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1948 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland presidential no 1944 United States presidential election in Maryland 1944 1952 United States presidential election in Maryland 1952 All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College November 2, 1948https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1948 United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica December 20, 2017 x200px Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) New York Earl Warren 8 294,814 49.40% Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Missouri Alben W. Barkley 0 286,521 48.01% President Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) 375px 390px County results
Dewey
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
Truman
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose eighthttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1948 1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53) December 20, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.40% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 48.01% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=24&year=1948 1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland December 20, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1948 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948 December 20, 2017 This was the first of three times between 1888 and 2000 that Maryland's popular vote had backed a losing candidate nationwide (along with 1968 and 1980).
To date, this is the last time that a Democratic candidate has won the presidency without carrying Maryland and the only time that the state has backed a losing Republican candidate.Maryland - Google Drive https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1rNmmmt7JNQXoEGMiKmY7SvPD28z3WF1nCpikQc0gGZ8/htmlview# 2022-08-28 docs.google.com
Results
1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 294,814 49.40%
Harry S. Truman (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 286,521 48.01%
Henry A. Wallace Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) 9,649 1.67%
Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 2,941 0.49%
Strom Thurmond Write-in 2,476 0.41%
596,735 100%
Results by county
CountyOur Campaigns; MD US President Race, November 02, 1948 Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Henry A. WallaceProgressive Norman ThomasSocialist Strom ThurmondWrite-in Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # %Allegany14,37549.00%14,39849.08%4521.54%1100.37%-23-0.08%29,335Anne Arundel10,97354.12%8,71342.98%3681.82%2201.09%2,26011.14%20,274Baltimore41,84656.18%31,88342.80%5310.71%2300.31%9,96313.38%74,490Baltimore City110,87943.67%134,61553.02%7,2262.85%1,1700.46%-23,736-9.35%253,890Calvert1,91950.43%1,85148.65%220.58%130.34%681.78%3,805Caroline2,74652.73%2,43046.66%200.38%120.23%3166.07%5,208Carroll8,00364.89%4,22634.27%540.44%500.41% 3,77730.62%12,333Cecil3,86646.94%4,32352.49%320.39%150.18%-457-5.55%8,236Charles2,70358.49%1,87840.64%110.25%290.63%82517.85%4,621Dorchester3,75144.92%4,50753.97%450.54%480.57%-756-9.05%8,351Frederick9,93457.77%7,14241.53%790.46%420.24% 2,79216.24%17,197Garrett3,53664.34%1,90934.73%280.51%230.42%1,62729.61%5,496Harford6,16852.49%5,49446.76%570.49%310.26%6745.73%11,750Howard3,11351.64%2,72545.21%1582.62%320.53% 3886.43%6,028Kent2,48949.31%2,52450.00%180.36%170.34% -35-0.69%5,048Montgomery23,17460.34%14,33637.33%3861.01%5111.33% 8,83823.01%38,407Prince George's14,71849.02%14,87449.54%2580.86%1740.58%-156-0.52%30,024Queen Anne's2,03842.98%2,66056.09%230.49%210.44%-622-13.11%4,742Somerset3,12949.67%3,11249.40%140.22%440.70%170.27%6,299St. Mary's2,24748.78%2,29349.78%320.69%340.74%-46-1.00%4,606Talbot3,58559.95%2,34439.20%280.47%230.38%1,24120.75%5,908Washington11,88752.53%10,58846.79%960.42%590.26%1,2995.74%22,630Wicomico5,06248.14%5,41551.49%230.22%160.15%-353-3.35%10,516Worcester2,67353.53%2,28145.68%220.44%170.34%3927.85%4,993Totals294,81449.40%286,52148.01%9,9831.67%2,9410.49%2,4760.41%8,2931.39%596,735
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Allegany
St. Mary's
See also
United States presidential elections in Maryland
1948 United States presidential election
1948 United States elections
References
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