1948 Presidential Election Results for United States

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State	EV	Turnout	Harry Truman* (D)		Thomas Dewey (R)		Strom Thurmond (States Rights)		Henry Wallace (Progressive)		Other		TOTAL
			303 EV		189 EV		39 EV		0 EV		0 EV
Alabama	11	13%	0	0.0%	40,930	19.0%	171,443	79.7%	1,522	0.7%	1,085	0.5%	214,980
Arizona	4	44%	95,251	53.8%	77,597	43.8%	0	0.0%	3,310	1.9%	907	0.5%	177,065
Arkansas	9	22%	149,659	61.7%	50,959	21.0%	40,068	16.5%	751	0.3%	1,038	0.4%	242,475
California	25	58%	1,913,134	47.6%	1,895,269	47.1%	1,228	0.0%	190,381	4.7%	22,754	0.6%	4,022,766
Colorado	6	63%	267,288	51.9%	239,714	46.5%	0	0.0%	6,115	1.2%	2,120	0.4%	515,237
Connecticut	8	67%	423,297	47.9%	437,754	49.5%	0	0.0%	13,713	1.6%	8,754	1.0%	883,518
Delaware	3	68%	67,813	48.8%	69,588	50.0%	0	0.0%	1,050	0.8%	622	0.4%	139,073
Florida	8	35%	281,988	48.8%	194,280	33.6%	89,755	15.5%	11,620	2.0%	0	0.0%	577,643
Georgia	12	22%	254,646	60.8%	76,691	18.3%	85,135	20.3%	1,636	0.4%	736	0.2%	418,844
Idaho	4	63%	107,370	50.0%	101,514	47.3%	0	0.0%	4,972	2.3%	960	0.4%	214,816
Illinois	28	68%	1,994,715	50.1%	1,961,103	49.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	28,228	0.7%	3,984,046
Indiana	13	66%	807,831	48.8%	821,079	49.6%	0	0.0%	9,649	0.6%	17,653	1.1%	1,656,212
Iowa	10	62%	522,380	50.3%	494,018	47.6%	0	0.0%	12,125	1.2%	9,749	0.9%	1,038,272
Kansas	8	68%	351,902	44.6%	423,039	53.6%	0	0.0%	4,603	0.6%	9,275	1.2%	788,819
Kentucky	11	49%	466,756	56.7%	341,210	41.5%	10,411	1.3%	1,567	0.2%	2,714	0.3%	822,658
Louisiana	10	27%	136,344	32.7%	72,657	17.5%	204,290	49.1%	3,035	0.7%	10	0.0%	416,336
Maine	5	47%	111,916	42.3%	150,234	56.7%	0	0.0%	1,884	0.7%	753	0.3%	264,787
Maryland	8	41%	286,521	48.0%	294,814	49.4%	2,476	0.4%	9,983	1.7%	2,941	0.5%	596,735
Massachusetts	16	68%	1,151,788	54.7%	909,370	43.2%	0	0.0%	38,157	1.8%	7,831	0.4%	2,107,146
Michigan	19	53%	1,003,448	47.6%	1,038,595	49.2%	0	0.0%	46,515	2.2%	21,051	1.0%	2,109,609
Minnesota	11	64%	692,966	57.2%	483,617	39.9%	0	0.0%	27,866	2.3%	7,777	0.6%	1,212,226
Mississippi	9	16%	19,384	10.1%	5,043	2.6%	167,538	87.2%	225	0.1%	0	0.0%	192,190
Missouri	15	61%	917,315	58.1%	655,039	41.5%	0	0.0%	3,998	0.3%	2,276	0.1%	1,578,628
Montana	4	60%	119,071	53.1%	96,770	43.1%	0	0.0%	7,313	3.3%	1,124	0.5%	224,278
Nebraska	6	58%	224,165	45.8%	264,774	54.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	488,940
Nevada	3	61%	31,291	50.4%	29,357	47.3%	0	0.0%	1,469	2.4%	0	0.0%	62,117
New Hampshire	4	67%	107,995	46.7%	121,299	52.4%	7	0.0%	1,970	0.9%	169	0.1%	231,440
New Jersey	16	61%	895,455	45.9%	981,124	50.3%	0	0.0%	42,683	2.2%	30,293	1.6%	1,949,555
New Mexico	4	54%	105,464	56.4%	80,303	42.9%	0	0.0%	1,037	0.6%	259	0.1%	187,063
New York	47	61%	2,780,204	45.0%	2,841,163	46.0%	0	0.0%	509,559	8.2%	47,576	0.8%	6,178,502
North Carolina	14	37%	459,070	58.0%	258,572	32.7%	69,652	8.8%	3,915	0.5%	0	0.0%	791,209
North Dakota	4	61%	95,812	43.4%	115,139	52.2%	374	0.2%	8,391	3.8%	1,000	0.5%	220,716
Ohio	25	57%	1,452,791	49.5%	1,445,684	49.2%	0	0.0%	37,596	1.3%	0	0.0%	2,936,071
Oklahoma	10	54%	452,782	62.7%	268,817	37.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	721,599
Oregon	6	53%	243,147	46.4%	260,904	49.8%	0	0.0%	14,978	2.9%	5,051	1.0%	524,080
Pennsylvania	35	56%	1,752,426	46.9%	1,902,197	50.9%	0	0.0%	55,161	1.5%	25,364	0.7%	3,735,148
Rhode Island	4	63%	188,736	57.6%	135,787	41.4%	0	0.0%	2,619	0.8%	560	0.2%	327,702
South Carolina	8	13%	34,423	24.1%	5,386	3.8%	102,607	72.0%	154	0.1%	1	0.0%	142,571
South Dakota	4	64%	117,653	47.0%	129,651	51.8%	0	0.0%	2,801	1.1%	0	0.0%	250,105
Tennessee	12	29%	270,402	49.1%	202,914	36.9%	73,815	13.4%	1,864	0.3%	1,288	0.2%	550,283
Texas	23	28%	824,235	66.0%	303,467	24.3%	113,920	9.1%	3,920	0.3%	4,179	0.3%	1,249,721
Utah	4	75%	149,151	54.0%	124,402	45.0%	0	0.0%	2,679	1.0%	73	0.0%	276,305
Vermont	3	52%	45,557	36.9%	75,926	61.5%	0	0.0%	1,279	1.0%	620	0.5%	123,382
Virginia	11	22%	200,786	47.9%	172,070	41.0%	43,393	10.4%	2,047	0.5%	960	0.2%	419,256
Washington	8	59%	476,165	52.6%	386,314	42.7%	0	0.0%	31,692	3.5%	10,887	1.2%	905,058
West Virginia	8	67%	429,188	57.3%	316,251	42.2%	0	0.0%	3,311	0.4%	0	0.0%	748,750
Wisconsin	12	59%	647,310	50.7%	590,959	46.3%	0	0.0%	25,282	2.0%	13,249	1.0%	1,276,800
Wyoming	3	58%	52,354	51.6%	47,947	47.3%	0	0.0%	931	0.9%	193	0.2%	101,425
TOTAL			24,179,347	49.6%	21,991,292	45.1%	1,175,946	2.4%	1,157,328	2.4%	290,797	0.6%	48,794,710

