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