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The 1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
West Virginia was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 57.32 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 42.24 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 429,188 | 57.32% | |
| Republican | Thomas Dewey | 316,251 | 42.24% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 3,311 | 0.44% | |
| Total votes | 748,750 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | Harry S. Truman Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Henry Agard Wallace Progressive |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 4,238 | 52.32% | 3,834 | 47.33% | 28 | 0.35% | 404 | 4.99% | 8,100 |
| Berkeley | 6,797 | 52.80% | 6,042 | 46.94% | 34 | 0.26% | 755 | 5.86% | 12,873 |
| Boone | 6,769 | 69.81% | 2,909 | 30.00% | 19 | 0.20% | 3,860 | 39.81% | 9,697 |
| Braxton | 4,287 | 59.89% | 2,864 | 40.01% | 7 | 0.10% | 1,423 | 19.88% | 7,158 |
| Brooke | 6,680 | 63.55% | 3,718 | 35.37% | 114 | 1.08% | 2,962 | 28.18% | 10,512 |
| Cabell | 23,680 | 55.84% | 18,599 | 43.86% | 131 | 0.31% | 5,081 | 11.98% | 42,410 |
| Calhoun | 2,126 | 57.76% | 1,549 | 42.08% | 6 | 0.16% | 577 | 15.68% | 3,681 |
| Clay | 2,978 | 55.64% | 2,366 | 44.21% | 8 | 0.15% | 612 | 11.43% | 5,352 |
| Doddridge | 1,166 | 32.40% | 2,433 | 67.60% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,267 | -35.20% | 3,599 |
| Fayette | 21,707 | 74.14% | 7,451 | 25.45% | 120 | 0.41% | 14,256 | 48.69% | 29,278 |
| Gilmer | 2,355 | 62.37% | 1,421 | 37.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 934 | 24.74% | 3,776 |
| Grant | 664 | 19.06% | 2,816 | 80.83% | 4 | 0.11% | -2,152 | -61.77% | 3,484 |
| Greenbrier | 7,598 | 60.48% | 4,935 | 39.29% | 29 | 0.23% | 2,663 | 21.20% | 12,562 |
| Hampshire | 2,357 | 63.39% | 1,351 | 36.34% | 10 | 0.27% | 1,006 | 27.06% | 3,718 |
| Hancock | 8,242 | 63.53% | 4,561 | 35.16% | 170 | 1.31% | 3,681 | 28.37% | 12,973 |
| Hardy | 2,435 | 62.79% | 1,433 | 36.95% | 10 | 0.26% | 1,002 | 25.84% | 3,878 |
| Harrison | 21,109 | 59.03% | 14,534 | 40.65% | 114 | 0.32% | 6,575 | 18.39% | 35,757 |
| Jackson | 2,639 | 38.12% | 4,277 | 61.78% | 7 | 0.10% | -1,638 | -23.66% | 6,923 |
| Jefferson | 3,797 | 63.19% | 2,199 | 36.60% | 13 | 0.22% | 1,598 | 26.59% | 6,009 |
| Kanawha | 53,213 | 56.19% | 41,144 | 43.45% | 338 | 0.36% | 12,069 | 12.75% | 94,695 |
| Lewis | 3,477 | 41.69% | 4,829 | 57.89% | 35 | 0.42% | -1,352 | -16.21% | 8,341 |
| Lincoln | 4,433 | 52.07% | 4,065 | 47.74% | 16 | 0.19% | 368 | 4.32% | 8,514 |
| Logan | 16,121 | 68.43% | 7,362 | 31.25% | 76 | 0.32% | 8,759 | 37.18% | 23,559 |
| Marion | 19,866 | 63.35% | 11,201 | 35.72% | 290 | 0.92% | 8,665 | 27.63% | 31,357 |
| Marshall | 7,989 | 52.83% | 6,986 | 46.20% | 147 | 0.97% | 1,003 | 6.63% | 15,122 |
| Mason | 4,038 | 42.55% | 5,453 | 57.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,415 | -14.91% | 9,491 |
