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1948 United States presidential election
1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1944 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1944 1952 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1952 All 4 North Dakota 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 4 115,139 52.17% 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 95,812 43.41% 1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results
Dewey
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
Truman
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60% President Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (United States)
The 1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose fourhttps://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.
North Dakota was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 52.17% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 43.41% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=38&year=1948 1948 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota December 20, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1948 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948 December 20, 2017 North Dakota was the only state outside of the south in which Strom Thurmond was on the ballot, although he only received 0.17% of the vote.
Campaign
On May 11, 1948, the North Dakota Democratic Party voted unanimously to instruct its delegation to the Democratic National Convention to support Truman for president.
May 12, 1948 North Dakota Democrats To Give Truman Full Support 1 Morning Pioneer https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-pioneer/139069727/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240119044133/https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-pioneer/139069727/ January 19, 2024 Newspapers.com
Results
1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Thomas E. Dewey Republican Party (United States) 115,139 52.17%
Harry S. Truman (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 95,812 43.41%
Henry A. Wallace Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) 8,391 3.80%
Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 1,000 0.45%
Strom Thurmond Dixiecrat 374 0.17%
220,716 100%
Results by county
CountyGéoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Thomas E. DeweyRepublicanHarry S. TrumanDemocraticHenry A. WallaceGéoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)ProgressiveNorman ThomasSocialistStrom ThurmondGeoelections; Popular Vote for Strom Thurmond (.xlsx file for €15)States’ RightsMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams90851.01%75342.30%1035.79%130.73%30.17%1558.71%1,780Barnes3,38551.33%2,89243.86%2794.23%270.41%110.17%4937.48%6,594Benson1,92044.33%2,21651.17%1643.79%240.55%70.16% -296 -6.83%4,331Billings37250.54%31142.26%456.11%60.82%20.27%618.29%736Bottineau2,51359.39%1,57137.13%1142.69%230.54%100.24%94222.26%4,231Bowman72349.83%59741.14%1167.99%120.83%30.21%1268.68%1,451Burke1,21250.95%97240.86%1697.10%241.01%20.08%24010.09%2,379Burleigh5,04959.45%3,11736.70%2382.80%670.79%220.26%1,93222.75%8,493Cass11,43052.34%9,93745.51%3691.69%650.30%350.16%1,4936.84%21,836Cavalier1,86444.83%2,19852.86%842.02%50.12%70.17% -334 -8.03%4,158Dickey1,77454.89%1,26439.11%1765.45%100.31%80.25%51015.78%3,232Divide98148.14%88743.52%1587.75%90.44%30.15%944.61%2,038Dunn1,24451.34%1,07444.33%943.88%70.29%40.17%1707.02%2,423Eddy95246.85%91945.23%1416.94%180.89%20.10%331.62%2,032Emmons2,22363.46%1,18733.89%732.08%160.46%40.11%1,03629.57%3,503Foster93844.82%1,08952.03%572.72%50.24%40.19% -151 -7.21%2,093Golden Valley78856.25%58541.76%201.43%60.43%20.14%20314.49%1,401Grand Forks6,37446.23%6,99650.74%3432.49%610.44%150.11% -622 -4.51%13,789Grant1,55566.94%68929.66%692.97%60.26%40.17%86637.28%2,323Griggs1,03644.31%1,18050.47%1044.45%110.47%70.30% -144 -6.16%2,338Hettinger1,51764.33%75231.89%793.35%70.30%30.13%76532.44%2,358Kidder1,51063.71%77332.62%652.74%160.68%60.25%73731.10%2,370LaMoure1,99953.91%1,48139.94%2095.64%150.40%40.11%51813.97%3,708Logan1,58571.46%55725.11%552.48%100.45%110.50%1,02846.35%2,218McHenry2,57856.45%1,77038.76%2034.44%120.26%40.09%80817.69%4,567McIntosh2,20379.36%51318.48%471.69%100.36%30.11%1,69060.88%2,776McKenzie1,16845.08%1,22747.36%1857.14%80.31%30.12% -59 -2.28%2,591McLean2,76250.10%2,28341.41%3646.60%931.69%110.20%4798.69%5,513Mercer2,21975.27%64321.81%662.24%150.51%50.17%1,57653.46%2,948Morton3,60756.41%2,52139.43%2223.47%310.48%130.20%1,08616.98%6,394Mountrail1,39542.22%1,52146.04%36511.05%170.51%60.18% -126 -3.81%3,304Nelson1,67247.26%1,62946.04%2226.27%130.37%20.06%431.22%3,538Oliver74967.84%30427.54%373.35%100.91%40.36%44540.31%1,104Pembina2,40646.67%2,66651.72%661.28%110.21%60.12% -260 -5.04%5,155Pierce1,73858.86%1,14738.84%461.56%130.44%90.30%59120.01%2,953Ramsey2,89152.04%2,45844.25%1843.31%170.31%50.09% 433 7.79%5,555Ransom1,77250.85%1,59545.77%942.70%200.57%40.11%1775.08%3,485Renville81246.61%83848.11%744.25%130.75%50.29% -26 -1.49%1,742Richland3,44848.73%3,41348.24%1832.59%160.23%150.21%350.49%7,075Rolette1,17941.09%1,56554.55%1073.73%90.31%90.31% -386 -13.45%2,869Sargent1,38745.73%1,50649.65%1254.12%80.26%70.23% -119 -3.92%3,033Sheridan1,55478.92%37218.89%361.83%50.25%20.10%1,18260.03%1,969Sioux66757.20%46539.88%272.32%60.51%10.09%20217.32%1,166Slope44750.51%38843.84%434.86%70.79%00.00%596.67%885Stark3,22260.15%2,01737.65%971.81%100.19%110.21%1,20522.49%5,357Steele1,05245.00%1,16349.74%1144.88%70.30%20.09% -111 -4.75%2,338Stutsman4,20852.88%3,41542.92%2773.48%450.57%120.15%7939.97%7,957Towner1,14549.76%1,10047.81%401.74%90.39%70.30%451.96%2,301Traill2,32852.00%1,87441.86%2545.67%140.31%70.16% 454 10.14%4,477Walsh2,64637.63%4,17059.31%1962.79%100.14%90.13% -1,524 -21.68%7,031Ward5,51448.64%5,18945.77%5765.08%430.38%150.13%3252.87%11,337Wells2,38559.83%1,49237.43%741.86%270.68%80.20%89322.40%3,986Williams2,13338.82%2,57146.79%74313.52%380.69%100.18% -438 -7.97%5,495Totals115,13952.17%95,81243.41%8,3913.80%1,0000.45%3740.17%19,3278.76%220,716
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Divide
Eddy
Nelson
Ramsey
Slope
Towner
Traill
Ward
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Sargent
See also
United States presidential elections in North Dakota
References
North Dakota
1948
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