United States presidential election, 1948
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1948. Ohio voters chose twenty-five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Democratic Party candidate Harry S. Truman won the state with 49.48% of the popular vote, winning Ohio's twenty-five electoral votes. It was the closest state in the election.[1]
Results
Results by county
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Harry S. Truman[2] Democratic |
Thomas E. Dewey Republican |
Henry A. Wallace Progressive |
Margin |
Total votes cast |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Adams |
4,293 |
45.63% |
5,103 |
54.24% |
12 |
0.13% |
-810 |
-8.61% |
9,408 |
Allen |
13,161 |
42.91% |
17,380 |
56.67% |
127 |
0.41% |
-4,219 |
-13.76% |
30,668 |
Ashland |
6,095 |
42.95% |
8,027 |
56.56% |
69 |
0.49% |
-1,932 |
-13.61% |
14,191 |
Ashtabula |
12,560 |
44.34% |
15,389 |
54.33% |
377 |
1.33% |
-2,829 |
-9.99% |
28,326 |
Athens |
7,398 |
45.24% |
8,902 |
54.43% |
54 |
0.33% |
-1,504 |
-9.20% |
16,354 |
Auglaize |
5,670 |
45.28% |
6,818 |
54.45% |
34 |
0.27% |
-1,148 |
-9.17% |
12,522 |
Belmont |
23,217 |
62.51% |
13,283 |
35.76% |
643 |
1.73% |
9,934 |
26.75% |
37,143 |
Brown |
5,140 |
56.49% |
3,931 |
43.20% |
28 |
0.31% |
1,209 |
13.29% |
9,099 |
Butler |
24,276 |
52.78% |
21,393 |
46.52% |
322 |
0.70% |
2,883 |
6.27% |
45,991 |
Carroll |
2,996 |
40.97% |
4,283 |
58.57% |
34 |
0.46% |
-1,287 |
-17.60% |
7,313 |
Champaign |
4,585 |
41.31% |
6,492 |
58.49% |
23 |
0.21% |
-1,907 |
-17.18% |
11,100 |
Clark |
17,236 |
47.99% |
18,548 |
51.64% |
133 |
0.37% |
-1,312 |
-3.65% |
35,917 |
Clermont |
8,224 |
48.70% |
8,592 |
50.88% |
71 |
0.42% |
-368 |
-2.18% |
16,887 |
Clinton |
3,758 |
38.35% |
6,009 |
61.32% |
32 |
0.33% |
-2,251 |
-22.97% |
9,799 |
Columbiana |
16,588 |
48.03% |
17,724 |
51.32% |
226 |
0.65% |
-1,136 |
-3.29% |
34,538 |
Coshocton |
6,457 |
47.36% |
7,096 |
52.05% |
81 |
0.59% |
-639 |
-4.69% |
13,634 |
Crawford |
7,600 |
46.05% |
8,862 |
53.70% |
41 |
0.25% |
-1,262 |
-7.65% |
16,503 |
Cuyahoga |
257,958 |
52.58% |
214,889 |
43.80% |
17,781 |
3.62% |
43,069 |
8.78% |
490,628 |
Darke |
8,770 |
49.23% |
8,956 |
50.28% |
87 |
0.49% |
-186 |
-1.04% |
17,813 |
Defiance |
4,454 |
42.79% |
5,927 |
56.94% |
28 |
0.27% |
-1,473 |
-14.15% |
10,409 |
Delaware |
4,371 |
34.95% |
8,089 |
64.68% |
46 |
0.37% |
-3,718 |
-29.73% |
12,506 |
Erie |
8,644 |
47.23% |
9,568 |
52.28% |
90 |
0.49% |
-924 |
-5.05% |
18,302 |
Fairfield |
9,375 |
49.58% |
9,471 |
50.09% |
61 |
0.32% |
-96 |
-0.51% |
18,907 |
Fayette |
3,513 |
41.85% |
4,865 |
57.95% |
17 |
0.20% |
-1,352 |
-16.10% |
8,395 |
Franklin |
84,806 |
45.84% |
98,707 |
53.36% |
1,486 |
0.80% |
-13,901 |
-7.51% |
184,999 |
Fulton |