1948 President, Arkansas
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	149,659	32.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	50,959	11.1%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	40,068	8.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	751	0.2%
Other	1,038	0.2%
TOTAL	457,455
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): -25

1948 President, Arizona
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	95,251	53.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	77,597	43.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3,310	1.9%
Other	907	0.5%
TOTAL	177,065
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -1

1948 President, California
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,913,134	47.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,895,269	47.1%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	1,228	0.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	190,381	4.7%
Other	22,754	0.6%
TOTAL	4,022,766
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Colorado
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	267,288	51.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	239,714	46.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	6,115	1.2%
Other	2,120	0.4%
TOTAL	515,237
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Connecticut
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	423,297	47.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	437,754	49.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	13,713	1.6%
Other	8,754	1.0%
TOTAL	883,518
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Delaware
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	67,813	48.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	69,588	50.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,050	0.8%
Other	622	0.4%
TOTAL	139,073
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Florida
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	281,988	48.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	194,280	33.6%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	89,755	15.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	11,620	2.0%
TOTAL	577,643
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -11

1948 President, Georgia
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	254,646	60.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	76,691	18.3%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	85,135	20.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,636	0.4%
Other	736	0.2%
TOTAL	418,844
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -27

1948 President, Iowa
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	522,380	50.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	494,018	47.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	12,125	1.2%
Other	9,749	0.9%
TOTAL	1,038,272
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Idaho
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	107,370	50.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	101,514	47.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4,972	2.3%
Other	960	0.4%
TOTAL	214,816
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Illinois
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,994,715	50.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,961,103	49.2%
Other	28,228	0.7%
TOTAL	3,984,046
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Indiana
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	807,831	48.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	821,079	49.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	9,649	0.6%
Other	17,653	1.1%
TOTAL	1,656,212
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Kansas
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	351,902	44.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	423,039	53.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4,603	0.6%
Other	9,275	1.2%
TOTAL	788,819
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Kentucky
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	466,756	56.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	341,210	41.5%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	10,411	1.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,567	0.2%
Other	2,714	0.3%
TOTAL	822,658
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Louisiana
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	136,344	32.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	72,657	17.5%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	204,290	49.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3,035	0.7%
Other	10	0.0%
TOTAL	416,336
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): -28

