Results
United States presidential election in California, 1948[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Harry S. Truman (incumbent) |
1,913,134 |
47.57% |
25 |
|
Republican |
Thomas E. Dewey |
1,895,269 |
47.13% |
0 |
|
Independent Progressive |
Henry A. Wallace |
190,381 |
4.73% |
0 |
|
Prohibition |
Claude A. Watson |
16,926 |
0.42% |
0 |
|
No party |
Norman Thomas (write-in) |
3,459 |
0.09% |
0 |
|
No party |
Strom Thurmond (write-in) |
1,228 |
0.03% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
813 |
0.02% |
0 |
|
No party |
Edward A. Teichert (write-in) |
195 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
No party |
Farrell Dobbs (write-in) |
133 |
0.00% |
0 |
Invalid or blank votes |
|
|
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Totals |
4,021,538 |
100.00% |
25 |
Voter turnout |
|
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Results by county
County |
Truman |
Votes |
Dewey |
Votes |
Wallace |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
Solano |
63.50% |
23,257 |
33.71% |
12,345 |
2.63% |
962 |
0.16% |
60 |
Lassen |
62.91% |
3,632 |
33.95% |
1,960 |
2.75% |
159 |
0.38% |
22 |
Plumas |
61.78% |
3,125 |
32.76% |
1,657 |
5.08% |
257 |
0.38% |
19 |
Kings |
59.97% |
6,909 |
37.23% |
4,289 |
1.90% |
219 |
0.90% |
104 |
Placer |
58.49% |
8,837 |
36.87% |
5,570 |
4.18% |
632 |
0.46% |
70 |
Fresno |
58.49% |
47,762 |
37.20% |
30,379 |
3.74% |
3,056 |
0.57% |
468 |
Sacramento |
58.38% |
54,197 |
37.78% |
35,074 |
3.43% |
3,185 |
0.42% |
386 |
Madera |
58.18% |
5,226 |
38.03% |
3,416 |
3.08% |
277 |
0.70% |
63 |
Amador |
57.45% |
2,334 |
38.84% |
1,578 |
2.88% |
117 |
0.84% |
34 |
Shasta |
56.86% |
7,177 |
39.69% |
5,010 |
3.18% |
402 |
0.27% |
34 |
Kern |
56.16% |
33,029 |
41.60% |
24,464 |
1.89% |
1,109 |
0.36% |
209 |
Contra Costa |
55.02% |
50,277 |
40.45% |
36,958 |
4.23% |
3,868 |
0.30% |
273 |
Merced |
54.95% |
9,959 |
42.60% |
7,721 |
1.99% |
360 |
0.46% |
84 |
Ventura |
54.77% |
18,100 |
42.15% |
13,930 |
2.59% |
856 |
0.49% |
163 |
Siskiyou |
54.00% |
6,749 |
42.53% |
5,315 |
3.20% |
400 |
0.27% |
34 |
Yolo |
52.47% |
6,655 |
43.83% |
5,560 |
3.22% |
409 |
0.47% |
60 |
Sierra |
52.46% |
660 |
43.40% |
546 |
3.82% |
48 |
0.32% |
4 |
El Dorado |
51.95% |
3,493 |
43.04% |
2,894 |
4.30% |
289 |
0.71% |
48 |
Colusa |
51.78% |
2,020 |
46.22% |
1,803 |
1.77% |
69 |
0.23% |
9 |
Modoc |
50.53% |
1,607 |
46.54% |
1,480 |
2.58% |
82 |
0.35% |
11 |
Tulare |
50.22% |
19,681 |
46.98% |
18,414 |
2.03% |
797 |
0.77% |
300 |
Yuba |
49.68% |
3,608 |
46.85% |
3,403 |
2.99% |
217 |
0.48% |
35 |
Calaveras |
49.42% |
1,995 |
46.77% |
1,888 |
3.17% |
128 |
0.64% |
26 |
Trinity |