2,672 |
28.95% |
6,523 |
70.67% |
35 |
0.38% |
-3,851 |
-41.72% |
9,230 |
Gallia |
3,430 |
37.25% |
5,743 |
62.38% |
34 |
0.37% |
-2,313 |
-25.12% |
9,207 |
Geauga |
2,960 |
34.33% |
5,535 |
64.20% |
127 |
1.47% |
-2,575 |
-29.87% |
8,622 |
Greene |
8,970 |
49.02% |
9,186 |
50.20% |
144 |
0.79% |
-216 |
-1.18% |
18,300 |
Guernsey |
6,639 |
46.17% |
7,651 |
53.21% |
90 |
0.63% |
-1,012 |
-7.04% |
14,380 |
Hamilton |
135,290 |
46.91% |
151,055 |
52.37% |
2,068 |
0.72% |
-15,765 |
-5.47% |
288,413 |
Hancock |
6,598 |
36.50% |
11,427 |
63.21% |
54 |
0.30% |
-4,829 |
-26.71% |
18,079 |
Hardin |
5,474 |
42.21% |
7,441 |
57.38% |
52 |
0.40% |
-1,967 |
-15.17% |
12,967 |
Harrison |
3,422 |
44.44% |
4,215 |
54.74% |
63 |
0.82% |
-793 |
-10.30% |
7,700 |
Henry |
3,689 |
42.29% |
5,024 |
57.59% |
11 |
0.13% |
-1,335 |
-15.30% |
8,724 |
Highland |
5,675 |
45.26% |
6,849 |
54.62% |
16 |
0.13% |
-1,174 |
-9.36% |
12,540 |
Hocking |
4,462 |
54.34% |
3,733 |
45.46% |
17 |
0.21% |
729 |
8.88% |
8,212 |
Holmes |
2,480 |
49.78% |
2,496 |
50.10% |
6 |
0.12% |
-16 |
-0.32% |
4,982 |
Huron |
6,073 |
40.13% |
9,004 |
59.50% |
57 |
0.38% |
-2,931 |
-19.37% |
15,134 |
Jackson |
5,059 |
46.52% |
5,782 |
53.17% |
33 |
0.30% |
-723 |
-6.65% |
10,874 |
Jefferson |
23,725 |
61.77% |
14,230 |
37.05% |
454 |
1.18% |
9,495 |
24.72% |
38,409 |
Knox |
6,120 |
41.48% |
8,607 |
58.33% |
28 |
0.19% |
-2,487 |
-16.86% |
14,755 |
Lake |
10,844 |
44.98% |
12,973 |
53.81% |
291 |
1.21% |
-2,129 |
-8.83% |
24,108 |
Lawrence |
9,495 |
53.69% |
8,113 |
45.88% |
76 |
0.43% |
1,382 |
7.81% |
17,684 |
Licking |
12,511 |
45.07% |
15,164 |
54.62% |
87 |
0.31% |
-2,653 |
-9.56% |
27,762 |
Logan |
5,149 |
38.70% |
8,118 |
61.01% |
38 |
0.29% |
-2,969 |
-22.31% |
13,305 |
Lorain |
21,397 |
49.03% |
21,616 |
49.53% |
625 |
1.43% |
-219 |
-0.50% |
43,638 |
Lucas |
74,064 |
51.85% |
66,798 |
46.76% |
1,991 |
1.39% |
7,266 |
5.09% |
142,853 |
Madison |
3,356 |
41.46% |
4,730 |
58.44% |
8 |
0.10% |
-1,374 |
-16.98% |
8,094 |
Mahoning |
62,468 |
61.76% |
37,365 |
36.94% |
1,313 |
1.30% |
25,103 |
24.82% |
101,146 |
Marion |
8,223 |
44.20% |
10,333 |
55.54% |
50 |
0.27% |
-2,110 |
-11.34% |
18,606 |
Medina |
5,133 |
34.88% |
9,462 |
64.29% |
122 |
0.83% |
-4,329 |
-29.41% |
14,717 |
Meigs |
3,595 |
39.11% |
5,564 |
60.52% |
34 |
0.37% |
-1,969 |
-21.42% |
9,193 |
Mercer |
5,928 |
52.92% |
5,266 |
47.01% |
8 |
0.07% |
662 |
5.91% |
11,202 |
Miami |
10,066 |
43.29% |
13,100 |
56.33% |
89 |
0.38% |
-3,034 |
-13.05% |
23,255 |
Monroe |
3,873 |
60.01% |
2,574 |
39.88% |
7 |
0.11% |
1,299 |
20.13% |
6,454 |
Montgomery |
76,879 |
55.66% |
60,048 |
43.48% |
1,187 |
0.86% |
16,831 |
12.19% |
138,114 |
Morgan |
1,783 |
33.79% |
3,480 |
65.96% |
13 |
0.25% |
-1,697 |
