1948 United States presidential election in Michigan
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Elections in Michigan |
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Michigan voters chose nineteen[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.23% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 47.57% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas Dewey | 1,038,595 | 49.23% | |
Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 1,003,448 | 47.57% | |
Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 46,515 | 2.20% | |
Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 13,052 | 0.62% | |
Socialist | Norman Thomas | 6,063 | 0.29% | |
Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 1,263 | 0.06% | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 672 | 0.03% | |
Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 2,109,609 | 100% |
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.