United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1948

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1948
November 2, 1948[1]
All 6 Nebraska votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Thomas Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 264,774 224,165
Percentage 54.2% 45.9%
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

 Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nebraska was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 54.15 percent of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 45.85 percent of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion Wheeler County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]

With 54.15% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Dewey's third strongest state in the nation after Vermont and Maine[6].

Results

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1948
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Dewey 264,774 54.15%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 224,165 45.85%
Write-in 1 0.00%
Total votes 488,940 100%

References

  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 – Nebraska". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. ↑ "1948 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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