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1948 United States presidential election in California
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1948 United States presidential election in California |
| country | California |
| flag_image | Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1944 United States presidential election in California |
| previous_year | 1944 |
| next_election | 1952 United States presidential election in California |
| next_year | 1952 |
| turnout | 80.54% (of registered voters) 5.59 pp |
| 66.77% (of eligible voters) 1.05 pp | |
| election_date | November 2, 1948 |
| image_size | x200px |
| image1 | Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Harry S. Truman** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | Missouri |
| running_mate1 | **Alben W. Barkley** |
| electoral_vote1 | **25** |
| popular_vote1 | **1,913,134** |
| percentage1 | **47.57%** |
| image2 | Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg |
| nominee2 | Thomas E. Dewey |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | New York |
| running_mate2 | Earl Warren |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 1,895,269 |
| percentage2 | 47.13% |
| map_image | 325px |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | County Results |
| title | President |
| before_election | Harry S. Truman |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Harry S. Truman |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Main article: 1948 United States presidential election
66.77% (of eligible voters) 1.05 pp Truman Dewey
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.
California narrowly voted for the Democratic incumbent, Harry S. Truman, over the Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, even though Dewey's running mate was California Governor Earl Warren. California was the tipping-point state for Truman's victory.
The Progressive Party submitted 464,000 signatures, greater than the 275,970 required, from all but one of California's counties a month before the deadline. The final signature amount submitted was 482,781 with around 295,000 validated.
Results
| 1948 United States presidential election in California | 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 | Harry S. Truman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas E. Dewey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | Henry A. Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Progressive | Various candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 1,913,134 | 47.57% | 1,895,269 | 47.13% | 190,381 | 4.73% | 22,754 | 0.57% | 17,865 | 0.44% | 4,021,538 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 154,549 | 47.80% | 150,588 | 46.57% | 16,853 | 5.21% | 1,341 | 0.41% | 3,961 | 1.23% | 323,331 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 25 | 18.12% | 106 | 76.81% | 6 | 4.35% | 1 | 0.72% | -81 | -58.69% | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amador | 2,334 | 57.45% | 1,578 | 38.84% | 117 | 2.88% | 34 | 0.84% | 756 | 18.61% | 4,063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butte | 10,133 | 45.68% | 10,948 | 49.36% | 936 | 4.22% | 164 | 0.74% | -815 | -3.68% | 22,181 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,995 | 49.42% | 1,888 | 46.77% | 128 | 3.17% | 26 | 0.64% | 107 | 2.65% | 4,037 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 2,020 | 51.78% | 1,803 | 46.22% | 69 | 1.77% | 9 | 0.23% | 217 | 5.56% | 3,901 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 50,277 | 55.02% | 36,958 | 40.45% | 3,868 | 4.23% | 273 | 0.30% | 13,319 | 14.57% | 91,376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 1,172 | 41.27% | 1,541 | 54.26% | 121 | 4.26% | 6 | 0.21% | -369 | -12.99% | 2,840 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 3,493 | 51.95% | 2,894 | 43.04% | 289 | 4.30% | 48 | 0.71% | 599 | 8.91% | 6,724 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 47,762 | 58.49% | 30,379 | 37.20% | 3,056 | 3.74% | 468 | 0.57% | 17,383 | 21.29% | 81,665 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 2,578 | 46.64% | 2,819 | 50.99% | 108 | 1.95% | 23 | 0.42% | -241 | -4.35% | 5,528 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 11,268 | 48.43% | 10,979 | 47.19% | 909 | 3.91% | 110 | 0.47% | 289 | 1.24% | 23,266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imperial | 5,301 | 44.89% | 6,217 | 52.64% | 228 | 1.93% | 64 | 0.54% | -916 | -7.75% | 11,810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 1,539 | 40.21% | 2,135 | 55.79% | 138 | 3.61% | 15 | 0.39% | -596 | -15.58% | 3,827 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kern | 33,029 | 56.16% | 24,464 | 41.60% | 1,109 | 1.89% | 209 | 0.36% | 8,565 | 14.56% | 58,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings | 6,909 | 59.97% | 4,289 | 37.23% | 219 | 1.90% | 104 | 0.90% | 2,620 | 22.74% | 11,521 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,999 | 37.48% | 3,054 | 57.27% | 238 | 4.46% | 42 | 0.79% | -1,055 | -19.79% | 5,333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 3,632 | 62.91% | 1,960 | 33.95% | 159 | 2.75% | 22 | 0.38% | 1,672 | 28.96% | 5,773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 812,690 | 47.00% | 804,232 | 46.51% | 101,085 | 5.85% | 11,075 | 0.64% | 8,458 | 0.49% | 1,729,082 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madera | 5,226 | 58.18% | 3,416 | 38.03% | 277 | 3.08% | 63 | 0.70% | 1,810 | 20.15% | 8,982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marin | 12,540 | 38.17% | 18,747 | 57.06% | 1,513 | 4.61% | 55 | 0.17% | -6,207 | -18.89% | 