Main article: 1948 United States presidential election
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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 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 50.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 47.26% of the popular vote. This was the last election where voters in Nevada selected presidential electors directly.
Results
Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
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Democratic Party | Harry S. Truman | L. O. Hawkins | 31,291 | |
Democratic Party | Harry S. Truman | James C. Riordan | 31,291 | |
Democratic Party | Harry S. Truman | J. J. Cleary | 31,290 | |
Republican Party | Thomas E. Dewey | Carl F. Dodge | 29,357 | |
Republican Party | Thomas E. Dewey | Mrs. Kenneth F. Johnson | 29,357 | |
Republican Party | Thomas E. Dewey | Leo A. McNamee | 29,357 | |
Progressive Party | Henry A. Wallace | M. D. Inskeep | 1,469 | |
Progressive Party | Henry A. Wallace | E. P. Owens | 1,469 | |
Progressive Party | Henry A. Wallace | Donald C. Smart | 1,469 | |
Votes cast | 62,117 |
Results by county
County | Harry S. Truman Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Henry Agard Wallace Progressive |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |
Totals | 31,291 | 51.59% | 29,357 | 48.41% | 1,469 | 2.36% | 1,934 | 3.19% | 62,117 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
Notes
- This is not a misprint; Cleary received 1,003 votes in Lincoln County while Hawkins and Riordan received 1,004 each
- Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1948 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ Official Returns of the General Election of 1948. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 27.
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