1948 United States presidential election in Oregon
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Dewey | 260,904 | 49.78% | |
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 243,147 | 46.40% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 14,978 | 2.86% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 5,051 | 0.96% | |
| Total votes | 524,080 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| 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
- ^ "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 - Oregon". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (xlsx file for €15)
- ^ a b Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (xlsx file for €15)
