1948 United States presidential election in Colorado
The 1948 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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Colorado was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 51.88% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 46.52% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 election, Truman remains the last candidate to carry Colorado without winning Larimer County.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 267,288 | 51.88% | |
| Republican | Thomas Dewey | 239,714 | 46.52% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 6,115 | 1.19% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 1,678 | 0.33% | |
| Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 228 | 0.04% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 214 | 0.04% | |
| Total votes | 515,237 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Harry S. Truman Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Henry Agard Wallace Progressive |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | |||||
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| % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
| Las Animas | 67.67% | 7,586 | 30.79% | 3,452 | 1.19% | 133 | 0.35% | 39 | 36.88% | 4,134 |
| Otero | 66.30% | 8,640 | 33.08% | 4,311 | 0.47% | 61 | 0.15% | 20 | 33.22% | 4,329 |
| Huerfano | 63.73% | 3,448 | 34.03% | 1,841 | 2.13% | 115 | 0.11% | 6 | 29.70% | 1,607 |
| Lake | 63.04% | 1,581 | 33.41% | 838 | 3.11% | 78 | 0.44% | 11 | 29.63% | 743 |
| Costilla | 61.73% | 1,563 | 36.37% | 921 | 0.75% | 19 | 1.15% | 29 | 25.36% | 642 |
| Pueblo | 61.75% | 21,637 | 36.40% | 12,756 | 1.63% | 572 | 0.22% | 76 | 25.34% | 8,881 |
| Conejos | 58.43% | 2,236 | 40.03% | 1,532 | 0.65% | 25 | 0.89% | 34 | 18.40% | 704 |
| Routt | 57.19% | 2,088 | 40.87% | 1,492 | 1.53% | 56 | 0.41% | 15 | 16.32% | 596 |
| San Miguel | 56.81% | 613 | 41.80% | 451 | 1.39% | 15 | 0.00% | 0 | 15.01% | 162 |
| Eagle | 55.05% | 1,008 | 40.31% | 738 | 4.37% | 80 | 0.27% | 5 | 14.75% | 270 |
| Mineral | 56.72% | 190 | 42.99% | 144 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 13.73% | 46 |
| Summit | 56.00% | 378 | 43.26% | 292 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.30% | 2 | 12.74% | 86 |
| Bent | 55.56% | 1,658 | 43.43% | 1,296 | 0.60% | 18 | 0.40% | 12 | 12.13% | 362 |
| Pitkin | 54.46% | 409 | 42.48% | 319 | 2.80% | 21 | 0.27% | 2 | 11.98% | 90 |
| Mesa | 55.32% | 8,401 | 43.37% | 6,586 | 0.90% | 137 | 0.40% | 61 | 11.95% | 1,815 |
| Dolores | 54.31% | 435 | 43.95% | 352 | 1.75% | 14 | 0.00% | 0 | 10.36% | 83 |
| Alamosa | 54.76% | 2,395 | 44.58% | 1,950 | 0.55% | 24 | 0.11% | 5 | 10.17% | 445 |
| Gunnison | 53.17% | 1,326 | 44.23% | 1,103 | 2.25% | 56 | 0.36% | 9 | 8.94% | 223 |
| Denver | 52.93% | 89,489 | 45.17% | 76,364 | 1.43% | 2,420 | 0.47% | 794 | 7.76% | 13,125 |
| Baca | 52.13% | 1,398 | 46.98% | 1,260 | 0.78% | 21 | 0.11% | 3 | 5.15% | 138 |
| Saguache | 52.09% | 1,009 | 47.19% | 914 | 0.52% | 10 | 0.21% | 4 | 4.90% | 95 |
| Cheyenne | 51.44% | 713 | 47.40% | 657 | 0.94% | 13 | 0.22% | 3 | 4.04% | 56 |
| San Juan | 49.71% | 348 | 47.00% | 329 | 3.00% | 21 | 0.29% | 2 | 2.71% | 19 |
| Teller | 50.36% | 779 | 48.35% | 748 | 1.03% | 16 | 0.26% | 4 | 2.00% | 31 |
| Clear Creek | 50.24% | 836 | 48.68% | 810 | 0.72% | 12 | 0.36% | 6 | 1.56% | 26 |