48.68% |
1,053 |
45.08% |
975 |
5.83% |
126 |
0.42% |
9 |
Humboldt |
48.43% |
11,268 |
47.19% |
10,979 |
3.91% |
909 |
0.47% |
110 |
San Francisco |
47.82% |
167,726 |
45.66% |
160,135 |
6.13% |
21,492 |
0.39% |
1,356 |
Stanislaus |
47.82% |
18,350 |
48.38% |
18,564 |
2.34% |
899 |
1.45% |
558 |
San Diego |
47.80% |
98,217 |
49.43% |
101,552 |
2.34% |
4,815 |
0.43% |
875 |
Alameda |
47.80% |
154,549 |
46.57% |
150,588 |
5.21% |
16,853 |
0.41% |
1,341 |
San Bernardino |
47.68% |
45,691 |
48.59% |
46,570 |
2.87% |
2,746 |
0.87% |
831 |
Nevada |
47.01% |
3,914 |
47.05% |
3,917 |
5.45% |
454 |
0.49% |
41 |
San Joaquin |
47.01% |
27,908 |
49.08% |
29,135 |
3.46% |
2,051 |
0.45% |
267 |
Los Angeles |
47.00% |
812,690 |
46.51% |
804,232 |
5.85% |
101,085 |
0.64% |
11,075 |
Tuolumne |
46.78% |
2,561 |
48.21% |
2,639 |
4.55% |
249 |
0.46% |
25 |
Glenn |
46.64% |
2,578 |
50.99% |
2,819 |
1.95% |
108 |
0.42% |
23 |
Monterey |
46.10% |
15,704 |
50.59% |
17,233 |
2.82% |
959 |
0.49% |
167 |
Butte |
45.68% |
10,133 |
49.36% |
10,948 |
4.22% |
936 |
0.74% |
164 |
Sutter |
45.08% |
3,362 |
52.47% |
3,913 |
1.74% |
130 |
0.71% |
53 |
Imperial |
44.89% |
5,301 |
52.64% |
6,217 |
1.93% |
228 |
0.54% |
64 |
Tehama |
44.72% |
2,920 |
51.27% |
3,348 |
3.15% |
206 |
0.86% |
56 |
Mendocino |
44.06% |
5,553 |
50.53% |
6,368 |
5.09% |
642 |
0.32% |
40 |
Napa |
43.64% |
7,207 |
52.82% |
8,724 |
2.89% |
477 |
0.65% |
108 |
San Luis Obispo |
42.14% |
8,135 |
53.49% |
10,325 |
3.61% |
696 |
0.77% |
148 |
Santa Clara |
42.11% |
41,905 |
53.25% |
52,982 |
4.07% |
4,049 |
0.57% |
566 |
San Benito |
42.03% |
2,096 |
55.64% |
2,775 |
1.80% |
90 |
0.52% |
26 |
Del Norte |
41.27% |
1,172 |
54.26% |
1,541 |
4.26% |
121 |
0.21% |
6 |
Riverside |
40.28% |
23,305 |
55.66% |
32,209 |
2.93% |
1,694 |
1.13% |
656 |
Inyo |
40.21% |
1,539 |
55.79% |
2,135 |
3.61% |
138 |
0.39% |
15 |
Sonoma |
40.08% |
16,026 |
55.21% |
22,077 |
4.26% |
1,705 |
0.44% |
176 |
Mariposa |
39.85% |
983 |
55.86% |
1,378 |
3.69% |
91 |
0.61% |
15 |
San Mateo |
39.66% |
34,215 |
56.69% |
48,909 |
3.47% |
2,993 |
0.18% |
155 |
Marin |
38.17% |
12,540 |
57.06% |
18,747 |
4.61% |
1,513 |
0.17% |
55 |
Santa Barbara |
38.04% |
13,085 |
58.13% |
19,998 |
3.26% |
1,122 |
0.57% |
195 |
Lake |
37.48% |
1,999 |
57.27% |
3,054 |
4.46% |
238 |
0.79% |
42 |
Santa Cruz |
36.95% |
9,862 |
57.68% |
15,395 |
4.06% |
1,084 |
1.31% |
349 |
Orange |
36.36% |
29,018 |
60.88% |
48,587 |
1.94% |
1,545 |
0.83% |
664 |
Mono |
30.54% |
255 |
64.79% |
541 |
3.95% |
33 |
0.72% |
6 |
Alpine |
18.12% |
25 |
76.81% |
106 |
4.35% |
6 |
0.72% |
1 |
References
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