1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Flag of West Virginia.svg
  1944 November 2, 1948 [1] 1952  

All 8 West Virginia 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 vote429,188316,251
Percentage57.32%42.24%

West Virginia Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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

Contents

West Virginia was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 57.32 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 42.24 percent of the popular vote. [3] [4]

The Progressive Party submitted 10,189 signatures, greater than the 7,155 required, and enough were validated to appear on the ballot. Their candidate in the concurrent gubernatorial election was removed from the ballot by a court ruling. [5]

Results

1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 429,188 57.32%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 316,25142.24%
Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) Henry A. Wallace 3,3110.44%
Total votes748,750 100.00%

Results by county

1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county [6]
CountyHarry S. Truman
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Henry Agard Wallace
Progressive
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Barbour 4,23852.32%3,83447.33%280.35%4044.99%8,100
Berkeley 6,79752.80%6,04246.94%340.26%7555.86%12,873
Boone 6,76969.81%2,90930.00%190.20%3,86039.81%9,697
Braxton 4,28759.89%2,86440.01%70.10%1,42319.88%7,158
Brooke 6,68063.55%3,71835.37%1141.08%2,96228.18%10,512
Cabell 23,68055.84%18,59943.86%1310.31%5,08111.98%42,410
Calhoun 2,12657.76%1,54942.08%60.16%57715.68%3,681
Clay 2,97855.64%2,36644.21%80.15%61211.43%5,352
Doddridge 1,16632.40%2,43367.60%00.00%-1,267-35.20%3,599
Fayette 21,70774.14%7,45125.45%1200.41%14,25648.69%29,278
Gilmer 2,35562.37%1,42137.63%00.00%93424.74%3,776
Grant 66419.06%2,81680.83%40.11%-2,152-61.77%3,484
Greenbrier 7,59860.48%4,93539.29%290.23%2,66321.20%12,562
Hampshire 2,35763.39%1,35136.34%100.27%1,00627.06%3,718
Hancock 8,24263.53%4,56135.16%1701.31%3,68128.37%12,973
Hardy 2,43562.79%1,43336.95%100.26%1,00225.84%3,878
Harrison 21,10959.03%14,53440.65%1140.32%6,57518.39%35,757
Jackson 2,63938.12%4,27761.78%70.10%-1,638-23.66%6,923
Jefferson 3,79763.19%2,19936.60%130.22%1,59826.59%6,009
Kanawha 53,21356.19%41,14443.45%3380.36%12,06912.75%94,695
Lewis 3,47741.69%4,82957.89%350.42%-1,352-16.21%8,341
Lincoln 4,43352.07%4,06547.74%160.19%3684.32%8,514
Logan 16,12168.43%7,36231.25%760.32%8,75937.18%23,559
Marion 19,86663.35%11,20135.72%2900.92%8,66527.63%31,357
Marshall 7,98952.83%6,98646.20%1470.97%1,0036.63%15,122
Mason 4,03842.55%5,45357.45%00.00%-1,415-14.91%9,491
McDowell 21,54568.46%9,68730.78%2400.76%11,85837.68%31,472
Mercer 15,20159.97%10,06539.71%820.32%5,13620.26%25,348
Mineral 4,58650.98%4,38248.71%280.31%2042.27%8,996
Mingo 10,36267.76%4,89632.02%340.22%5,46635.74%15,292
Monongalia 12,13855.98%9,32943.02%2161.00%2,80912.95%21,683
Monroe 2,63247.10%2,95652.90%00.00%-324-5.80%5,588
Morgan 1,10433.79%2,15966.09%40.12%-1,055-32.29%3,267
Nicholas 5,01859.51%3,39140.22%230.27%1,62719.30%8,432
Ohio 16,99551.27%15,75747.54%3951.19%1,2383.73%33,147
Pendleton 1,94454.87%1,59244.93%70.20%3529.94%3,543
Pleasants 1,53649.56%1,54849.95%150.48%-12-0.39%3,099
Pocahontas 2,75453.66%2,37346.24%50.10%3817.42%5,132
Preston 3,52736.75%6,02062.73%490.51%-2,493-25.98%9,596
Putnam 4,42654.21%3,72245.59%160.20%7048.62%8,164
Raleigh 19,69765.09%10,41434.42%1480.49%9,28330.68%30,259
Randolph 6,58663.25%3,80236.52%240.23%2,78426.74%10,412
Ritchie 1,71232.03%3,61967.71%140.26%-1,907-35.68%5,345
Roane 3,68446.59%4,21353.28%110.14%-529-6.69%7,908
Summers 4,63062.47%2,78237.53%00.00%1,84824.93%7,412
Taylor 3,88849.40%3,94850.16%350.44%-60-0.76%7,871
Tucker 2,55754.49%2,10244.79%340.72%4559.70%4,693
Tyler 1,57933.22%3,16066.48%140.29%-1,581-33.26%4,753
Upshur 2,32331.31%5,06868.31%280.38%-2,745-37.00%7,419
Wayne 7,61863.32%4,39436.52%190.16%3,22426.80%12,031
Webster 3,72670.74%1,52728.99%140.27%2,19941.75%5,267
Wetzel 4,47757.18%3,32642.48%260.33%1,15114.70%7,829
Wirt 1,23348.70%1,29150.99%80.32%-58-2.29%2,532
Wood 14,22449.92%14,19849.83%710.25%260.09%28,493
Wyoming 6,72561.43%4,19838.34%250.23%2,52723.08%10,948
Totals429,18857.32%316,25142.24%3,3110.44%112,93715.08%748,750

See also

United States presidential elections in West Virginia

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