1948 United States presidential election in Nevada

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

1948 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 2, 1948[1]

All 3 Nevada 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 3 0
Popular vote 31,291 29,357
Percentage 50.4% 47.3%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Nevada was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 50.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 47.26% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Nevada
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 31,291 50.37%
Republican Thomas Dewey 29,357 47.26%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 1,469 2.36%
Total votes 62,117 100%

Results by county

County Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Henry Agard Wallace
Progressive
Margin Total votes cast[5]
# % # % # % # %
Churchill 1,055 44.48% 1,206 50.84% 111 4.68% -151 -6.37% 2,372
Clark 10,787 61.81% 6,382 36.57% 284 1.63% 4,405 25.24% 17,453
Douglas 298 28.88% 719 69.67% 15 1.45% -421 -40.79% 1,032
Elko 2,026 53.73% 1,683 44.63% 62 1.64% 343 9.10% 3,771
Esmeralda 183 50.14% 164 44.93% 18 4.93% 19 5.21% 365
Eureka 278 46.10% 312 51.74% 13 2.16% -34 -5.64% 603
Humboldt 886 48.39% 901 49.21% 44 2.40% -15 -0.82% 1,831
Lander 298 42.33% 397 56.39% 9 1.28% -99 -14.06% 704
Lincoln 1,004 64.65% 520 33.48% 29 1.87% 484 31.17% 1,553
Lyon 629 38.52% 967 59.22% 37 2.27% -338 -20.70% 1,633
Mineral 1,194 61.93% 706 36.62% 28 1.45% 488 25.31% 1,928
Nye 595 42.81% 722 51.94% 73 5.25% -127 -9.14% 1,390
Ormsby 681 37.81% 1,095 60.80% 25 1.39% -414 -22.99% 1,801
Pershing 541 42.87% 677 53.65% 44 3.49% -136 -10.78% 1,262
Storey 184 47.42% 187 48.20% 17 4.38% -3 -0.77% 388
Washoe 8,365 41.44% 11,323 56.09% 500 2.48% -2,958 -14.65% 20,188
White Pine 2,287 59.51% 1,396 36.33% 160 4.16% 891 23.19% 3,843
Totals31,29151.59%29,35748.41%1,4692.36%1,9343.19%60,648

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1948 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  3. "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 290 ISBN 0405077114


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