1948 United States presidential election in Maryland

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

All 8 Maryland 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 vote80
Popular vote294,814286,521
Percentage49.40%48.01%

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

Contents

Maryland was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.40% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 48.01% of the popular vote. [3] [4] This was the first of three times between 1888 and 2000 that Maryland's popular vote had backed a losing candidate nationwide (along with 1968 and 1980).

To date, this is the last time that a Democratic candidate has won the presidency without carrying Maryland and the only time that the state has backed a losing Republican candidate. [5]

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 294,814 49.40%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.)286,52148.01%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 9,6491.67%
Socialist Norman Thomas 2,9410.49%
Write-in Strom Thurmond 2,4760.41%
Total votes596,735 100%

Results by county

County [6] Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Strom Thurmond
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Allegany 14,37549.00%14,39849.08%4521.54%1100.37%-23-0.08%29,335
Anne Arundel 10,97354.12%8,71342.98%3681.82%2201.09%2,26011.14%20,274
Baltimore 41,84656.18%31,88342.80%5310.71%2300.31%9,96313.38%74,490
Baltimore City 110,87943.67%134,61553.02%7,2262.85%1,1700.46%-23,736-9.35%253,890
Calvert 1,91950.43%1,85148.65%220.58%130.34%681.78%3,805
Caroline 2,74652.73%2,43046.66%200.38%120.23%3166.07%5,208
Carroll 8,00364.89%4,22634.27%540.44%500.41%3,77730.62%12,333
Cecil 3,86646.94%4,32352.49%320.39%150.18%-457-5.55%8,236
Charles 2,70358.49%1,87840.64%110.25%290.63%82517.85%4,621
Dorchester 3,75144.92%4,50753.97%450.54%480.57%-756-9.05%8,351
Frederick 9,93457.77%7,14241.53%790.46%420.24%2,79216.24%17,197
Garrett 3,53664.34%1,90934.73%280.51%230.42%1,62729.61%5,496
Harford 6,16852.49%5,49446.76%570.49%310.26%6745.73%11,750
Howard 3,11351.64%2,72545.21%1582.62%320.53%3886.43%6,028
Kent 2,48949.31%2,52450.00%180.36%170.34%-35-0.69%5,048
Montgomery 23,17460.34%14,33637.33%3861.01%5111.33%8,83823.01%38,407
Prince George's 14,71849.02%14,87449.54%2580.86%1740.58%-156-0.52%30,024
Queen Anne's 2,03842.98%2,66056.09%230.49%210.44%-622-13.11%4,742
Somerset 3,12949.67%3,11249.40%140.22%440.70%170.27%6,299
St. Mary's 2,24748.78%2,29349.78%320.69%340.74%-46-1.00%4,606
Talbot 3,58559.95%2,34439.20%280.47%230.38%1,24120.75%5,908
Washington 11,88752.53%10,58846.79%960.42%590.26%1,2995.74%22,630
Wicomico 5,06248.14%5,41551.49%230.22%160.15%-353-3.35%10,516
Worcester 2,67353.53%2,28145.68%220.44%170.34%3927.85%4,993
Totals294,81449.40%286,52148.01%9,9831.67%2,9410.49%2,4760.41%8,2931.39%596,735

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  3. "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948" . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. Our Campaigns; MD US President Race, November 02, 1948