1948 United States presidential election in Arizona

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

1948 United States presidential election in Arizona

November 2, 1948[1]

All 4 Arizona 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 4 0
Popular vote 95,251 77,597
Percentage 53.79% 43.82%

County Results
Truman
  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%


President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Arizona was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 53.79% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 43.82% of the popular vote.[3][4]

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Yavapai County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] Maricopa County, which voted straight Republican with Yavapai from 1952 to 2016, broke its streak in the 2020 election.

Coconino County would not vote Democratic again until 1992, Navajo County not until 1976, whilst Apache, Cochise, Mohave and Pima Counties would next vote Democratic for Lyndon Johnson in 1964.[6] This is also the last election where a candidate carried every county in the state, as well as the last time a Democrat won the state with an outright majority. Arizona would not vote Democratic again until 1996, and after that, until 2020. Had Bob Dole won the state in 1996, Arizona would have the longest Republican voting streak for any state in recent political history.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Arizona
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 95,251 53.79%
Republican Thomas Dewey 77,597 43.82%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 3,310 1.87%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 786 0.44%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 121 0.07%
Total votes 177,065 100%

Results by county

County Harry S. Truman[7]
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey[7]
Republican
Henry Agard Wallace[8]
Progressive
Claude A. Watson[8]
Prohibition
Edward A. Teichert[8]
Socialist Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Apache 1,480 60.29% 970 39.51% 5 0.20% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 510 20.77% 2,455
Cochise 6,198 59.77% 3,854 37.16% 284 2.74% 29 0.28% 5 0.05% 2,344 22.60% 10,370
Coconino 2,309 51.99% 2,093 47.13% 26 0.59% 11 0.25% 2 0.05% 216 4.86% 4,441
Gila 4,780 65.79% 2,329 32.06% 120 1.65% 31 0.43% 5 0.07% 2,451 33.74% 7,265
Graham 2,139 63.17% 1,209 35.71% 31 0.92% 6 0.18% 1 0.03% 930 27.47% 3,386
Greenlee 2,069 69.88% 680 22.97% 202 6.82% 8 0.27% 2 0.07% 1,389 46.91% 2,961
Maricopa 40,498 51.27% 36,585 46.31% 1,403 1.78% 459 0.58% 47 0.06% 3,913 4.95% 78,992
Mohave 1,499 55.27% 1,167 43.03% 32 1.18% 8 0.29% 6 0.22% 332 12.24% 2,712
Navajo 2,669 58.45% 1,841 40.32% 45 0.99% 8 0.18% 3 0.07% 828 18.13% 4,566
Pima 17,692 49.66% 16,968 47.63% 807 2.27% 120 0.34% 38 0.11% 724 2.03% 35,625
Pinal 3,572 60.68% 2,232 37.91% 61 1.04% 20 0.34% 2 0.03% 1,340 22.76% 5,887
Santa Cruz 1,424 56.53% 1,058 42.00% 26 1.03% 10 0.40% 1 0.04% 366 14.53% 2,519
Yavapai 4,439 49.75% 4,287 48.05% 132 1.48% 60 0.67% 4 0.04% 152 1.70% 8,922
Yuma 4,483 64.37% 2,324 33.37% 141 2.02% 11 0.16% 5 0.07% 2,159 31.00% 6,964
Totals95,25153.79%77,59743.82%3,3101.87%7860.44%1210.07%17,6549.97%177,065

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  3. "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Arizona". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved October 25, 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. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 148 ISBN 0786422173
  7. Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  8. Our Campaigns; AZ US President Race, November 02, 1948
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