32,855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 983 | 39.85% | 1,378 | 55.86% | 91 | 3.69% | 15 | 0.61% | -395 | -16.01% | 2,467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 5,593 | 44.06% | 6,368 | 50.53% | 642 | 5.09% | 40 | 0.32% | -775 | -6.47% | 12,643 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merced | 9,959 | 54.95% | 7,721 | 42.60% | 360 | 1.99% | 84 | 0.46% | 2,238 | 12.35% | 18,124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 1,607 | 50.53% | 1,480 | 46.54% | 82 | 2.58% | 11 | 0.35% | 127 | 3.99% | 3,180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mono | 255 | 30.54% | 541 | 64.79% | 33 | 3.95% | 6 | 0.72% | -286 | -34.25% | 835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 15,704 | 46.10% | 17,233 | 50.59% | 959 | 2.82% | 167 | 0.49% | -1,529 | -4.49% | 34,063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Napa | 7,207 | 43.64% | 8,724 | 52.82% | 477 | 2.89% | 108 | 0.65% | -1,517 | -9.18% | 16,516 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3,914 | 47.01% | 3,917 | 47.05% | 454 | 5.45% | 41 | 0.49% | -3 | -0.04% | 8,326 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 29,018 | 36.36% | 48,587 | 60.88% | 1,545 | 1.94% | 664 | 0.83% | -19,569 | -24.52% | 79,814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placer | 8,837 | 58.49% | 5,570 | 36.87% | 632 | 4.18% | 70 | 0.46% | 3,267 | 21.62% | 15,109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 3,125 | 61.78% | 1,657 | 32.76% | 257 | 5.08% | 19 | 0.38% | 1,468 | 29.02% | 5,058 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 23,305 | 40.28% | 32,209 | 55.66% | 1,694 | 2.93% | 656 | 1.13% | -8,904 | -15.38% | 57,864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 54,197 | 58.38% | 35,074 | 37.78% | 3,185 | 3.43% | 386 | 0.42% | 19,123 | 20.60% | 92,842 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 2,096 | 42.03% | 2,775 | 55.64% | 90 | 1.80% | 26 | 0.52% | -679 | -13.61% | 4,987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 45,691 | 47.68% | 46,570 | 48.59% | 2,746 | 2.87% | 831 | 0.87% | -879 | -0.91% | 95,838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 98,217 | 47.80% | 101,552 | 49.43% | 4,815 | 2.34% | 875 | 0.43% | -3,335 | -1.63% | 205,459 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 167,726 | 47.82% | 160,135 | 45.66% | 21,492 | 6.13% | 1,356 | 0.39% | 7,591 | 2.16% | 350,709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 27,908 | 47.01% | 29,135 | 49.08% | 2,051 | 3.46% | 267 | 0.45% | -1,227 | -2.07% | 59,361 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 8,135 | 42.14% | 10,325 | 53.49% | 696 | 3.61% | 148 | 0.77% | -2,190 | -11.35% | 19,304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 34,215 | 39.66% | 48,909 | 56.69% | 2,993 | 3.47% | 155 | 0.18% | -14,694 | -17.03% | 86,272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 13,085 | 38.04% | 19,998 | 58.13% | 1,122 | 3.26% | 195 | 0.57% | -6,913 | -20.09% | 34,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 41,905 | 42.11% | 52,982 | 53.25% | 4,049 | 4.07% | 566 | 0.57% | -11,077 | -11.14% | 99,502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 9,862 | 36.95% | 15,395 | 57.68% | 1,084 | 4.06% | 349 | 1.31% | -5,533 | -20.73% | 26,690 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 7,177 | 56.86% | 5,010 | 39.69% | 402 | 3.18% | 34 | 0.27% | 2,167 | 17.17% | 12,623 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 660 | 52.46% | 546 | 43.40% | 48 | 3.82% | 4 | 0.32% | 114 | 9.06% | 1,258 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 6,749 | 54.00% | 5,315 | 42.53% | 400 | 3.20% | 34 | 0.27% | 1,434 | 11.47% | 12,498 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solano | 23,257 | 63.50% | 12,345 | 33.71% | 962 | 2.63% | 60 | 0.16% | 10,912 | 29.79% | 36,624 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 16,026 | 40.08% | 22,077 | 55.21% | 1,705 | 4.26% | 176 | 0.44% | -6,051 | -15.13% | 39,984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 18,350 | 47.82% | 18,564 | 48.38% | 899 | 2.34% | 558 | 1.45% | -214 | -0.56% | 38,371 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 3,362 | 45.08% | 3,913 | 52.47% | 130 | 1.74% | 53 | 0.71% | -551 | -7.39% | 7,458 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 2,920 | 44.72% | 3,348 | 51.27% | 206 | 3.15% | 56 | 0.86% | -428 | -6.55% | 6,530 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 1,053 | 48.68% | 975 | 45.08% | 126 | 5.83% | 9 | 0.42% | 78 | 3.60% | 2,163 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 19,681 | 50.22% | 18,414 | 46.98% | 797 | 2.03% | 300 | 0.77% | 1,267 | 3.24% | 39,192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 2,561 | 46.78% | 2,639 | 48.21% | 249 | 4.55% | 25 | 0.46% | -78 | -1.43% | 5,474 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 18,100 | 54.77% | 13,930 | 42.15% | 856 | 2.59% | 163 | 0.49% | 4,170 | 12.62% | 33,049 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 6,655 | 52.47% | 5,560 | 43.83% | 409 | 3.22% | 60 | 0.47% | 1,095 | 8.64% | 12,684 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 3,608 | 49.68% | 3,403 | 46.85% | 217 | 2.99% | 35 | 0.48% | 205 | 2.83% | 7,263 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Butte
- Glenn
- Marin
- Mariposa
- Mendocino
- Monterey
- Napa
- Nevada
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Stanislaus
- Tehama
- Tuolumne
References
Works cited
References
- "Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910{{endash}}2018".
- "1948 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
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