1948 United States presidential election in Michigan
← 1944 November 2, 1948[1] 1952 →
All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout52.2%[2]
 
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Missouri
Running mate Earl Warren Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote 19 0
Popular vote 1,038,595 1,003,448
Percentage 49.23% 47.57%
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Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman
Democratic

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The 1948 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.23% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 47.57% of the popular vote.[4][5]

Michigan weighed in for this election as around 7% more Republican than the nation-at-large. Dewey’s victory was the first of three consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Michigan would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until John F. Kennedy narrowly won the state in 1960.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Dewey 1,038,595 49.23%
Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 1,003,448 47.57%
Progressive Henry A. Wallace 46,515 2.20%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 13,052 0.62%
Socialist Norman Thomas 6,063 0.29%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1,263 0.06%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 672 0.03%
Write-in 1 0.00%
Total votes 2,109,609 100%

Results by county

County Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican 		Harry S. Truman
Democratic 		Henry Agard Wallace
Progressive 		Claude A. Watson
Prohibition 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast[6]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 1,425 65.73% 708 32.66% 8 0.37% 23 1.06% 4 0.18% 717 33.07% 2,168
Alger 1,702 42.73% 2,009 50.44% 245 6.15% 22 0.55% 5 0.13% -307 -7.71% 3,983
Allegan 10,439 67.68% 4,594 29.78% 148 0.96% 203 1.32% 40 0.26% 5,845 37.90% 15,424
Alpena 4,313 60.30% 2,743 38.35% 45 0.63% 37 0.52% 14 0.20% 1,570 21.95% 7,152
Antrim 2,588 67.24% 1,129 29.33% 51 1.33% 70 1.82% 11 0.29% 1,459 37.91% 3,849
Arenac 1,790 58.86% 1,203 39.56% 23 0.76% 19 0.62% 6 0.20% 587 19.30% 3,041
Baraga 1,878 50.11% 1,656 44.18% 201 5.36% 4 0.11% 9 0.24% 222 5.92% 3,748
Barry 5,677 64.75% 2,726 31.09% 55 0.63% 296 3.38% 14 0.16% 2,951 33.66% 8,768
Bay 13,321 47.58% 14,349 51.25% 117 0.42% 127 0.45% 83 0.30% -1,028 -3.67% 27,997
Benzie 2,013 65.17% 964 31.21% 69 2.23% 29 0.94% 14 0.45% 1,049 33.96% 3,089
Berrien 22,003 58.89% 14,516 38.85% 460 1.23% 223 0.60% 159 0.43% 7,487 20.04% 37,361
Branch 6,323 63.06% 3,405 33.96% 40 0.40% 241 2.40% 18 0.18% 2,918 29.10% 10,027
Calhoun 19,285 54.95% 15,077 42.96% 233 0.66% 372 1.06% 129 0.37% 4,208 11.99% 35,096
Cass 5,615 62.17% 3,201 35.44% 88 0.97% 95 1.05% 33 0.37% 2,414 26.73% 9,032
Charlevoix 2,911 59.47% 1,847 37.73% 53 1.08% 67 1.37% 17 0.35% 1,064 21.74% 4,895
