1948 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1948 United States presidential election in Indiana
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  1944 November 2, 1948 [1] 1952  

All 13 Indiana votes to the Electoral College
  Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote130
Popular vote821,079807,833
Percentage49.58%48.78%

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County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose 13 [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Indiana was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.58% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 48.78% of the popular vote. [3] [4] As of 2020 presidential election , this is the last time that Johnson County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [5]

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Indiana
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 821,079 49.58%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.)807,83348.78%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 14,7110.89%
Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) Henry A. Wallace 9,6490.58%
Write-in2,9420.18%
Total votes1,656,214 100%

Results by county

County [6] Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 4,83250.10%4,64048.11%1431.48%220.23%80.08%1921.99%9,645
Allen 37,49454.00%31,23944.99%2240.32%3350.48%1440.21%6,2559.01%69,436
Bartholomew 7,80448.74%7,96049.71%2031.27%290.18%160.10%-156-0.97%16,012
Benton 3,22457.88%2,31741.60%200.36%60.11%30.06%90716.28%5,570
Blackford 2,84042.76%3,61154.37%1522.29%240.36%140.21%-771-11.61%6,641
Boone 6,45055.67%5,03743.47%710.61%200.17%80.07%1,41312.20%11,586
Brown 1,09241.54%1,45955.50%501.90%190.72%90.35%-367-13.96%2,629
Carroll 4,59753.99%3,84545.16%530.62%170.20%20.02%7528.83%8,514
Cass 9,10546.97%10,08652.03%1030.53%680.35%230.12%-981-5.06%19,385
Clark 7,00138.57%10,95360.34%1200.66%390.21%400.22%-3,952-21.77%18,153
Clay 5,65447.49%5,96550.10%1751.47%900.76%210.18%-311-2.61%11,905
Clinton 7,76252.02%7,00146.92%1140.76%310.21%130.09%7615.10%14,921
Crawford 2,42746.97%2,62550.80%1011.95%90.17%50.10%-198-3.83%5,167
Daviess 7,03053.89%5,86744.98%850.65%360.28%260.20%1,1638.91%13,044
Dearborn 5,35346.70%6,04052.70%490.43%140.12%60.05%-687-6.00%11,462
Decatur 5,16356.95%3,80842.00%790.87%110.12%50.05%1,35514.95%9,066
DeKalb 6,94154.86%5,43942.99%2281.80%360.28%80.07%1,50211.87%12,652
Delaware 15,66246.72%17,06050.89%6171.84%1360.41%500.15%-1,398-4.17%33,525
Dubois 4,29539.30%6,56460.07%330.30%260.24%100.09%-2,269-20.77%10,928
Elkhart 18,99956.68%13,70340.88%5861.75%1600.48%690.20%5,29615.80%33,517
Fayette 5,39947.62%5,87651.83%410.36%180.16%40.04%-477-4.21%11,338
Floyd 8,36743.76%10,59355.40%950.50%530.28%130.07%-2,226-11.64%19,121
Fountain 5,18654.76%4,21544.50%430.45%240.25%30.03%97110.26%9,471
Franklin 3,56655.13%2,86044.22%300.46%110.17%10.02%70610.91%6,468
Fulton 4,93058.70%3,23338.50%2022.41%230.27%100.12%1,69720.20%8,398
Gibson 7,43147.30%7,98850.85%1971.25%640.41%290.19%-557-3.55%15,709
Grant 13,13850.31%12,21246.76%6662.55%700.27%290.11%9263.55%26,115
Greene 7,45348.20%7,70949.85%1881.22%850.55%280.18%-256-1.65%15,463
Hamilton 7,52162.12%4,38436.21%1641.35%310.26%70.06%3,13725.91%12,107
Hancock 4,72148.05%4,94850.36%1341.36%200.20%30.03%-227-2.31%9,826
Harrison 4,10446.90%4,46551.02%1621.85%140.16%60.07%-361-4.12%8,751
Hendricks 6,32759.23%4,28040.07%460.43%200.19%90.08%2,04719.16%10,682
Henry 10,48754.00%8,52343.89%3221.66%520.27%370.19%1,96410.11%19,421
Howard 10,87444.64%12,93753.10%4041.66%1190.49%280.11%-2,063-8.46%24,362
Huntington 8,17852.01%7,20245.81%2661.69%480.31%290.19%9766.20%15,723
Jackson 6,06245.00%7,25853.88%1170.87%310.23%30.02%-1,196-8.88%13,471
Jasper 4,32065.42%2,21633.56%190.29%360.55%120.19%2,10431.86%6,603
