1948 United States presidential election in Arizona

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1948 United States presidential election in Arizona
Flag of Arizona.svg
  1944 November 2, 1948 [1] 1952  

All 4 Arizona votes to the Electoral College
  Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Missouri New York
Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren
Electoral vote40
Popular vote95,25177,597
Percentage53.79%43.82%

Arizona Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
County results
Truman
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%

The 1948 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Arizona was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 53.79% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 43.82% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Yavapai County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [5] Maricopa County would not vote Democratic again until 2020. Coconino County would not vote Democratic again until 1992, Navajo County not until 1976, while Apache, Cochise, Mohave and Pima Counties would next vote Democratic for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. [6]

This is also the last election where a candidate carried every county in the state and the last time a Democrat won the state with an outright majority. It is also the last time Arizona voted more Democratic than the nation as a whole. Arizona would vote Republican in every election thereafter except 1996 and 2020.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Arizona [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 95,251 53.79%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 77,59743.82%
Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) Henry A. Wallace 3,3101.87%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 7860.44%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1210.07%
Majority17,6549.97%
Total votes177,065 100.00%

Results by county

County [7] Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Edward A. Teichert
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Apache 1,48060.29%97039.51%50.20%00.00%00.00%51020.78%2,455
Cochise 6,19859.77%3,85437.16%2842.74%290.28%50.05%2,34422.61%10,370
Coconino 2,30951.99%2,09347.13%260.59%110.25%20.05%2164.86%4,441
Gila 4,78065.79%2,32932.06%1201.65%310.43%50.07%2,45133.73%7,265
Graham 2,13963.17%1,20935.71%310.92%60.18%10.03%93027.46%3,386
Greenlee 2,06969.88%68022.97%2026.82%80.27%20.07%1,38946.91%2,961
Maricopa 40,49851.27%36,58546.31%1,4031.78%4590.58%470.06%3,9134.96%78,992
Mohave 1,49955.27%1,16743.03%321.18%80.29%60.22%33212.24%2,712
Navajo 2,66958.45%1,84140.32%450.99%80.18%30.07%82818.13%4,566
Pima 17,69249.66%16,96847.63%8072.27%1200.34%380.11%7242.03%35,625
Pinal 3,57260.68%2,23237.91%611.04%200.34%20.03%1,34022.77%5,887
Santa Cruz 1,42456.53%1,05842.00%261.03%100.40%10.04%36614.53%2,519
Yavapai 4,43949.75%4,28748.05%1321.48%600.67%40.04%1521.70%8,922
Yuma 4,48364.37%2,32433.37%1412.02%110.16%50.07%2,15931.00%6,964
Totals95,25153.79%77,59743.82%3,3101.87%7860.44%1210.07%17,6549.97%177,065

Electors

Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 7, 1948. [8]

Harry S. Truman
& Alben W. Barkley
Democratic Party
Thomas E. Dewey
& Earl Warren
Republican Party
Henry A. Wallace
& Glen H. Taylor
Progressive Party
Claude A. Watson
& Dale Learn
Prohibition Party
Edward A. Teichert
& Stephen Emery
Socialist Labor Party
  • A. J. Beaty
  • Ed Cahill
  • Austin Jay
  • Lorna Lockwood
  • Richard H. Chambers
  • J. C. Dolan
  • James G. McNary
  • Ed R. Spear
  • Sarah E. Brown
  • J. A. Russ
  • Al Schlackman
  • Tomas Ybarra
  • Richard S. Beal
  • Esther LeMay
  • Samuel P. Smith
  • J. F. Yardell
  • Arthur K. Burden
  • Leo F. Gillespie
  • Jules Golden
  • Nancy Golden

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