1948 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1948 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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  1944 November 2, 1948 [1] 1952  

All 8 Washington votes to the Electoral College
  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 W. Barkley Earl Warren
Electoral vote80
Popular vote475,165386,315
Percentage52.56%42.73%

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

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Washington was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 52.61 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with California Governor Earl Warren, with 42.68 percent of the popular vote. [3] [4]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last occasion Lincoln County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [5]

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Washington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 475,165 52.56%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 386,31542.73%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 31,6923.51%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 6,1170.68%
Socialist Norman Thomas 3,5340.39%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1,1330.13%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 1030.01%
Total votes904,059 100%

Results by county

CountyHarry S. Truman
Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Norman M. Thomas
Socialist
Edward A. Teichert
Socialist Labor
Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers
MarginTotal votes cast [6]
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 1,26747.22%1,39451.96%140.52%20.07%60.22%00%00%-127-4.73%2,683
Asotin 2,05457.33%1,38438.63%1173.27%220.61%60.17%00%00%67018.70%3,583
Benton 8,45858.46%5,85240.45%1160.80%130.09%280.19%00%00%2,60618.01%14,467
Chelan 7,70250.17%7,39248.15%1470.96%810.53%280.18%10.01%00%3102.02%15,351
Clallam 5,41253.60%4,17841.38%4564.52%250.25%220.22%30.03%10.01%1,23412.22%10,097
Clark 17,15456.93%11,54638.32%1,0413.45%2250.75%1410.47%220.07%30.01%5,60818.61%30,132
Columbia 1,01548.06%1,06250.28%251.18%90.43%10.05%00%00%-47-2.23%2,112
Cowlitz 11,07558.59%7,09837.55%6253.31%310.16%620.33%110.06%00%3,97721.04%18,902
Douglas 2,25155.81%1,70342.23%320.79%300.74%150.37%10.02%10.02%54813.59%4,033
Ferry 82461.49%47335.30%382.84%00%50.37%00%00%35126.19%1,340
Franklin 2,52561.14%1,54137.31%461.11%100.24%80.19%00%00%98423.83%4,130
Garfield 74748.79%74948.92%60.39%271.76%20.13%00%00%-2-0.13%1,531
Grant 4,06764.79%2,08133.15%1071.70%90.14%120.19%10.02%00%1,98631.64%6,277
Grays Harbor 13,66058.84%8,35736.00%1,0344.45%670.29%510.22%440.19%20.01%5,30322.84%23,215
Island 1,69446.03%1,80549.05%1484.02%150.41%180.49%00%00%-111-3.02%3,680
Jefferson 1,91151.99%1,61043.80%1293.51%50.14%200.54%10.03%00%3018.19%3,676
King 143,29549.14%131,03944.93%11,8574.07%3,1821.09%1,5540.53%6520.22%560.02%12,2564.20%291,635
Kitsap 19,53863.69%9,86932.17%1,0773.51%860.28%980.32%90.03%10%9,66931.52%30,678
Kittitas 4,58854.96%3,44641.28%2723.26%120.14%290.35%10.01%00%1,14213.68%8,348
Klickitat 2,20651.88%1,95145.88%581.36%90.21%160.38%120.28%00%2556.00%4,252
Lewis 8,39446.76%9,04750.39%4152.31%480.27%460.26%20.01%10.01%-653-3.64%17,953
Lincoln 2,51851.14%2,34847.68%480.97%30.06%40.08%20.04%10.02%1703.45%4,924
Mason 3,61355.58%2,52438.82%3335.12%80.12%210.32%20.03%00%1,08916.75%6,501
Okanogan 5,64456.81%4,08341.10%1501.51%350.35%220.22%10.01%00%1,56115.71%9,935
Pacific 3,90255.33%2,74938.98%3605.1%70.1%280.4%50.19%10.01%1,15316.35%7,052
Pend Oreille 1,46557.07%1,00939.31%803.12%70.27%50.19%10.04%00%45617.76%2,567
Pierce 50,67455.82%34,39637.89%4,3554.80%7610.84%4170.46%1630.18%200.02%16,27817.93%90,786
San Juan 63640.38%88155.94%513.24%20.13%50.32%00%00%-245-15.56%1,575
Skagit 9,08049.91%8,17644.94%7824.30%1030.57%410.23%100.05%00%9044.97%18,192
Skamania 1,06757.93%70738.38%522.82%70.38%90.49%00%00%36019.54%1,842
Snohomish 25,92456.04%17,01836.79%2,7375.92%3080.67%1900.41%790.17%40.01%8,90619.25%46,260
Spokane 49,64955.79%37,08641.68%1,7782.00%1690.19%2550.29%450.05%60.01%12,56314.12%88,988
Stevens 4,20556.56%2,97740.05%2182.93%200.27%120.16%20.03%00%1,22816.52%7,434
Thurston 10,46150.28%9,51145.72%7003.36%660.32%610.29%50.02%00%9504.57%20,804
Wahkiakum 87754.92%62238.95%805.01%60.38%20.13%100.63%00%25515.97%1,597
Walla Walla 7,10246.18%7,99351.98%1260.82%1100.72%450.29%20.01%00%-891-5.79%15,378
Whatcom 12,73646.40%12,85046.81%1,3834.86%3371.23%1070.39%360.13%20.01%-114-0.41%27,451
Whitman 6,01547.21%6,41150.32%2091.64%430.34%590.46%30.02%00%-396-3.11%12,740
Yakima 19,76047.10%21,39651.00%4901.17%2170.52%830.2%70.02%40.01%-1,636-3.90%41,957
Totals475,16552.56%386,315 [a] 42.73%31,6923.51%6,1170.68%3,5340.39%1,1330.13%1030.01%88,8519.83%904,059

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. Dewey's county by figures add up to 386,314

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Washington" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948" . Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. 1 2 Washington Secretary of State. "Presidential Candidates". Abstract of Votes State General Election November 2, 1948. Olympia, Washington. p. 4.