-32.16% |
5,276 |
Morrow |
2,616 |
37.61% |
4,327 |
62.21% |
12 |
0.17% |
-1,711 |
-24.60% |
6,955 |
Muskingum |
12,765 |
44.18% |
16,049 |
55.54% |
81 |
0.28% |
-3,284 |
-11.37% |
28,895 |
Noble |
2,425 |
40.80% |
3,494 |
58.79% |
24 |
0.40% |
-1,069 |
-17.99% |
5,943 |
Ottawa |
6,157 |
52.25% |
5,591 |
47.45% |
35 |
0.30% |
566 |
4.80% |
11,783 |
Paulding |
2,512 |
41.11% |
3,579 |
58.58% |
19 |
0.31% |
-1,067 |
-17.46% |
6,110 |
Perry |
5,264 |
47.89% |
5,692 |
51.78% |
36 |
0.33% |
-428 |
-3.89% |
10,992 |
Pickaway |
5,290 |
51.55% |
4,965 |
48.38% |
7 |
0.07% |
325 |
3.17% |
10,262 |
Pike |
4,516 |
63.06% |
2,639 |
36.85% |
6 |
0.08% |
1,877 |
26.21% |
7,161 |
Portage |
11,987 |
50.21% |
11,621 |
48.67% |
268 |
1.12% |
366 |
1.53% |
23,876 |
Preble |
4,656 |
44.28% |
5,837 |
55.51% |
23 |
0.22% |
-1,181 |
-11.23% |
10,516 |
Putnam |
5,114 |
50.39% |
5,006 |
49.33% |
28 |
0.28% |
108 |
1.06% |
10,148 |
Richland |
14,712 |
47.63% |
15,894 |
51.46% |
280 |
0.91% |
-1,182 |
-3.83% |
30,886 |
Ross |
9,524 |
47.71% |
10,398 |
52.08% |
42 |
0.21% |
-874 |
-4.38% |
19,964 |
Sandusky |
7,216 |
39.87% |
10,847 |
59.93% |
36 |
0.20% |
-3,631 |
-20.06% |
18,099 |
Scioto |
17,923 |
51.43% |
16,800 |
48.20% |
129 |
0.37% |
1,123 |
3.22% |
34,852 |
Seneca |
7,954 |
40.74% |
11,493 |
58.87% |
77 |
0.39% |
-3,539 |
-18.13% |
19,524 |
Shelby |
6,939 |
56.06% |
5,406 |
43.68% |
32 |
0.26% |
1,533 |
12.39% |
12,377 |
Stark |
47,533 |
47.46% |
51,482 |
51.40% |
1,135 |
1.13% |
-3,949 |
-3.94% |
100,150 |
Summit |
78,096 |
55.41% |
60,174 |
42.69% |
2,680 |
1.90% |
17,922 |
12.72% |
140,950 |
Trumbull |
37,097 |
58.52% |
25,297 |
39.91% |
998 |
1.57% |
11,800 |
18.61% |
63,392 |
Tuscarawas |
14,799 |
55.19% |
11,873 |
44.27% |
145 |
0.54% |
2,926 |
10.91% |
26,817 |
Union |
3,008 |
34.52% |
5,688 |
65.28% |
17 |
0.20% |
-2,680 |
-30.76% |
8,713 |
Van Wert |
5,127 |
42.95% |
6,785 |
56.84% |
24 |
0.20% |
-1,658 |
-13.89% |
11,936 |
Vinton |
2,016 |
46.29% |
2,323 |
53.34% |
16 |
0.37% |
-307 |
-7.05% |
4,355 |
Warren |
5,793 |
43.20% |
7,584 |
56.56% |
32 |
0.24% |
-1,791 |
-13.36% |
13,409 |
Washington |
7,542 |
42.05% |
10,349 |
57.70% |
45 |
0.25% |
-2,807 |
-15.65% |
17,936 |
Wayne |
8,868 |
42.05% |
12,152 |
57.62% |
70 |
0.33% |
-3,284 |
-15.57% |
21,090 |
Williams |
3,662 |
34.98% |
6,784 |
64.79% |
24 |
0.23% |
-3,122 |
-29.82% |
10,470 |
Wood |
9,725 |
42.21% |
13,197 |
57.28% |
119 |
0.52% |
-3,472 |
-15.07% |
23,041 |
Wyandot |
3,308 |
40.43% |
4,849 |
59.26% |
25 |
0.31% |
-1,541 |
-18.83% |
8,182 |
Totals | 1,452,791 | 49.48% | 1,445,684 | 49.24% | 37,596 | 1.28% | 7,107 | 0.24% | 2,936,071 |
References
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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