Cheboygan 3,184 62.32% 1,842 36.05% 34 0.67% 39 0.76% 10 0.20% 1,342 26.27% 5,109
Chippewa 4,977 53.34% 3,860 41.37% 186 1.99% 297 3.18% 11 0.12% 1,117 11.97% 9,331
Clare 2,512 66.02% 1,197 31.46% 31 0.81% 53 1.39% 12 0.32% 1,315 34.56% 3,805
Clinton 7,510 73.69% 2,523 24.76% 50 0.49% 84 0.82% 24 0.24% 4,987 48.94% 10,191
Crawford 849 63.93% 455 34.26% 16 1.20% 7 0.53% 1 0.08% 394 29.67% 1,328
Delta 5,414 42.86% 6,943 54.96% 206 1.63% 34 0.27% 36 0.28% -1,529 -12.10% 12,633
Dickinson 4,417 39.06% 6,295 55.66% 463 4.09% 93 0.82% 41 0.36% -1,878 -16.61% 11,309
Eaton 8,637 64.84% 4,264 32.01% 87 0.65% 271 2.03% 61 0.46% 4,373 32.83% 13,320
Emmet 3,565 63.42% 1,922 34.19% 73 1.30% 46 0.82% 15 0.27% 1,643 29.23% 5,621
Genesee 38,270 44.38% 45,032 52.22% 1,954 2.27% 667 0.77% 305 0.35% -6,762 -7.84% 86,228
Gladwin 2,062 66.43% 963 31.02% 25 0.81% 48 1.55% 6 0.19% 1,099 35.41% 3,104
Gogebic 5,204 41.40% 6,722 53.48% 561 4.46% 44 0.35% 38 0.30% -1,518 -12.08% 12,569
Grand Traverse 5,473 68.28% 2,365 29.51% 88 1.10% 73 0.91% 16 0.20% 3,108 38.78% 8,015
Gratiot 7,035 70.16% 2,659 26.52% 46 0.46% 271 2.70% 16 0.16% 4,376 43.64% 10,027
Hillsdale 7,232 67.21% 3,095 28.76% 83 0.77% 322 2.99% 28 0.26% 4,137 38.45% 10,760
Houghton 9,541 54.61% 6,925 39.64% 912 5.22% 70 0.40% 23 0.13% 2,616 14.97% 17,471
Huron 7,978 74.92% 2,562 24.06% 50 0.47% 36 0.34% 22 0.21% 5,416 50.86% 10,648
Ingham 31,868 60.61% 19,366 36.83% 499 0.95% 501 0.95% 341 0.65% 12,502 23.78% 52,575
Ionia 7,970 62.60% 4,450 34.95% 44 0.35% 243 1.91% 24 0.19% 3,520 27.65% 12,731
Iosco 2,599 68.90% 1,115 29.56% 24 0.64% 27 0.72% 7 0.19% 1,484 39.34% 3,772
Iron 3,659 44.56% 4,125 50.23% 260 3.17% 109 1.33% 59 0.72% -466 -5.67% 8,212
Isabella 5,485 67.23% 2,487 30.49% 39 0.48% 127 1.56% 20 0.25% 2,998 36.75% 8,158
Jackson 21,449 61.22% 12,809 36.56% 262 0.75% 429 1.22% 88 0.25% 8,640 24.66% 35,037
Kalamazoo 23,799 57.32% 16,393 39.49% 528 1.27% 515 1.24% 282 0.68% 7,406 17.84% 41,517
Kalkaska 837 65.54% 400 31.32% 15 1.17% 22 1.72% 3 0.23% 437 34.22% 1,277
Kent 53,669 54.33% 43,205 43.74% 881 0.89% 706 0.71% 315 0.32% 10,464 10.59% 98,776
Keweenaw 814 50.09% 647 39.82% 154 9.48% 7 0.43% 3 0.18% 167 10.28% 1,625
Lake 1,348 54.14% 1,077 43.25% 55 2.21% 9 0.36% 1 0.04% 271 10.88% 2,490
Lapeer 8,358 62.85% 4,668 35.10% 105 0.79% 131 0.99% 36 0.27% 3,690 27.75% 13,298
Leelanau 1,928 69.01% 835 29.89% 15 0.54% 9 0.32% 7 0.25% 1,093 39.12% 2,794
Lenawee 14,369 67.49% 6,529 30.67% 94 0.44% 242 1.14% 57 0.27% 7,840 36.82% 21,291
Livingston 7,368 70.99% 2,813 27.10% 83 0.80% 101 0.97% 14 0.13% 4,555 43.89% 10,379
Luce 1,273 67.46% 570 30.21% 29 1.54% 13 0.69% 2 0.11% 703 37.25% 1,887
Mackinac 2,182 64.90% 1,138 33.85% 19 0.57% 21 0.62% 2 0.06% 1,044 31.05% 3,362
Macomb 21,205 44.49% 25,265 53.01% 917 1.92% 136 0.29% 137 0.29% -4,060 -8.52% 47,660
Manistee 3,913 52.89% 3,339 45.13% 82 1.11% 42 0.57% 23 0.31% 574 7.76% 7,399
Marquette 8,591 45.06% 10,003 52.47% 330 1.73% 84 0.44% 56 0.29% -1,412 -7.41% 19,064