| McDowell | 21,545 | 68.46% | 9,687 | 30.78% | 240 | 0.76% | 11,858 | 37.68% | 31,472 |
| Mercer | 15,201 | 59.97% | 10,065 | 39.71% | 82 | 0.32% | 5,136 | 20.26% | 25,348 |
| Mineral | 4,586 | 50.98% | 4,382 | 48.71% | 28 | 0.31% | 204 | 2.27% | 8,996 |
| Mingo | 10,362 | 67.76% | 4,896 | 32.02% | 34 | 0.22% | 5,466 | 35.74% | 15,292 |
| Monongalia | 12,138 | 55.98% | 9,329 | 43.02% | 216 | 1.00% | 2,809 | 12.95% | 21,683 |
| Monroe | 2,632 | 47.10% | 2,956 | 52.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -324 | -5.80% | 5,588 |
| Morgan | 1,104 | 33.79% | 2,159 | 66.09% | 4 | 0.12% | -1,055 | -32.29% | 3,267 |
| Nicholas | 5,018 | 59.51% | 3,391 | 40.22% | 23 | 0.27% | 1,627 | 19.30% | 8,432 |
| Ohio | 16,995 | 51.27% | 15,757 | 47.54% | 395 | 1.19% | 1,238 | 3.73% | 33,147 |
| Pendleton | 1,944 | 54.87% | 1,592 | 44.93% | 7 | 0.20% | 352 | 9.94% | 3,543 |
| Pleasants | 1,536 | 49.56% | 1,548 | 49.95% | 15 | 0.48% | -12 | -0.39% | 3,099 |
| Pocahontas | 2,754 | 53.66% | 2,373 | 46.24% | 5 | 0.10% | 381 | 7.42% | 5,132 |
| Preston | 3,527 | 36.75% | 6,020 | 62.73% | 49 | 0.51% | -2,493 | -25.98% | 9,596 |
| Putnam | 4,426 | 54.21% | 3,722 | 45.59% | 16 | 0.20% | 704 | 8.62% | 8,164 |
| Raleigh | 19,697 | 65.09% | 10,414 | 34.42% | 148 | 0.49% | 9,283 | 30.68% | 30,259 |
| Randolph | 6,586 | 63.25% | 3,802 | 36.52% | 24 | 0.23% | 2,784 | 26.74% | 10,412 |
| Ritchie | 1,712 | 32.03% | 3,619 | 67.71% | 14 | 0.26% | -1,907 | -35.68% | 5,345 |
| Roane | 3,684 | 46.59% | 4,213 | 53.28% | 11 | 0.14% | -529 | -6.69% | 7,908 |
| Summers | 4,630 | 62.47% | 2,782 | 37.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,848 | 24.93% | 7,412 |
| Taylor | 3,888 | 49.40% | 3,948 | 50.16% | 35 | 0.44% | -60 | -0.76% | 7,871 |
| Tucker | 2,557 | 54.49% | 2,102 | 44.79% | 34 | 0.72% | 455 | 9.70% | 4,693 |
| Tyler | 1,579 | 33.22% | 3,160 | 66.48% | 14 | 0.29% | -1,581 | -33.26% | 4,753 |
| Upshur | 2,323 | 31.31% | 5,068 | 68.31% | 28 | 0.38% | -2,745 | -37.00% | 7,419 |
| Wayne | 7,618 | 63.32% | 4,394 | 36.52% | 19 | 0.16% | 3,224 | 26.80% | 12,031 |
| Webster | 3,726 | 70.74% | 1,527 | 28.99% | 14 | 0.27% | 2,199 | 41.75% | 5,267 |
| Wetzel | 4,477 | 57.18% | 3,326 | 42.48% | 26 | 0.33% | 1,151 | 14.70% | 7,829 |
| Wirt | 1,233 | 48.70% | 1,291 | 50.99% | 8 | 0.32% | -58 | -2.29% | 2,532 |
| Wood | 14,224 | 49.92% | 14,198 | 49.83% | 71 | 0.25% | 26 | 0.09% | 28,493 |
| Wyoming | 6,725 | 61.43% | 4,198 | 38.34% | 25 | 0.23% | 2,527 | 23.08% | 10,948 |
| Totals | 429,188 | 57.32% | 316,251 | 42.24% | 3,311 | 0.44% | 112,937 | 15.08% | 748,750 |
References
- ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1948 — Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949–53)". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ "1948 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1948". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ "1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)
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