1948 United States presidential election in Nevada

1948 United States presidential election in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state Missouri New York Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 31,291 29,357 Percentage 50.37% 47.26%
County Results Truman   50–60%   60–70% Dewey   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Harry S. Truman Democratic

Main article: 1948 United States presidential election

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

Nevada was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 50.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 47.26% of the popular vote. ^{[3] [4]} This was the last election where voters in Nevada selected presidential electors directly.

Results

General Election Results ^[5]

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Democratic Party	Harry S. Truman	L. O. Hawkins	31,291
	Democratic Party	Harry S. Truman	James C. Riordan	31,291
	Democratic Party	Harry S. Truman	J. J. Cleary	31,290 [a]
	Republican Party	Thomas E. Dewey	Carl F. Dodge	29,357
	Republican Party	Thomas E. Dewey	Mrs. Kenneth F. Johnson	29,357
	Republican Party	Thomas E. Dewey	Leo A. McNamee	29,357
	Progressive Party	Henry A. Wallace	M. D. Inskeep	1,469
	Progressive Party	Henry A. Wallace	E. P. Owens	1,469
	Progressive Party	Henry A. Wallace	Donald C. Smart	1,469
Votes cast [b]				62,117

Results by county

County	Harry S. Truman Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Henry Agard Wallace Progressive		Margin		Total votes cast [5]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	1,055	44.48%	1,206	50.84%	111	4.68%	-151	-6.37%	2,372
Clark	10,787	61.81%	6,382	36.57%	284	1.63%	4,405	25.24%	17,453
Douglas	298	28.88%	719	69.67%	15	1.45%	-421	-40.79%	1,032
Elko	2,026	53.73%	1,683	44.63%	62	1.64%	343	9.10%	3,771
Esmeralda	183	50.14%	164	44.93%	18	4.93%	19	5.21%	365
Eureka	278	46.10%	312	51.74%	13	2.16%	-34	-5.64%	603
Humboldt	886	48.39%	901	49.21%	44	2.40%	-15	-0.82%	1,831
Lander	298	42.33%	397	56.39%	9	1.28%	-99	-14.06%	704
Lincoln	1,004	64.65%	520	33.48%	29	1.87%	484	31.17%	1,553
Lyon	629	38.52%	967	59.22%	37	2.27%	-338	-20.70%	1,633
Mineral	1,194	61.93%	706	36.62%	28	1.45%	488	25.31%	1,928
Nye	595	42.81%	722	51.94%	73	5.25%	-127	-9.14%	1,390
Ormsby	681	37.81%	1,095	60.80%	25	1.39%	-414	-22.99%	1,801
Pershing	541	42.87%	677	53.65%	44	3.49%	-136	-10.78%	1,262
Storey	184	47.42%	187	48.20%	17	4.38%	-3	-0.77%	388
Washoe	8,365	41.44%	11,323	56.09%	500	2.48%	-2,958	-14.65%	20,188
White Pine	2,287	59.51%	1,396	36.33%	160	4.16%	891	23.19%	3,843
Totals	31,291	51.59%	29,357	48.41%	1,469	2.36%	1,934	3.19%	62,117

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Humboldt
• Nye
• Storey

See also

• United States presidential elections in Nevada

Notes

1. This is not a misprint; Cleary received 1,003 votes in Lincoln County while Hawkins and Riordan received 1,004 each
2. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1948 – Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
2. "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)" . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
3. "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada" . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948" . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
5. Official Returns of the General Election of 1948. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 27.