Mason 4,147 55.99% 2,988 40.34% 191 2.58% 73 0.99% 8 0.11% 1,159 15.65% 7,407
Mecosta 3,803 68.44% 1,572 28.29% 35 0.63% 144 2.59% 3 0.05% 2,231 40.15% 5,557
Menominee 4,420 45.72% 5,094 52.69% 69 0.71% 54 0.56% 30 0.31% -674 -6.97% 9,667
Midland 5,811 63.19% 3,204 34.84% 56 0.61% 100 1.09% 25 0.27% 2,607 28.35% 9,196
Missaukee 1,742 68.21% 750 29.37% 16 0.63% 43 1.68% 3 0.12% 992 38.84% 2,554
Monroe 11,070 50.72% 10,434 47.81% 153 0.70% 133 0.61% 34 0.16% 636 2.91% 21,824
Montcalm 6,081 65.14% 2,999 32.13% 82 0.88% 148 1.59% 25 0.27% 3,082 33.02% 9,335
Montmorency 1,054 64.11% 553 33.64% 12 0.73% 19 1.16% 6 0.36% 501 30.47% 1,644
Muskegon 15,382 41.45% 20,631 55.60% 555 1.50% 391 1.05% 148 0.40% -5,249 -14.15% 37,107
Newaygo 4,394 66.92% 2,027 30.87% 73 1.11% 54 0.82% 18 0.27% 2,367 36.05% 6,566
Oakland 62,516 53.49% 51,491 44.06% 1,964 1.68% 455 0.39% 440 0.38% 11,025 9.43% 116,866
Oceana 2,943 60.07% 1,714 34.99% 59 1.20% 169 3.45% 14 0.29% 1,229 25.09% 4,899
Ogemaw 2,062 64.70% 1,038 32.57% 42 1.32% 36 1.13% 9 0.28% 1,024 32.13% 3,187
Ontonagon 2,561 50.18% 2,163 42.38% 369 7.23% 5 0.10% 6 0.12% 398 7.80% 5,104
Osceola 3,122 68.54% 1,276 28.01% 17 0.37% 134 2.94% 6 0.13% 1,846 40.53% 4,555
Oscoda 785 72.08% 285 26.17% 6 0.55% 10 0.92% 3 0.28% 500 45.91% 1,089
Otsego 1,392 60.00% 888 38.28% 23 0.99% 13 0.56% 4 0.17% 504 21.72% 2,320
Ottawa 16,028 63.38% 8,789 34.76% 134 0.53% 225 0.89% 112 0.44% 7,239 28.63% 25,288
Presque Isle 2,271 54.53% 1,872 44.95% 14 0.34% 6 0.14% 2 0.05% 399 9.58% 4,165
Roscommon 2,055 73.89% 687 24.70% 23 0.83% 8 0.29% 8 0.29% 1,368 49.19% 2,781
Saginaw 22,923 56.28% 16,995 41.72% 248 0.61% 482 1.18% 85 0.21% 5,928 14.55% 40,733
Sanilac 8,237 77.66% 2,167 20.43% 45 0.42% 142 1.34% 15 0.14% 6,070 57.23% 10,606
Schoolcraft 1,713 49.70% 1,651 47.90% 44 1.28% 25 0.73% 14 0.41% 62 1.80% 3,447
Shiawassee 10,377 66.97% 4,852 31.31% 93 0.60% 148 0.96% 26 0.17% 5,525 35.65% 15,496
St. Clair 17,883 61.79% 10,647 36.79% 219 0.76% 138 0.48% 55 0.19% 7,236 25.00% 28,942
St. Joseph 8,166 65.66% 3,928 31.59% 60 0.48% 248 1.99% 34 0.27% 4,238 34.08% 12,436
Tuscola 8,125 73.59% 2,676 24.24% 57 0.52% 161 1.46% 22 0.20% 5,449 49.35% 11,041
Van Buren 9,511 67.92% 4,082 29.15% 266 1.90% 104 0.74% 41 0.29% 5,429 38.77% 14,004
Washtenaw 24,588 63.75% 12,721 32.98% 790 2.05% 172 0.45% 296 0.77% 11,867 30.77% 38,567
Wayne 321,773 38.03% 489,654 57.87% 29,615 3.50% 1,268 0.15% 3,796 0.45% -167,881 -19.84% 846,106
Wexford 3,833 57.06% 2,635 39.23% 49 0.73% 187 2.78% 13 0.19% 1,198 17.84% 6,717
Totals 1,038,595 49.23% 1,003,448 47.57% 46,515 2.20% 13,052 0.62% 7,999 0.38% 35,147 1.67% 2,109,609

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
  3. ^ "1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53)". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1948". Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1948
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