1948 Presidential Election
303
Electoral votes — Harry S. Truman
189
Electoral votes — Thomas E. Dewey
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Harry S. Truman [D]
Main Opponent
Thomas E. Dewey [R]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 303 · Main Opponent: 189 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Votes for Others
J. Strom Thurmond (39)
Vice President
Alben W. Barkely (303)
V.P. Opponents
Earl Warren (189), Fielding L. Wright (39)
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry S. Truman, of Missouri | Thomas E. Dewey, of New York | J. Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina | Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky | Earl Warren, of California | Fielding L. Wright, of Mississippi | ||
| Alabama | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| California | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 28 | 28 | - | - | 28 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - |
| Iowa | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kansas | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Kentucky | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Maine | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Maryland | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - |
| Michigan | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | 19 | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Missouri | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | 16 | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New York | 47 | - | 47 | - | - | 47 | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Ohio | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Oregon | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | - | 35 | - | - | 35 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| South Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Tennessee | 12 | 11 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 1 |
| Texas | 23 | 23 | - | - | 23 | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Virginia | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Washington | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 531 | 303 | 189 | 39 | 303 | 189 | 39 |
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1948
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1948 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1948
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