1948 President, Massachusetts
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,151,788	54.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	909,370	43.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	38,157	1.8%
Other	7,831	0.4%
TOTAL	2,107,146
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Maryland
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	286,521	48.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	294,814	49.4%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	2,476	0.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	9,983	1.7%
Other	2,941	0.5%
TOTAL	596,735
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Maine
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	111,916	42.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	150,234	56.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,884	0.7%
Other	753	0.3%
TOTAL	264,787
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Michigan
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,003,448	47.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,038,595	49.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	46,515	2.2%
Other	21,051	1.0%
TOTAL	2,109,609
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Minnesota
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	692,966	57.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	483,617	39.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	27,866	2.3%
Other	7,777	0.6%
TOTAL	1,212,226
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Missouri
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	917,315	58.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	655,039	41.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3,998	0.3%
Other	2,276	0.1%
TOTAL	1,578,628
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Mississippi
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	19,384	10.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,043	2.6%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	167,538	87.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	225	0.1%
TOTAL	192,190
Turnout: 16% Diff (US): -42

1948 President, Montana
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	119,071	53.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	96,770	43.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	7,313	3.3%
Other	1,124	0.5%
TOTAL	224,278
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -2

1948 President, North Carolina
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	459,070	58.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	258,572	32.7%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	69,652	8.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3,915	0.5%
TOTAL	791,209
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): -12

1948 President, North Dakota
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	95,812	43.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	115,139	52.2%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	374	0.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	8,391	3.8%
Other	1,000	0.5%
TOTAL	220,716
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Nebraska
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	224,165	45.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	264,774	54.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	488,940
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 9

1948 President, New Hampshire
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	107,995	46.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	121,299	52.4%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	7	0.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,970	0.9%
Other	169	0.1%
TOTAL	231,440
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 7

1948 President, New Jersey
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	895,455	45.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	981,124	50.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	42,683	2.2%
Other	30,293	1.6%
TOTAL	1,949,555
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 5

1948 President, New Mexico
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	105,464	56.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	80,303	42.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,037	0.6%
Other	259	0.1%
TOTAL	187,063
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Nevada
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	31,291	50.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	29,357	47.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,469	2.4%
TOTAL	62,117
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 2

1948 President, New York
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,780,204	45.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,841,163	46.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	509,559	8.2%
Other	47,576	0.8%
TOTAL	6,178,502
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Ohio
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,452,791	49.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,445,684	49.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	37,596	1.3%
TOTAL	2,936,071
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Oklahoma
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	452,782	62.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	268,817	37.3%
TOTAL	721,599
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Oregon
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	243,147	46.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	260,904	49.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	14,978	2.9%
Other	5,051	1.0%
TOTAL	524,080
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Pennsylvania
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,752,426	46.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,902,197	50.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	55,161	1.5%
Other	25,364	0.7%
TOTAL	3,735,148
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Rhode Island
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	188,736	57.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	135,787	41.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2,619	0.8%
Other	560	0.2%
TOTAL	327,702
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -4

1948 President, South Carolina
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	34,423	24.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,386	3.8%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	102,607	72.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	154	0.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	142,571
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -41

1948 President, South Dakota
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	117,653	47.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	129,651	51.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2,801	1.1%
TOTAL	250,105
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Tennessee
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	270,402	49.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	202,914	36.9%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	73,815	13.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,864	0.3%
Other	1,288	0.2%
TOTAL	550,283
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Texas
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	824,235	66.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	303,467	24.3%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	113,920	9.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3,920	0.3%
Other	4,179	0.3%
TOTAL	1,249,721
Turnout: 28% Diff (US): -21

1948 President, Utah
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	149,151	54.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	124,402	45.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2,679	1.0%
Other	73	0.0%
TOTAL	276,305
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Virginia
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	200,786	47.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	172,070	41.0%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	43,393	10.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2,047	0.5%
Other	960	0.2%
TOTAL	419,256
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Vermont
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	45,557	36.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	75,926	61.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	1,279	1.0%
Other	620	0.5%
TOTAL	123,382
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 16

1948 President, Washington
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	476,165	52.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	386,314	42.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	31,692	3.5%
Other	10,887	1.2%
TOTAL	905,058
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Wisconsin
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	647,310	50.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	590,959	46.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	25,282	2.0%
Other	13,249	1.0%
TOTAL	1,276,800
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 1

1948 President, West Virginia
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	429,188	57.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	316,251	42.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3,311	0.4%
TOTAL	748,750
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Wyoming
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	52,354	51.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	47,947	47.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	931	0.9%
Other	193	0.2%
TOTAL	101,425
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 2

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