1948 United States presidential election in California
The 1948 United States presidential election in California took place on November 2, 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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| Turnout | 80.54% (of registered voters)  5.59 pp 66.77% (of eligible voters)  1.05 pp [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California narrowly voted for the Democratic incumbent, Harry Truman, over the Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey.
Results
| 1948 United States presidential election in California[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (incumbent) | 1,913,134 | 47.57% | 25 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 1,895,269 | 47.13% | 0 | |
| Independent Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 190,381 | 4.73% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 16,926 | 0.42% | 0 | |
| No party | Norman Thomas (write-in) | 3,459 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| No party | Strom Thurmond (write-in) | 1,228 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 813 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| No party | Edward A. Teichert (write-in) | 195 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| No party | Farrell Dobbs (write-in) | 133 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
| Totals | 4,021,538 | 100.00% | 25 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
Results by county
| County | Truman | Votes | Dewey | Votes | Wallace | Votes | Others | Votes |
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| Solano | 63.50% | 23,257 | 33.71% | 12,345 | 2.63% | 962 | 0.16% | 60 |
| Lassen | 62.91% | 3,632 | 33.95% | 1,960 | 2.75% | 159 | 0.38% | 22 |
| Plumas | 61.78% | 3,125 | 32.76% | 1,657 | 5.08% | 257 | 0.38% | 19 |
| Kings | 59.97% | 6,909 | 37.23% | 4,289 | 1.90% | 219 | 0.90% | 104 |
| Placer | 58.49% | 8,837 | 36.87% | 5,570 | 4.18% | 632 | 0.46% | 70 |
| Fresno | 58.49% | 47,762 | 37.20% | 30,379 | 3.74% | 3,056 | 0.57% | 468 |
| Sacramento | 58.38% | 54,197 | 37.78% | 35,074 | 3.43% | 3,185 | 0.42% | 386 |
| Madera | 58.18% | 5,226 | 38.03% | 3,416 | 3.08% | 277 | 0.70% | 63 |
| Amador | 57.45% | 2,334 | 38.84% | 1,578 | 2.88% | 117 | 0.84% | 34 |
| Shasta | 56.86% | 7,177 | 39.69% | 5,010 | 3.18% | 402 | 0.27% | 34 |
| Kern | 56.16% | 33,029 | 41.60% | 24,464 | 1.89% | 1,109 | 0.36% | 209 |
| Contra Costa | 55.02% | 50,277 | 40.45% | 36,958 | 4.23% | 3,868 | 0.30% | 273 |
| Merced | 54.95% | 9,959 | 42.60% | 7,721 | 1.99% | 360 | 0.46% | 84 |
| Ventura | 54.77% | 18,100 | 42.15% | 13,930 | 2.59% | 856 | 0.49% | 163 |
| Siskiyou | 54.00% | 6,749 | 42.53% | 5,315 | 3.20% | 400 | 0.27% | 34 |
| Yolo | 52.47% | 6,655 | 43.83% | 5,560 | 3.22% | 409 | 0.47% | 60 |
| Sierra | 52.46% | 660 | 43.40% | 546 | 3.82% | 48 | 0.32% | 4 |
| El Dorado | 51.95% | 3,493 | 43.04% | 2,894 | 4.30% | 289 | 0.71% | 48 |
| Colusa | 51.78% | 2,020 | 46.22% | 1,803 | 1.77% | 69 | 0.23% | 9 |
| Modoc | 50.53% | 1,607 | 46.54% | 1,480 | 2.58% | 82 | 0.35% | 11 |
