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1948 Utah gubernatorial election Utah 1922 Presidential no 1944 Utah gubernatorial election 1944 1952 Utah gubernatorial election 1952 November 2, 1948 File:J. Bracken Lee (cropped).jpg 150x150px J. Bracken Lee Republican Party (United States) 151,253 54.99% File:Herbert B. Maw.jpg Herbert B. Maw Democratic Party (United States) 123,814 45.01% 1948 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsLee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Maw: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Herbert B. Maw Democratic Party (United States) J. Bracken Lee Republican Party (United States)
The 1948 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic governor Herbert B. Maw ran for a third consecutive term but lost to Republican nominee J. Bracken Lee in a rematch of the previous election.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 7, 1948.
Democratic primary
Candidates
John S. Boyden
Herbert B. Maw, incumbent governor
Results
Democratic primary resultsUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 1948, for Representatives in the Eighty-first Congress of the United States, for State Officers, and District Officers in Districts comprising more than one County.
Herbert B. Maw (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 31,183 56.60%
John S. Boyden Democratic Party (United States) 23,911 43.40%
55,094 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
J. Bracken Lee, Mayor of Price
Rendell N. Mabey, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
Results
Republican primary results
J. Bracken Lee Republican Party (United States) 42,417 62.53%
Rendell N. Mabey Republican Party (United States) 25,417 37.47%
67,834 100.00%
General election
Candidates
J. Bracken Lee, Republican
Herbert B. Maw, Democratic
Results
1948 Utah gubernatorial electionUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 2, A.D. 1948 for President and Vice-President of the United States, for Representatives in the Eighty-First Congress, for State Officers, and District Officers in Districts comprising more than one County, and for the adoption of rejection of the proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Utah.https://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA420 America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 5 November 2013 9781452290171 2020-05-15 Cook Rhodes
Republican Party (United States) J. Bracken Lee 151,253 54.99% +5.20%
Democratic Party (United States) Herbert B. Maw (incumbent) 123,814 45.01% -5.20%
275,067
100.00%
27,439 9.98%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +10.40%
Results by county
County J. Bracken LeeRepublican Herbert B. MawDemcoratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver1,33259.07%92340.93%40918.14%2,255Box Elder4,03354.19%3,41045.81%6238.37%7,443Cache6,71051.49%6,32148.51%3892.99%13,031Carbon5,06054.48%4,22745.52%8338.97%9,287Daggett7545.45%9054.55%-15-9.09%165Davis6,10655.90%4,81844.10%1,28811.79%10,924Duchesne1,46151.01%1,40348.99%582.03%2,864Emery1,75665.77%91434.23%84231.54%2,670Garfield1,04466.41%52833.59%51632.82%1,572Grand51662.62%30837.38%20825.24%824Iron2,55865.27%1,36134.73%1,19730.54%3,919Juab1,61655.53%1,29444.47%32211.07%2,910Kane76677.06%22822.94%53854.12%994Millard2,37159.17%1,63640.83%73518.34%4,007Morgan68454.11%58045.89%1048.23%1,264Piute43757.27%32642.73%11114.55%763Rich43256.10%33843.90%9412.21%770Salt Lake61,46352.91%54,69347.09%6,7705.83%116,156San Juan60661.65%37738.35%22923.30%983Sanpete3,19149.97%13,19550.03%-4-0.06%6,386Sevier3,15966.90%1,56333.10%1,59633.80%4,722Summit1,92660.11%1,27839.89%64820.22%3,204Tooele2,80758.09%2,02541.91%78216.18%4,832Uintah1,52348.55%1,61451.45%912.90%3,137Utah17,42858.46%12,38641.54%5,04216.91%29,814Wasatch1,19850.13%1,19249.87%60.25%2,390Washington2,04556.51%1,57443.49%47113.01%3,619Wayne37144.54%46255.46%-91-10.92%833Weber18,57955.74%14,75044.26%3,82911.49%33,829Total151,25354.99%123,81445.01%27,4399.98%275,067
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Duchesne
Salt Lake
Tooele
Washington
References
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