1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
← 1944 November 2, 1948[1] 1952 →
All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 294,814 286,521
Percentage 49.40% 48.01%
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Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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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.

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 more Republican than the nation (the other occasion being 1896).[6]

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 395 ISBN 0405077114
  8. ^ a b Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
  9. ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote for Strom Thurmond (.xlsx file for €15)
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