1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico

none June 2025 September 2023 1948 United States presidential election 1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico New Mexico presidential no 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico 1944 1952 United States presidential election in New Mexico 1952 November 2, 1948 x200px Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Missouri Alben W. Barkley 4 105,464 56.38% Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York Earl Warren 0 80,303 42.93% 1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico results map by county.svg 265px County results Truman #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Dewey #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% The 1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 2, 1948. All 48 states were part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President. New Mexico was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman,https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1948&fips=35&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1948 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-02-11 who took the Oval Office after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Running against Truman was Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who was strongly predicted to win the contest.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,853326,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090703163059/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,853326,00.html dead July 3, 2009 Time The Nation: Independence Day 1948-11-08 2013-04-28 Dixiecrat candidate Strom Thurmond took portions of the South, but was not even on the ballot in New Mexico and other Western states. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Union County and Harding County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the last until 2020 in which Valencia County voted for a losing candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Results + General Election ResultsNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1948New Mexico Secretary of State Official Returns of the 1948 Elections 6–8 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New MexicoParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Luis C. De Baca105,464 Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Max I. Meadors105,240 Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Mrs. W. F. Coe105,107 Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Mrs. Juan N. Vigil105,031 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey John J. Emmons80,303 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Filemon T. Martinez79,860 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Jerome O. Eddy79,760 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Mrs. Seth Alston79,659 New Party Henry A. Wallace Prospero Jaramillo1,037 New Party Henry A. Wallace Fred Calkins983 New Party Henry A. Wallace Mildred Smothermon978 New Party Henry A. Wallace John C. Waite956 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Q. B. Stanfield127 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson S. P. Crouch124 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Sadie E. Evans122 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Sarah D. Ulmer122 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Richard Barrett83 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Lee Wright80 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Inez Bushner77 Socialist Party Norman Thomas Cora Amos Walker77 Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert Clifford Oles49 Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert Eleanor Berkman35 Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert Jack I. Berkman35 Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert James William Peach35Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 187,063 Results by county County Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Henry A. WallaceNew Claude A. WatsonProhibition Norman ThomasSocialist Edward A. TeichertSocialist Labor Margin Total votes castBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Bernalillo18,30551.76%16,66847.13%3280.93%170.05%310.09%150.04%1,6374.63%35,364Catron64855.24%52144.42%30.26%10.09%00.00%00.00%12710.83%1,173Chaves4,56959.15%3,12340.43%210.27%80.10%30.04%10.01%1,44618.72%7,725Colfax3,87159.74%2,57539.74%250.39%30.05%50.08%10.02%1,29620.00%6,480Curry5,75972.52%2,13226.85%430.54%50.06%20.03%00.00%3,62745.67%7,941De Baca67059.24%45840.50%20.18%10.09%00.00%00.00%21218.74%1,131Doña Ana5,11659.54%3,44040.03%320.37%20.02%20.02%10.01%1,67619.50%8,593Eddy7,59375.77%2,30523.00%1041.04%80.08%50.05%60.06%5,28852.77%10,021Grant3,59262.72%1,99934.90%1302.27%20.03%20.03%20.03%1,59327.82%5,727Guadalupe1,55049.76%1,56550.24%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-15-0.48%3,115Harding65349.96%64949.66%30.23%00.00%10.08%10.08%40.31%1,307Hidalgo85969.16%37430.11%50.40%20.16%00.00%20.16%48539.05%1,242Lea4,70878.14%1,27321.13%260.43%160.27%10.02%10.02%3,43557.01%6,025Lincoln1,40646.79%1,57552.41%140.47%70.23%20.07%10.03%-169-5.62%3,005Luna1,62963.04%94136.42%90.35%40.15%00.00%10.04%68826.63%2,584McKinley2,99558.17%2,10940.96%370.72%60.12%10.02%10.02%88617.21%5,149Mora1,54144.84%1,89355.08%30.09%00.00%00.00%00.00%-352-10.24%3,437Otero2,36163.25%1,35436.27%130.35%30.08%00.00%20.05%1,00726.98%3,733Quay3,06368.17%1,39230.98%220.49%130.29%20.04%10.02%1,67137.19%4,493Rio Arriba4,75352.56%4,27347.25%160.18%10.01%00.00%00.00%4805.31%9,043Roosevelt3,08775.75%95623.46%230.56%80.20%10.02%00.00%2,13152.29%4,075San Juan1,54438.94%2,40760.71%80.20%50.13%10.03%00.00%-863-21.77%3,965San Miguel4,95351.44%4,65548.34%180.19%00.00%20.02%10.01%2983.09%9,629Sandoval1,85152.30%1,67547.33%70.20%10.03%40.11%10.03%1764.97%3,539Santa Fe6,17244.95%7,49154.56%550.40%20.01%60.04%50.04%-1,319-9.61%13,731Sierra1,38951.83%1,27447.54%130.49%10.04%10.04%20.07%1154.29%2,680Socorro1,65043.44%2,13956.32%80.21%00.00%00.00%10.03%-489-12.88%3,798Taos2,97750.72%2,85248.59%350.60%00.00%50.09%10.02%1252.13%5,870Torrance1,69649.71%1,70950.09%40.12%20.06%10.03%00.00%-13-0.38%3,412Union1,59055.81%1,24643.73%70.25%60.21%00.00%00.00%34412.07%2,849Valencia2,91446.80%3,28052.67%230.37%30.05%50.08%20.03%-366-5.88%6,227Total 105,46456.38%80,30342.93%1,0370.55%1270.07%830.04%490.03%25,16113.45%187,063 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Catron Harding Sandoval Sierra Taos Union See also United States presidential elections in New Mexico Notes References New Mexico Category:1948 New Mexico elections 1948