1948 United States presidential election in Maine

1948 United States presidential election in Maine

← 1944 November 2, 1948 1952 →
 
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 150,234 111,916
Percentage 56.74% 42.27%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Maine was won by Republican candidate New York governor Thomas E. Dewey over Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman.

Dewey won Maine by a margin of 14.47%. With 56.74% of the popular vote, it would be his second strongest state after nearby Vermont.[1]

Results

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1948 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York Earl Warren of California 150,234 56.74% 5 100.00%
Democratic Harry S. Truman of Missouri Alben William Barkley of Kentucky 111,916 42.27% 0 0.00%
Progressive Henry Agard Wallace of Iowa Glen Hearst Taylor of Idaho 1,884 0.71% 0 0.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York Tucker Powell Smith of Michigan 548 0.21% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania Stephen Emery of New York 206 0.07% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 1 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 264,789 100.00% 5 100.00%

Results by county

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County[3] Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Androscoggin 11,443 39.24% 17,405 59.68% 214 0.73% 103 0.35% -5,962 -20.44% 29,165
Aroostook 9,459 56.51% 7,183 42.91% 57 0.34% 41 0.24% 2,276 13.60% 16,740
Cumberland 30,284 60.71% 18,913 37.91% 527 1.06% 161 0.32% 11,371 22.80% 49,885
Franklin 3,741 63.19% 2,135 36.06% 29 0.49% 15 0.25% 1,606 27.13% 5,920
Hancock 6,863 77.72% 1,878 21.27% 48 0.54% 41 0.46% 4,985 56.45% 8,830
Kennebec 13,923 55.12% 11,163 44.19% 114 0.45% 60 0.24% 2,760 10.93% 25,260
Knox 5,374 72.67% 1,924 26.02% 80 1.08% 17 0.23% 3,450 46.65% 7,395
Lincoln 4,743 80.47% 1,095 18.58% 42 0.71% 14 0.24% 3,648 61.89% 5,894
Oxford 7,444 58.24% 5,183 40.55% 127 0.99% 28 0.22% 2,261 17.69% 12,782
Penobscot 16,367 59.92% 10,705 39.19% 152 0.56% 91 0.33% 5,662 20.73% 27,315
Piscataquis 3,227 59.34% 2,181 40.11% 25 0.46% 5 0.09% 1,046 19.23% 5,438
Sagadahoc 3,745 58.77% 2,556 40.11% 61 0.96% 10 0.16% 1,189 18.66% 6,372
Somerset 6,301 60.48% 4,034 38.72% 63 0.60% 20 0.19% 2,267 21.76% 10,418
Waldo 4,371 74.21% 1,469 24.94% 29 0.49% 21 0.36% 2,902 49.27% 5,890
Washington 5,130 58.64% 3,538 40.44% 54 0.62% 26 0.30% 1,592 18.20% 8,748
York 17,819 46.00% 20,554 53.06% 262 0.68% 102 0.26% -2,735 -7.06% 38,737
Totals 150,234 56.74% 111,916 42.27% 1,884 0.71% 755 0.29% 38,318 14.47% 264,789

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1948 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Our Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 02, 1948