| Tulare | 50.22% | 19,681 | 46.98% | 18,414 | 2.03% | 797 | 0.77% | 300 |
| Yuba | 49.68% | 3,608 | 46.85% | 3,403 | 2.99% | 217 | 0.48% | 35 |
| Calaveras | 49.42% | 1,995 | 46.77% | 1,888 | 3.17% | 128 | 0.64% | 26 |
| Trinity | 48.68% | 1,053 | 45.08% | 975 | 5.83% | 126 | 0.42% | 9 |
| Humboldt | 48.43% | 11,268 | 47.19% | 10,979 | 3.91% | 909 | 0.47% | 110 |
| San Francisco | 47.82% | 167,726 | 45.66% | 160,135 | 6.13% | 21,492 | 0.39% | 1,356 |
| Stanislaus | 47.82% | 18,350 | 48.38% | 18,564 | 2.34% | 899 | 1.45% | 558 |
| San Diego | 47.80% | 98,217 | 49.43% | 101,552 | 2.34% | 4,815 | 0.43% | 875 |
| Alameda | 47.80% | 154,549 | 46.57% | 150,588 | 5.21% | 16,853 | 0.41% | 1,341 |
| San Bernardino | 47.68% | 45,691 | 48.59% | 46,570 | 2.87% | 2,746 | 0.87% | 831 |
| Nevada | 47.01% | 3,914 | 47.05% | 3,917 | 5.45% | 454 | 0.49% | 41 |
| San Joaquin | 47.01% | 27,908 | 49.08% | 29,135 | 3.46% | 2,051 | 0.45% | 267 |
| Los Angeles | 47.00% | 812,690 | 46.51% | 804,232 | 5.85% | 101,085 | 0.64% | 11,075 |
| Tuolumne | 46.78% | 2,561 | 48.21% | 2,639 | 4.55% | 249 | 0.46% | 25 |
| Glenn | 46.64% | 2,578 | 50.99% | 2,819 | 1.95% | 108 | 0.42% | 23 |
| Monterey | 46.10% | 15,704 | 50.59% | 17,233 | 2.82% | 959 | 0.49% | 167 |
| Butte | 45.68% | 10,133 | 49.36% | 10,948 | 4.22% | 936 | 0.74% | 164 |
| Sutter | 45.08% | 3,362 | 52.47% | 3,913 | 1.74% | 130 | 0.71% | 53 |
| Imperial | 44.89% | 5,301 | 52.64% | 6,217 | 1.93% | 228 | 0.54% | 64 |
| Tehama | 44.72% | 2,920 | 51.27% | 3,348 | 3.15% | 206 | 0.86% | 56 |
| Mendocino | 44.06% | 5,553 | 50.53% | 6,368 | 5.09% | 642 | 0.32% | 40 |
| Napa | 43.64% | 7,207 | 52.82% | 8,724 | 2.89% | 477 | 0.65% | 108 |
| San Luis Obispo | 42.14% | 8,135 | 53.49% | 10,325 | 3.61% | 696 | 0.77% | 148 |
| Santa Clara | 42.11% | 41,905 | 53.25% | 52,982 | 4.07% | 4,049 | 0.57% | 566 |
| San Benito | 42.03% | 2,096 | 55.64% | 2,775 | 1.80% | 90 | 0.52% | 26 |
| Del Norte | 41.27% | 1,172 | 54.26% | 1,541 | 4.26% | 121 | 0.21% | 6 |
| Riverside | 40.28% | 23,305 | 55.66% | 32,209 | 2.93% | 1,694 | 1.13% | 656 |
| Inyo | 40.21% | 1,539 | 55.79% | 2,135 | 3.61% | 138 | 0.39% | 15 |
| Sonoma | 40.08% | 16,026 | 55.21% | 22,077 | 4.26% | 1,705 | 0.44% | 176 |
| Mariposa | 39.85% | 983 | 55.86% | 1,378 | 3.69% | 91 | 0.61% | 15 |
| San Mateo | 39.66% | 34,215 | 56.69% | 48,909 | 3.47% | 2,993 | 0.18% | 155 |
| Marin | 38.17% | 12,540 | 57.06% | 18,747 | 4.61% | 1,513 | 0.17% | 55 |
| Santa Barbara | 38.04% | 13,085 | 58.13% | 19,998 | 3.26% | 1,122 | 0.57% | 195 |
| Lake | 37.48% | 1,999 | 57.27% | 3,054 | 4.46% | 238 | 0.79% | 42 |
| Santa Cruz | 36.95% | 9,862 | 57.68% | 15,395 | 4.06% | 1,084 | 1.31% | 349 |
| Orange | 36.36% | 29,018 | 60.88% | 48,587 | 1.94% | 1,545 | 0.83% | 664 |
| Mono | 30.54% | 255 | 64.79% | 541 | 3.95% | 33 | 0.72% | 6 |
| Alpine | 18.12% | 25 | 76.81% | 106 | 4.35% | 6 | 0.72% | 1 |
References
- https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf
- "1948 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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