Jay 5,63549.25%5,52048.24%2452.14%350.31%70.06%1151.01%11,442
Jefferson 5,16653.79%4,30244.79%1021.06%160.17%180.19%8649.00%9,604
Jennings 3,48552.52%3,08446.47%520.78%110.17%40.06%4016.05%6,636
Johnson 6,15149.39%6,21649.91%450.36%310.25%90.07%-65-0.52%12,454
Knox 9,25043.67%11,65055.00%1530.72%1020.48%270.12%-2,400-11.33%21,182
Kosciusko 9,32762.79%5,10234.35%3642.45%420.28%200.13%4,22528.44%14,855
LaGrange 3,10663.82%1,62833.45%1142.34%110.23%80.16%1,47830.37%4,867
Lake 51,41338.77%77,02558.09%6260.47%3,0732.32%4580.34%-25,612-19.32%132,595
LaPorte 15,66152.45%13,92346.63%970.32%1370.46%410.14%1,7385.82%29,859
Lawrence 8,64358.13%6,13141.23%740.50%160.11%50.03%2,51216.90%14,869
Madison 18,91743.04%24,43955.61%3410.78%2050.47%460.10%-5,522-12.57%43,948
Marion 103,60350.78%97,91547.99%9560.47%1,1840.58%3550.18%5,6882.79%204,013
Marshall 7,87356.97%5,66140.97%2101.52%590.43%160.12%2,21216.00%13,819
Martin 2,23043.96%2,78854.96%400.79%90.18%60.12%-558-11.00%5,073
Miami 7,08351.09%6,53847.16%1841.33%510.37%70.05%5453.93%13,863
Monroe 9,57954.64%7,37542.07%3071.75%1771.01%940.53%2,20412.57%17,532
Montgomery 7,89058.28%5,49240.57%1210.89%200.15%140.10%2,39817.71%13,537
Morgan 5,67755.13%4,42843.00%1471.43%330.32%120.12%1,24912.13%10,297
Newton 3,31268.36%1,48330.61%170.35%290.60%40.08%1,82937.75%4,845
Noble 6,50357.33%4,67641.22%1281.13%230.20%140.12%1,82716.11%11,344
Ohio 1,03146.55%1,17352.96%90.41%20.09%00.00%-142-6.41%2,215
Orange 4,57457.03%3,35941.88%790.98%70.09%20.02%1,21515.15%8,021
Owen 3,00251.14%2,73846.64%951.62%280.48%70.12%2644.50%5,870
Parke 4,32653.33%3,68145.38%410.51%540.67%100.13%6457.95%8,112
Perry 3,76145.02%4,56954.69%120.14%90.11%30.04%-808-9.67%8,354
Pike 3,69649.60%3,59648.26%1161.56%330.44%110.15%1001.34%7,452
Porter 8,90762.21%5,16136.05%520.36%1150.80%830.58%3,74626.16%14,318
Posey 3,87944.43%4,72954.16%951.09%120.14%140.16%-850-9.73%8,731
Pulaski 3,03950.72%2,73645.66%1853.09%220.37%100.16%3035.06%5,992
Putnam 5,07250.91%4,81448.32%400.40%230.23%140.14%2582.59%9,963
Randolph 7,12257.96%4,65537.89%4563.71%340.28%200.16%2,46720.07%12,287
Ripley 5,31353.34%4,57445.92%570.57%130.13%40.04%7397.42%9,961
Rush 5,36257.53%3,81440.92%1271.36%140.15%40.04%1,54816.61%9,321
St. Joseph 39,59343.58%49,86654.89%3670.40%7830.86%2370.26%-10,273-11.31%90,846
Scott 2,42943.11%3,12855.51%571.01%170.30%40.07%-699-12.40%5,635
Shelby 6,06845.54%6,99252.48%2351.76%230.17%60.05%-924-6.94%13,324
Spencer 4,49651.52%4,16347.71%560.64%40.05%70.08%3333.81%8,726
Starke 3,51850.55%3,31247.59%340.49%821.18%140.20%2062.96%6,960
Steuben 4,34167.28%1,99630.94%781.21%270.42%100.15%2,34536.34%6,452
Sullivan 4,82440.88%6,70556.82%1000.85%1411.19%310.26%-1,881-15.94%11,801
Switzerland 1,83943.30%2,37555.92%280.66%50.12%00.00%-536-12.62%4,247
Tippecanoe 17,03460.60%10,82538.51%660.23%1060.38%760.27%6,20922.09%28,107
Tipton 4,16950.78%3,92547.81%841.02%200.24%120.14%2442.97%8,210
Union 1,85963.25%1,04935.69%260.88%30.10%20.07%81027.56%2,939
Vanderburgh 27,58445.25%32,64053.55%3910.64%1900.31%1510.25%-5,056-8.30%60,956
Vermillion 4,68545.03%5,42652.15%610.59%1981.90%340.32%-741-7.12%10,404
Vigo 19,04941.81%25,90656.86%1920.42%2980.65%1190.26%-6,857-15.05%45,564
Wabash 8,14961.53%4,69235.42%2882.17%770.58%390.29%3,45726.11%13,245
Warren 2,44463.17%1,39135.95%270.70%60.16%10.03%1,05327.22%3,869
Warrick 4,60248.75%4,75050.32%460.49%280.30%140.15%-148-1.57%9,440
Washington 3,66047.18%4,03351.99%460.59%160.21%20.03%-373-4.81%7,757
Wayne 15,44557.81%10,74940.23%3581.34%860.32%780.29%4,69617.58%26,716
Wells 4,28847.15%4,72651.97%520.57%200.22%80.09%-438-4.82%9,094
White 4,91155.72%3,84943.67%380.43%100.11%50.06%1,06212.05%8,813
Whitley 4,71551.88%4,24046.65%921.01%320.35%100.11%4755.23%9,089
Totals821,07949.58%807,83348.78%14,7110.89%9,6490.58%2,9420.18%13,2460.80%1,656,214

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