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1948 United States presidential election in Nevada

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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[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1948 United States presidential election in Nevada
← 1944 November 2, 1948[1] 1952 →
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 50.37% 47.26%
County Results
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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.[3][4] This was the last election where voters in Nevada selected presidential electors directly.

Results

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General Election Results[5]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
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[a]
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[b] 62,117

Results by county

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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
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

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This is not a misprint; Cleary received 1,003 votes in Lincoln County while Hawkins and Riordan received 1,004 each
  2. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket

References

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  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. ^ a b Official Returns of the General Election of 1948. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 27.


   

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