1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
The 1948 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Maryland was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.40% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 48.01% of the popular vote.[3][4] This was the first of three times between 1888 and 2000 that Maryland's popular vote had backed a losing candidate nationwide (along with 1968 and 1980).
As of 2020, this is the last time that a Democratic candidate has won the presidency without carrying Maryland and the only time that the state has backed a losing Republican candidate.[5] As of 2020, this remains the last of only 2 occasions in which Maryland was 5% more Republican than the nation (the other occasion being 1896).[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Dewey | 294,814 | 49.40% | |
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 286,521 | 48.01% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 9,649 | 1.67% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 2,941 | 0.49% | |
| Write-in | Strom Thurmond | 2,476 | 0.41% | |
| Total votes | 596,735 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Thomas Edmund Dewey[7] Republican |
Harry S. Truman[7] Democratic |
Henry Agard Wallace[8] Progressive |
Norman Mattoon Thomas[8] Socialist |
James Strom Thurmond[9] Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 14,375 | 48.98% | 14,398 | 49.06% | 452 | 1.54% | 110 | 0.37% | 13 | 0.04% | -23 | -0.08% | 29,348 |
| Anne Arundel | 10,973 | 53.59% | 8,713 | 42.55% | 368 | 1.80% | 220 | 1.07% | 201 | 0.98% | 2,260 | 11.04% | 20,475 |
| Baltimore | 41,846 | 56.01% | 31,883 | 42.67% | 500 | 0.67% | 386 | 0.52% | 100 | 0.13% | 9,963 | 13.33% | 74,715 |
| Baltimore City | 110,879 | 43.42% | 134,615 | 52.72% | 7,257 | 2.84% | 1,014 | 0.40% | 1,598 | 0.63% | -23,736 | -9.30% | 255,363 |
| Calvert | 1,919 | 50.24% | 1,851 | 48.46% | 22 | 0.58% | 13 | 0.34% | 15 | 0.39% | 68 | 1.78% | 3,820 |
| Caroline | 2,746 | 52.58% | 2,430 | 46.52% | 20 | 0.38% | 12 | 0.23% | 15 | 0.29% | 316 | 6.05% | 5,223 |
| Carroll | 8,003 | 64.89% | 4,226 | 34.27% | 54 | 0.44% | 50 | 0.41% | 3,777 | 30.63% | 12,333 | ||
| Cecil | 3,866 | 46.93% | 4,323 | 52.48% | 32 | 0.39% | 15 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | -457 | -5.55% | 8,237 |
| Charles | 2,703 | 57.71% | 1,878 | 40.09% | 11 | 0.23% | 29 | 0.62% | 63 | 1.35% | 825 | 17.61% | 4,684 |
| Dorchester | 3,751 | 44.71% | 4,507 | 53.73% | 45 | 0.54% | 48 | 0.57% | 38 | 0.45% | -756 | -9.01% | 8,389 |
| Frederick | 9,934 | 57.77% | 7,142 | 41.53% | 79 | 0.46% | 42 | 0.24% | 2,792 | 16.24% | 17,197 | ||
| Garrett | 3,536 | 64.31% | 1,909 | 34.72% | 28 | 0.51% | 23 | 0.42% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,627 | 29.59% | 5,498 |
| Harford | 6,168 | 52.12% | 5,494 | 46.43% | 57 | 0.48% | 31 | 0.26% | 84 | 0.71% | 674 | 5.70% | 11,834 |
| Howard | 3,113 | 51.64% | 2,725 | 45.21% | 158 | 2.62% | 32 | 0.53% | 388 | 6.44% | 6,028 | ||
| Kent | 2,489 | 49.31% | 2,524 | 50.00% | 18 | 0.36% | 17 | 0.34% | -35 | -0.69% | 5,048 | ||
| Montgomery | 23,174 | 60.34% | 14,336 | 37.33% | 386 | 1.01% | 511 | 1.33% | 8,838 | 23.01% | 38,407 | ||
| Prince George's | 14,718 | 48.79% | 14,874 | 49.31% | 258 | 0.86% | 174 | 0.58% | 140 | 0.46% | -156 | -0.52% | 30,164 |
| Queen Anne's | 2,038 | 42.58% | 2,660 | 55.58% | 23 | 0.48% | 21 | 0.44% | 44 | 0.92% | -622 | -13.00% | 4,786 |
| Somerset | 2,247 | 48.42% | 2,293 | 49.41% | 32 | 0.69% | 34 | 0.73% | 35 | 0.75% | -46 | -0.99% | 4,641 |
| St. Mary's | 3,129 | 49.61% | 3,112 | 49.34% | 14 | 0.22% | 44 | 0.70% | 8 | 0.13% | 17 | 0.27% | 6,307 |
| Talbot | 3,585 | 59.74% | 2,344 | 39.06% | 28 | 0.47% | 23 | 0.38% | 21 | 0.35% | 1,241 | 20.68% | 6,001 |
| Washington | 11,887 | 52.49% | 10,588 | 46.76% | 96 | 0.42% | 59 | 0.26% | 15 | 0.07% | 1,299 | 5.74% | 22,645 |
| Wicomico | 5,062 | 47.89% | 5,415 | 51.23% | 23 | 0.22% | 16 | 0.15% | 55 | 0.52% | -353 | -3.34% | 10,571 |
| Worcester | 2,673 | 53.10% | 2,281 | 45.31% | 22 | 0.44% | 17 | 0.34% | 41 | 0.81% | 392 | 7.79% | 5,034 |
| Totals | 294,814 | 49.40% | 286,521 | 48.01% | 9,983 | 1.67% | 2,941 | 0.49% | 2,489 | 0.42% | 8,293 | 1.39% | 596,748 |
See also
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 – Maryland". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 395 ISBN 0405077114
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
- Géoelections; Popular Vote for Strom Thurmond (.xlsx file for €15)
