1948 United States presidential election in Maine

1948 United States presidential election in Maine
Dewey 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Truman 50-60%
President before election; Harry S. Truman ; Democratic	Elected President; Harry S. Truman ; Democratic

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The 1948 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Maine^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York	Earl Warren of California	150,234	56.74%	5	100.00%
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman of Missouri	Alben William Barkley of Kentucky	111,916	42.27%	0	0.00%
	Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955)	Henry Agard Wallace of Iowa	Glen Hearst Taylor of Idaho	1,884	0.71%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas of New York	Tucker Powell Smith of Michigan	548	0.21%	0	0.00%
	Socialist Labor	Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania	Stephen Emery of New York	206	0.07%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	1	0.00%	0	0.00%
Total				264,789	100.00%	5	100.00%

Results by county

County^[3]	Thomas E. Dewey Republican		Harry S. Truman Democratic		Henry A. Wallace Progressive		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County^[3]	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Androscoggin	11,443	39.24%	17,405	59.68%	214	0.73%	103	0.35%	-5,962	-20.44%	29,165
Aroostook	9,459	56.51%	7,183	42.91%	57	0.34%	41	0.24%	2,276	13.60%	16,740
Cumberland	30,284	60.71%	18,913	37.91%	527	1.06%	161	0.32%	11,371	22.80%	49,885
Franklin	3,741	63.19%	2,135	36.06%	29	0.49%	15	0.25%	1,606	27.13%	5,920
Hancock	6,863	77.72%	1,878	21.27%	48	0.54%	41	0.46%	4,985	56.45%	8,830
Kennebec	13,923	55.12%	11,163	44.19%	114	0.45%	60	0.24%	2,760	10.93%	25,260
Knox	5,374	72.67%	1,924	26.02%	80	1.08%	17	0.23%	3,450	46.65%	7,395
Lincoln	4,743	80.47%	1,095	18.58%	42	0.71%	14	0.24%	3,648	61.89%	5,894
Oxford	7,444	58.24%	5,183	40.55%	127	0.99%	28	0.22%	2,261	17.69%	12,782
Penobscot	16,367	59.92%	10,705	39.19%	152	0.56%	91	0.33%	5,662	20.73%	27,315
Piscataquis	3,227	59.34%	2,181	40.11%	25	0.46%	5	0.09%	1,046	19.23%	5,438
Sagadahoc	3,745	58.77%	2,556	40.11%	61	0.96%	10	0.16%	1,189	18.66%	6,372
Somerset	6,301	60.48%	4,034	38.72%	63	0.60%	20	0.19%	2,267	21.76%	10,418
Waldo	4,371	74.21%	1,469	24.94%	29	0.49%	21	0.36%	2,902	49.27%	5,890
Washington	5,130	58.64%	3,538	40.44%	54	0.62%	26	0.30%	1,592	18.20%	8,748
York	17,819	46.00%	20,554	53.06%	262	0.68%	102	0.26%	-2,735	-7.06%	38,737
Totals	150,234	56.74%	111,916	42.27%	1,884	0.71%	755	0.29%	38,318	14.47%	264,789

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References

↑ "1948 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
↑ "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
↑ Our Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 02, 1948

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[1] "1948 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[results-2] "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

[Our-3] Our Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 02, 1948

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