7,702	50.2%	7,392	48.2%	0	0.0%	147	1.0%	110	0.7%	15,351
Clallam	58%	5,412	53.6%	4,178	41.4%	0	0.0%	456	4.5%	51	0.5%	10,097
Clark	60%	17,154	56.9%	11,546	38.3%	0	0.0%	1,041	3.5%	391	1.3%	30,132
Columbia	62%	1,015	48.1%	1,062	50.3%	0	0.0%	25	1.2%	10	0.5%	2,112
Cowlitz	57%	11,075	58.6%	7,098	37.6%	0	0.0%	625	3.3%	104	0.6%	18,902
Douglas	60%	2,251	55.8%	1,703	42.2%	0	0.0%	32	0.8%	47	1.2%	4,033
Ferry	52%	824	61.5%	473	35.3%	0	0.0%	38	2.8%	5	0.4%	1,340
Franklin	55%	2,525	61.1%	1,541	37.3%	0	0.0%	46	1.1%	18	0.4%	4,130
Garfield	70%	747	48.8%	749	48.9%	0	0.0%	6	0.4%	29	1.9%	1,531
Grant	45%	4,067	64.8%	2,081	33.2%	0	0.0%	107	1.7%	22	0.4%	6,277
Grays Harbor	65%	13,660	58.8%	8,357	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,034	4.5%	164	0.7%	23,215
Island	55%	1,694	46.0%	1,805	49.0%	0	0.0%	148	4.0%	33	0.9%	3,680
Jefferson	47%	1,911	52.0%	1,610	43.8%	0	0.0%	129	3.5%	26	0.7%	3,676
King	60%	143,295	49.1%	131,039	44.9%	0	0.0%	11,857	4.1%	5,444	1.9%	291,635
Kitsap	67%	19,538	63.7%	9,869	32.2%	0	0.0%	1,077	3.5%	194	0.6%	30,678
Kittitas	53%	4,588	55.0%	3,446	41.3%	0	0.0%	272	3.3%	42	0.5%	8,348
Klickitat	55%	2,206	51.9%	1,951	45.9%	0	0.0%	58	1.4%	37	0.9%	4,252
Lewis	64%	8,394	46.8%	9,047	50.4%	0	0.0%	415	2.3%	97	0.5%	17,953
Lincoln	66%	2,518	51.1%	2,348	47.7%	0	0.0%	48	1.0%	10	0.2%	4,924
Mason	67%	3,613	55.6%	2,524	38.8%	0	0.0%	333	5.1%	31	0.5%	6,501
Okanogan	54%	5,644	56.8%	4,083	41.1%	0	0.0%	150	1.5%	58	0.6%	9,935
Pacific	62%	3,902	55.3%	2,749	39.0%	0	0.0%	360	5.1%	41	0.6%	7,052
Pend Oreille	55%	1,465	57.1%	1,009	39.3%	0	0.0%	80	3.1%	13	0.5%	2,567
Pierce	53%	50,674	55.8%	34,396	37.9%	0	0.0%	4,355	4.8%	1,361	1.5%	90,786
San Juan	68%	636	40.4%	881	55.9%	0	0.0%	51	3.2%	7	0.4%	1,575
Skagit	64%	9,080	49.9%	8,176	44.9%	0	0.0%	782	4.3%	154	0.8%	18,192
Skamania	60%	1,067	57.9%	707	38.4%	0	0.0%	52	2.8%	16	0.9%	1,842
Snohomish	66%	25,924	56.0%	17,018	36.8%	0	0.0%	2,737	5.9%	581	1.3%	46,260
Spokane	63%	49,649	55.8%	37,086	41.7%	0	0.0%	1,778	2.0%	475	0.5%	88,988
Stevens	65%	4,205	56.6%	2,977	40.0%	0	0.0%	218	2.9%	34	0.5%	7,434
Thurston	73%	10,461	50.3%	9,511	45.7%	0	0.0%	700	3.4%	132	0.6%	20,804
Wahkiakum	64%	877	54.9%	622	38.9%	0	0.0%	80	5.0%	18	1.1%	1,597
Walla Walla	58%	7,102	46.2%	7,993	52.0%	0	0.0%	126	0.8%	157	1.0%	15,378
Whatcom	64%	13,736	48.3%	12,850	45.2%	0	0.0%	1,383	4.9%	482	1.7%	28,451
Whitman	54%	6,015	47.2%	6,411	50.3%	0	0.0%	209	1.6%	105	0.8%	12,740
Yakima	51%	19,760	47.1%	21,396	51.0%	0	0.0%	490	1.2%	311	0.7%	41,957
TOTAL	59%	476,165	52.6%	386,314	42.7%	0	0.0%	31,692	3.5%	10,887	1.2%	905,058

1948 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,267	47.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,394	52.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	14	0.5%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,683
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Asotin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,054	57.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,384	38.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	117	3.3%
Other	28	0.8%
TOTAL	3,583
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	8,458	58.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,852	40.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	116	0.8%
Other	41	0.3%
TOTAL	14,467
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Chelan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	7,702	50.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,392	48.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	147	1.0%
Other	110	0.7%
TOTAL	15,351
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Clallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,412	53.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,178	41.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	456	4.5%
Other	51	0.5%
TOTAL	10,097
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	17,154	56.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	11,546	38.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,041	3.5%
Other	391	1.3%
TOTAL	30,132
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,015	48.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,062	50.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	25	1.2%
Other	10	0.5%
TOTAL	2,112
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Cowlitz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	11,075	58.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,098	37.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	625	3.3%
Other	104	0.6%
TOTAL	18,902
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,251	55.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,703	42.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	32	0.8%
Other	47	1.2%
TOTAL	4,033
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Ferry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	824	61.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	473	35.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	38	2.8%
Other	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,340
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1948 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,525	61.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,541	37.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	46	1.1%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,130
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	747	48.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	749	48.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	6	0.4%
Other	29	1.9%
TOTAL	1,531
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,067	64.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,081	33.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	107	1.7%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	6,277
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1948 President, Grays Harbor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	13,660	58.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	8,357	36.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,034	4.5%
Other	164	0.7%
TOTAL	23,215
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1948 President, Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,694	46.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,805	49.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	148	4.0%
Other	33	0.9%
TOTAL	3,680
