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1948 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1948 United States presidential election in Maryland

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All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 294,814 286,521
Percentage 49.40% 48.01%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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 eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.40% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 48.01% of the popular vote.[3][4] 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).

As of 2020, 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.[5] As of 2020, this remains the last of only 2 occasions in which Maryland was more Republican than the nation (the other occasion being 1896).[6]

Results

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1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Dewey 294,814 49.40%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 286,521 48.01%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 9,649 1.67%
Socialist Norman Thomas 2,941 0.49%
Write-in Strom Thurmond 2,476 0.41%
Total votes 596,735 100%

Results by county

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County[7] Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Strom Thurmond
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Allegany 14,375 49.00% 14,398 49.08% 452 1.54% 110 0.37% -23 -0.08% 29,335
Anne Arundel 10,973 54.12% 8,713 42.98% 368 1.82% 220 1.09% 2,260 11.14% 20,274
Baltimore 41,846 56.18% 31,883 42.80% 531 0.71% 230 0.31% 9,963 13.38% 74,490
Baltimore City 110,879 43.67% 134,615 53.02% 7,226 2.85% 1,170 0.46% -23,736 -9.35% 253,890
Calvert 1,919 50.43% 1,851 48.65% 22 0.58% 13 0.34% 68 1.78% 3,805
Caroline 2,746 52.73% 2,430 46.66% 20 0.38% 12 0.23% 316 6.07% 5,208
Carroll 8,003 64.89% 4,226 34.27% 54 0.44% 50 0.41% 3,777 30.62% 12,333
Cecil 3,866 46.94% 4,323 52.49% 32 0.39% 15 0.18% -457 -5.55% 8,236
Charles 2,703 58.49% 1,878 40.64% 11 0.25% 29 0.63% 825 17.85% 4,621
Dorchester 3,751 44.92% 4,507 53.97% 45 0.54% 48 0.57% -756 -9.05% 8,351
Frederick 9,934 57.77% 7,142 41.53% 79 0.46% 42 0.24% 2,792 16.24% 17,197
Garrett 3,536 64.34% 1,909 34.73% 28 0.51% 23 0.42% 1,627 29.61% 5,496
Harford 6,168 52.49% 5,494 46.76% 57 0.49% 31 0.26% 674 5.73% 11,750
Howard 3,113 51.64% 2,725 45.21% 158 2.62% 32 0.53% 388 6.43% 6,028
Kent 2,489 49.31% 2,524 50.00% 18 0.36% 17 0.34% -35 -0.69% 5,048
Montgomery 23,174 60.34% 14,336 37.33% 386 1.01% 511 1.33% 8,838 23.01% 38,407
Prince George's 14,718 49.02% 14,874 49.54% 258 0.86% 174 0.58% -156 -0.52% 30,024
Queen Anne's 2,038 42.98% 2,660 56.09% 23 0.49% 21 0.44% -622 -13.11% 4,742
Somerset 3,129 49.67% 3,112 49.40% 14 0.22% 44 0.70% 17 0.27% 6,299
St. Mary's 2,247 48.78% 2,293 49.78% 32 0.69% 34 0.74% -46 -1.00% 4,606
Talbot 3,585 59.95% 2,344 39.20% 28 0.47% 23 0.38% 1,241 20.75% 5,908
Washington 11,887 52.53% 10,588 46.79% 96 0.42% 59 0.26% 1,299 5.74% 22,630
Wicomico 5,062 48.14% 5,415 51.49% 23 0.22% 16 0.15% -353 -3.35% 10,516
Worcester 2,673 53.53% 2,281 45.68% 22 0.44% 17 0.34% 392 7.85% 4,993
Totals 294,814 49.40% 286,521 48.01% 9,983 1.67% 2,941 0.49% 2,476 0.41% 8,293 1.39% 596,735

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Our Campaigns; MD US President Race, November 02, 1948