The 1948 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.78 percent% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 46.40 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
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Thomas Edmund Dewey[5] Republican |
Harry S. Truman[5] Democratic |
Henry Agard Wallace[6] Progressive |
Norman Mattoon Thomas[6] Socialist |
Margin |
Total votes cast |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Baker |
2,841 |
47.04% |
3,035 |
50.25% |
126 |
2.09% |
38 |
0.63% |
-194 |
-3.21% |
6,040 |
Benton |
6,839 |
66.21% |
3,135 |
30.35% |
241 |
2.33% |
114 |
1.10% |
3,704 |
35.86% |
10,329 |
Clackamas |
14,431 |
47.97% |
14,263 |
47.41% |
1,022 |
3.40% |
367 |
1.22% |
168 |
0.56% |
30,083 |
Clatsop |
5,076 |
44.87% |
5,574 |
49.27% |
599 |
5.29% |
64 |
0.57% |
-498 |
-4.40% |
11,313 |
Columbia |
3,049 |
36.95% |
4,768 |
57.79% |
370 |
4.48% |
64 |
0.78% |
-1,719 |
-20.83% |
8,251 |
Coos |
5,536 |
47.88% |
5,453 |
47.16% |
482 |
4.17% |
91 |
0.79% |
83 |
0.72% |
11,562 |
Crook |
960 |
44.84% |
1,149 |
53.67% |
18 |
0.84% |
14 |
0.65% |
-189 |
-8.83% |
2,141 |
Curry |
1,112 |
59.18% |
677 |
36.03% |
71 |
3.78% |
19 |
1.01% |
435 |
23.15% |
1,879 |
Deschutes |
3,463 |
48.35% |
3,499 |
48.85% |
155 |
2.16% |
46 |
0.64% |
-36 |
-0.50% |
7,163 |
Douglas |
7,671 |
56.35% |
5,500 |
40.41% |
391 |
2.87% |
50 |
0.37% |
2,171 |
15.95% |
13,612 |
Gilliam |
623 |
52.62% |
544 |
45.95% |
14 |
1.18% |
3 |
0.25% |
79 |
6.67% |
1,184 |
Grant |
1,090 |
47.54% |
1,156 |
50.41% |
35 |
1.53% |
12 |
0.52% |
-66 |
-2.88% |
2,293 |
Harney |
784 |
48.28% |
802 |
49.38% |
34 |
2.09% |
4 |
0.25% |
-18 |
-1.11% |
1,624 |
Hood River |
2,134 |
52.80% |
1,761 |
43.57% |
114 |
2.82% |
33 |
0.82% |
373 |
9.23% |
4,042 |
Jackson |
11,226 |
58.86% |
7,342 |
38.50% |
391 |
2.05% |
113 |
0.59% |
3,884 |
20.36% |
19,072 |
Jefferson |
622 |
50.69% |
559 |
45.56% |
40 |
3.26% |
6 |
0.49% |
63 |
5.13% |
1,227 |
Josephine |
5,004 |
58.27% |
3,290 |
38.31% |
241 |
2.81% |
53 |
0.62% |
1,714 |
19.96% |
8,588 |
Klamath |
7,072 |
47.47% |
7,520 |
50.48% |
259 |
1.74% |
47 |
0.32% |
-448 |
-3.01% |
14,898 |
Lake |
1,083 |
48.05% |
1,104 |
48.98% |
58 |
2.57% |
9 |
0.40% |
-21 |
-0.93% |
2,254 |
Lane |
20,843 |
55.27% |
15,606 |
41.39% |
801 |
2.12% |
459 |
1.22% |
5,237 |
13.89% |
37,709 |
Lincoln |
3,587 |
46.85% |
3,720 |
48.59% |
279 |
3.64% |
70 |
0.91% |
-133 |
-1.74% |
7,656 |
Linn |
7,936 |
50.37% |
7,260 |
46.08% |
448 |
2.84% |
111 |
0.70% |
676 |
4.29% |
15,755 |
Malheur |
3,265 |
55.36% |
2,499 |
42.37% |
90 |
1.53% |
44 |
0.75% |
766 |
12.99% |
5,898 |
Marion |
18,997 |
57.27% |
13,183 |
39.74% |
685 |
2.07% |
306 |
0.92% |
5,814 |
17.53% |
33,171 |
Morrow |
751 |
46.30% |
838 |
51.66% |
21 |
1.29% |
12 |
0.74% |
-87 |
-5.36% |
1,622 |
Multnomah |
86,519 |
45.77% |
93,703 |
49.57% |
6,494 |
3.44% |
2,312 |
1.22% |
-7,184 |
-3.80% |
189,028 |
Polk |
4,328 |
54.02% |
3,451 |
43.07% |
158 |
1.97% |
75 |
0.94% |
877 |
10.95% |
8,012 |
Sherman |
532 |
53.20% |
454 |
45.40% |
10 |
1.00% |
4 |
0.40% |
78 |
7.80% |
1,000 |
Tillamook |
2,952 |
46.96% |
3,128 |
49.76% |
155 |
2.47% |
51 |
0.81% |
-176 |
-2.80% |
6,286 |
Umatilla |
5,726 |
48.69% |
5,891 |
50.09% |
103 |
0.88% |
41 |
0.35% |
-165 |
-1.40% |
11,761 |
Union |
2,668 |
39.83% |
3,808 |
56.85% |
175 |
2.61% |
47 |
0.70% |
-1,140 |
-17.02% |
6,698 |
Wallowa |
1,196 |
44.71% |
1,408 |
52.64% |
49 |
1.83% |
22 |
0.82% |
-212 |
-7.93% |
2,675 |
Wasco |
2,740 |
51.74% |
2,438 |
46.03% |
80 |
1.51% |
38 |
0.72% |
302 |
5.70% |
5,296 |
Washington |
11,455 |
53.06% |
9,424 |
43.65% |
491 |
2.27% |
219 |
1.01% |
2,031 |
9.41% |
21,589 |
Wheeler |
414 |
49.23% |
411 |
48.87% |
10 |
1.19% |
6 |
0.71% |
3 |
0.36% |
841 |
Yamhill |
6,379 |
55.33% |
4,794 |
41.59% |
268 |
2.32% |
87 |
0.75% |
1,585 |
13.75% |
11,528 |
Totals | 260,904 | 49.78% | 243,147 | 46.40% | 14,978 | 2.86% | 5,051 | 0.96% | 17,757 | 3.39% | 524,080 |
References
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General articles | |
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Other 1948 elections | |
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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