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,911	52.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,610	43.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	129	3.5%
Other	26	0.7%
TOTAL	3,676
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1948 President, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	143,295	49.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	131,039	44.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	11,857	4.1%
Other	5,444	1.9%
TOTAL	291,635
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Kitsap County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	19,538	63.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	9,869	32.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,077	3.5%
Other	194	0.6%
TOTAL	30,678
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1948 President, Kittitas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,588	55.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,446	41.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	272	3.3%
Other	42	0.5%
TOTAL	8,348
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Klickitat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,206	51.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,951	45.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	58	1.4%
Other	37	0.9%
TOTAL	4,252
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	8,394	46.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	9,047	50.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	415	2.3%
Other	97	0.5%
TOTAL	17,953
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,518	51.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,348	47.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	48	1.0%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,924
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,613	55.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,524	38.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	333	5.1%
Other	31	0.5%
TOTAL	6,501
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Okanogan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,644	56.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,083	41.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	150	1.5%
Other	58	0.6%
TOTAL	9,935
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Pacific County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,902	55.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,749	39.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	360	5.1%
Other	41	0.6%
TOTAL	7,052
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Pend Oreille County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,465	57.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,009	39.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	80	3.1%
Other	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,567
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	50,674	55.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	34,396	37.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4,355	4.8%
Other	1,361	1.5%
TOTAL	90,786
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1948 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	636	40.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	881	55.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	51	3.2%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,575
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1948 President, Skagit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	9,080	49.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	8,176	44.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	782	4.3%
Other	154	0.8%
TOTAL	18,192
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Skamania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,067	57.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	707	38.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	52	2.8%
Other	16	0.9%
TOTAL	1,842
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Snohomish County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	25,924	56.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	17,018	36.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2,737	5.9%
Other	581	1.3%
TOTAL	46,260
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Spokane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	49,649	55.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	37,086	41.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,778	2.0%
Other	475	0.5%
TOTAL	88,988
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,205	56.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,977	40.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	218	2.9%
Other	34	0.5%
TOTAL	7,434
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	10,461	50.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	9,511	45.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	700	3.4%
Other	132	0.6%
TOTAL	20,804
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Wahkiakum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	877	54.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	622	38.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	80	5.0%
Other	18	1.1%
TOTAL	1,597
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Walla Walla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	7,102	46.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,993	52.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	126	0.8%
Other	157	1.0%
TOTAL	15,378
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Whatcom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	13,736	48.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	12,850	45.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,383	4.9%
Other	482	1.7%
TOTAL	28,451
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Whitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	6,015	47.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,411	50.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	209	1.6%
Other	105	0.8%
TOTAL	12,740
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Yakima County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	19,760	47.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	21,396	51.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	490	1.2%
Other	311	0.7%
TOTAL	41,957
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

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