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The 1948 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was narrowly won by Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman with 49.48% of the popular vote. Republican Party candidate Thomas E. Dewey received 49.24% of the popular vote. The state had previously gone to Dewey against Franklin D. Roosevelt four years earlier. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last time a Democrat won Ohio without carrying neighbouring Pennsylvania.
This was the closest margin of any state in the election.[1]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Harry S. Truman[2] Democratic
|
Thomas E. Dewey Republican
|
Henry A. Wallace Progressive
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
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
|
See also
References