1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Flag of Rhode Island.svg
  1944 November 2, 1948 1952  
  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 William Barkley Earl Warren
Electoral vote40
Popular vote188,736135,787
Percentage57.59%41.44%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
Rhode Island Presidential Election Municipality Results 1948.svg

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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

Contents

Rhode Island was won by Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman of Missouri, over the Republican candidate, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Truman ran with Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as his running mate, while Dewey ran with Governor Earl Warren of California as his running mate.

Truman won Rhode Island by a margin of 16.15%.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Harry S. Truman of Missouri Alben William Barkley of Kentucky 188,73657.59%4100.00%
Republican Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York Earl Warren of California 135,78741.44%00.00%
Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) Henry Agard Wallace of Iowa Glen Hearst Taylor of Idaho 2,6190.80%00.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York Tucker Powell Smith of Michigan 4290.13%00.00%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania Stephen Emery of New York 1310.04%00.00%
Total327,702100.00%4100.00%

By county

1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [2]
CountyHarry Truman

Democratic

Thomas Dewey

Republican

Other candidates

Various parties

Total
 %# %# %##
Bristol 58.2%7,56241.2%5,3430.6%7712,982
Kent 48.1%15,28751.3%16,2990.6%19931,785
Newport 45.9%9,25453.4%10,7560.7%13620,146
Providence 60.7%149,25438.2%93,8671.1%2,627245,748
Washington 43.3%7,37955.9%9,5220.8%14017,041

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2024.