| Montrose | 49.73% | 2,544 | 48.34% | 2,473 | 1.37% | 70 | 0.57% | 29 | 1.39% | 71 |
| Montezuma | 49.89% | 1,653 | 49.20% | 1,630 | 0.63% | 21 | 0.27% | 9 | 0.69% | 23 |
| Delta | 49.02% | 3,171 | 48.82% | 3,158 | 1.81% | 117 | 0.36% | 23 | 0.20% | 13 |
| Prowers | 49.47% | 2,497 | 49.63% | 2,505 | 0.44% | 22 | 0.46% | 23 | -0.16% | -8 |
| Logan | 49.30% | 3,179 | 49.98% | 3,223 | 0.51% | 33 | 0.20% | 13 | -0.68% | -44 |
| Grand | 48.85% | 763 | 49.74% | 777 | 0.77% | 12 | 0.64% | 10 | -0.90% | -14 |
| Gilpin | 48.45% | 296 | 49.43% | 302 | 1.64% | 10 | 0.49% | 3 | -0.98% | -6 |
| Garfield | 49.03% | 2,364 | 50.10% | 2,416 | 0.77% | 37 | 0.10% | 5 | -1.08% | -52 |
| Crowley | 49.22% | 1,004 | 50.34% | 1,027 | 0.20% | 4 | 0.25% | 5 | -1.13% | -23 |
| Lincoln | 48.93% | 1,231 | 50.52% | 1,271 | 0.40% | 10 | 0.16% | 4 | -1.59% | -40 |
| La Plata | 47.37% | 2,536 | 51.08% | 2,735 | 1.40% | 75 | 0.15% | 8 | -3.72% | -199 |
| Jefferson | 47.36% | 9,145 | 51.29% | 9,903 | 0.93% | 179 | 0.42% | 81 | -3.93% | -758 |
| Fremont | 47.26% | 4,077 | 51.25% | 4,421 | 1.10% | 95 | 0.39% | 34 | -3.99% | -344 |
| Jackson | 47.09% | 291 | 52.91% | 327 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | -5.83% | -36 |
| Rio Grande | 46.80% | 1,814 | 52.86% | 2,049 | 0.15% | 6 | 0.18% | 7 | -6.06% | -235 |
| Weld | 46.25% | 10,934 | 52.65% | 12,446 | 0.72% | 171 | 0.37% | 88 | -6.40% | -1,512 |
| Arapahoe | 46.17% | 6,962 | 52.67% | 7,943 | 0.81% | 122 | 0.35% | 53 | -6.51% | -981 |
| Moffat | 46.05% | 1,101 | 52.74% | 1,261 | 0.96% | 23 | 0.25% | 6 | -6.69% | -160 |
| Kiowa | 46.05% | 659 | 52.97% | 758 | 0.77% | 11 | 0.21% | 3 | -6.92% | -99 |
| Phillips | 45.49% | 932 | 52.51% | 1,076 | 1.56% | 32 | 0.44% | 9 | -7.03% | -144 |
| Boulder | 44.32% | 8,792 | 52.09% | 10,335 | 2.46% | 488 | 1.13% | 224 | -7.78% | -1,543 |
| Morgan | 45.63% | 2,912 | 53.54% | 3,417 | 0.61% | 39 | 0.22% | 14 | -7.91% | -505 |
| Yuma | 45.26% | 1,907 | 54.05% | 2,277 | 0.40% | 17 | 0.28% | 12 | -8.78% | -370 |
| Sedgwick | 44.67% | 834 | 54.63% | 1,020 | 0.54% | 10 | 0.16% | 3 | -9.96% | -186 |
| Ouray | 44.11% | 461 | 54.93% | 574 | 0.67% | 7 | 0.29% | 3 | -10.81% | -113 |
| Archuleta | 44.19% | 479 | 55.07% | 597 | 0.37% | 4 | 0.37% | 4 | -10.89% | -118 |
| Washington | 44.16% | 1,308 | 55.23% | 1,636 | 0.37% | 11 | 0.24% | 7 | -11.07% | -328 |
| Park | 43.84% | 505 | 55.30% | 637 | 0.78% | 9 | 0.09% | 1 | -11.46% | -132 |
| El Paso | 43.25% | 12,291 | 55.26% | 15,705 | 0.91% | 258 | 0.58% | 165 | -12.01% | -3,414 |
| Douglas | 43.68% | 767 | 55.75% | 979 | 0.28% | 5 | 0.28% | 5 | -12.07% | -212 |
| Rio Blanco | 42.95% | 752 | 56.03% | 981 | 0.97% | 17 | 0.06% | 1 | -13.08% | -229 |
| Elbert | 42.61% | 873 | 56.37% | 1,155 | 0.93% | 19 | 0.10% | 2 | -13.76% | -282 |
| Larimer | 41.47% | 7,062 | 57.63% | 9,813 | 0.49% | 83 | 0.42% | 71 | -16.15% | -2,751 |
| Chaffee | 41.23% | 1,476 | 57.68% | 2,065 | 0.87% | 31 | 0.22% | 8 | -16.45% | -589 |
| Adams | 40.95% | 4,419 | 57.83% | 6,240 | 0.92% | 99 | 0.31% | 33 | -16.88% | -1,821 |
| Custer | 40.72% | 384 | 58.01% | 547 | 1.06% | 10 | 0.21% | 2 | -17.29% | -163 |
| Kit Carson | 40.27% | 1,281 | 58.88% | 1,873 | 0.53% | 17 | 0.31% | 10 | -18.61% | -592 |
| Hinsdale | 36.06% | 75 | 63.94% | 133 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | -27.88% | -58 |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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