1948 United States presidential election in Oregon
The 1948 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Oregon was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.78% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 46.40% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas Dewey | 260,904 | 49.78% | |
Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 243,147 | 46.40% | |
Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 14,978 | 2.86% | |
Independent | Norman Thomas | 5,051 | 0.96% | |
Total votes | 524,080 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Thomas Edmund Dewey[5] Republican |
Harry S. Truman[5] Democratic |
Henry Agard Wallace[6] Progressive |
Norman Mattoon Thomas[6] Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Baker | 2,841 | 47.04% | 3,035 | 50.25% | 126 | 2.09% | 38 | 0.63% | -194 | -3.21% | 6,040 |
Benton | 6,839 | 66.21% | 3,135 | 30.35% | 241 | 2.33% | 114 | 1.10% | 3,704 | 35.86% | 10,329 |
Clackamas | 14,431 | 47.97% | 14,263 | 47.41% | 1,022 | 3.40% | 367 | 1.22% | 168 | 0.56% | 30,083 |
Clatsop | 5,076 | 44.87% | 5,574 | 49.27% | 599 | 5.29% | 64 | 0.57% | -498 | -4.40% | 11,313 |
Columbia | 3,049 | 36.95% | 4,768 | 57.79% | 370 | 4.48% | 64 | 0.78% | -1,719 | -20.83% | 8,251 |
Coos | 5,536 | 47.88% | 5,453 | 47.16% | 482 | 4.17% | 91 | 0.79% | 83 | 0.72% | 11,562 |
Crook | 960 | 44.84% | 1,149 | 53.67% | 18 | 0.84% | 14 | 0.65% | -189 | -8.83% | 2,141 |
Curry | 1,112 | 59.18% | 677 | 36.03% | 71 | 3.78% | 19 | 1.01% | 435 | 23.15% | 1,879 |
Deschutes | 3,463 | 48.35% | 3,499 | 48.85% | 155 | 2.16% | 46 | 0.64% | -36 | -0.50% | 7,163 |
Douglas | 7,671 | 56.35% | 5,500 | 40.41% | 391 | 2.87% | 50 | 0.37% | 2,171 | 15.95% | 13,612 |
Gilliam | 623 | 52.62% | 544 | 45.95% | 14 | 1.18% | 3 | 0.25% | 79 | 6.67% | 1,184 |
Grant | 1,090 | 47.54% | 1,156 | 50.41% | 35 | 1.53% | 12 | 0.52% | -66 | -2.88% | 2,293 |
Harney | 784 | 48.28% | 802 | 49.38% | 34 | 2.09% | 4 | 0.25% | -18 | -1.11% | 1,624 |
Hood River | 2,134 | 52.80% | 1,761 | 43.57% | 114 | 2.82% | 33 | 0.82% | 373 | 9.23% | 4,042 |
Jackson | 11,226 | 58.86% | 7,342 | 38.50% | 391 | 2.05% | 113 | 0.59% | 3,884 | 20.36% | 19,072 |
Jefferson | 622 | 50.69% | 559 | 45.56% | 40 | 3.26% | 6 | 0.49% | 63 | 5.13% | 1,227 |
Josephine | 5,004 | 58.27% | 3,290 | 38.31% | 241 | 2.81% | 53 | 0.62% | 1,714 | 19.96% | 8,588 |
Klamath | 7,072 | 47.47% | 7,520 | 50.48% | 259 | 1.74% | 47 | 0.32% | -448 | -3.01% | 14,898 |
Lake | 1,083 | 48.05% | 1,104 | 48.98% | 58 | 2.57% | 9 | 0.40% | -21 | -0.93% | 2,254 |
Lane | 20,843 | 55.27% | 15,606 | 41.39% | 801 | 2.12% | 459 | 1.22% | 5,237 | 13.89% | 37,709 |
Lincoln | 3,587 | 46.85% | 3,720 | 48.59% | 279 | 3.64% | 70 | 0.91% | -133 | -1.74% | 7,656 |
Linn | 7,936 | 50.37% | 7,260 | 46.08% | 448 | 2.84% | 111 | 0.70% | 676 | 4.29% | 15,755 |
Malheur | 3,265 | 55.36% | 2,499 | 42.37% | 90 | 1.53% | 44 | 0.75% | 766 | 12.99% | 5,898 |
Marion | 18,997 | 57.27% | 13,183 | 39.74% | 685 | 2.07% | 306 | 0.92% | 5,814 | 17.53% | 33,171 |
Morrow | 751 | 46.30% | 838 | 51.66% | 21 | 1.29% | 12 | 0.74% | -87 | -5.36% | 1,622 |
Multnomah | 86,519 | 45.77% | 93,703 | 49.57% | 6,494 | 3.44% | 2,312 | 1.22% | -7,184 | -3.80% | 189,028 |
Polk | 4,328 | 54.02% | 3,451 | 43.07% | 158 | 1.97% | 75 | 0.94% | 877 | 10.95% | 8,012 |
Sherman | 532 | 53.20% | 454 | 45.40% | 10 | 1.00% | 4 | 0.40% | 78 | 7.80% | 1,000 |
Tillamook | 2,952 | 46.96% | 3,128 | 49.76% | 155 | 2.47% | 51 | 0.81% | -176 | -2.80% | 6,286 |
Umatilla | 5,726 | 48.69% | 5,891 | 50.09% | 103 | 0.88% | 41 | 0.35% | -165 | -1.40% | 11,761 |
Union | 2,668 | 39.83% | 3,808 | 56.85% | 175 | 2.61% | 47 | 0.70% | -1,140 | -17.02% | 6,698 |
Wallowa | 1,196 | 44.71% | 1,408 | 52.64% | 49 | 1.83% | 22 | 0.82% | -212 | -7.93% | 2,675 |
Wasco | 2,740 | 51.74% | 2,438 | 46.03% | 80 | 1.51% | 38 | 0.72% | 302 | 5.70% | 5,296 |
Washington | 11,455 | 53.06% | 9,424 | 43.65% | 491 | 2.27% | 219 | 1.01% | 2,031 | 9.41% | 21,589 |
Wheeler | 414 | 49.23% | 411 | 48.87% | 10 | 1.19% | 6 | 0.71% | 3 | 0.36% | 841 |
Yamhill | 6,379 | 55.33% | 4,794 | 41.59% | 268 | 2.32% | 87 | 0.75% | 1,585 | 13.75% | 11,528 |
Totals | 260,904 | 49.78% | 243,147 | 46.40% | 14,978 | 2.86% | 5,051 | 0.96% | 17,757 | 3.39% | 524,080 |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
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