1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota explained

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Election Name:1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1893
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Previous Year:1944
Next Election:1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Next Year:1952
Election Date:November 2, 1948
Image1:Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Harry S. Truman
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Home State1:Missouri
Running Mate1:Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote1:11
Popular Vote1:692,966
Percentage1:57.16%
Nominee2:Thomas E. Dewey
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:Earl Warren
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:483,617
Percentage2:39.89%
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Harry S. Truman
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Harry S. Truman
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Minnesota was won by the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman, who had assumed the presidency following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 209,349 votes, or 17.27%. Nationally, the election was the greatest election upset in American history; nearly every prediction forecast that Truman would be defeated by Dewey, but in the end, Truman won the election with 303 electoral votes and a comfortable 4.5% lead over Dewey in the popular vote.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota[1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic (DFL)Harry S. Truman (incumbent)692,96657.16%11
RepublicanThomas E. Dewey483,61739.89%0
ProgressiveHenry A. Wallace27,8662.30%0
SocialistNorman Thomas4,6460.38%0
Socialist LaborEdward A. Teichert2,5250.21%0
Socialist WorkersFarrell Dobbs6060.05%0
Totals1,212,226100.00%11

Results by county

County[2] Harry S. Truman
DFL
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Aitkin3,27754.55%2,46641.05%2273.78%370.62%81113.50%6,007
Anoka7,73064.80%3,85332.30%2912.44%550.46%3,87732.50%11,929
Becker5,88560.50%3,49535.93%3143.23%330.34%2,39024.57%9,727
Beltrami6,02062.84%3,12632.63%4054.23%290.30%2,89430.21%9,580
Benton3,63260.38%2,29738.19%661.10%200.33%1,33522.19%6,015
Big Stone2,46663.46%1,32133.99%812.08%180.46%1,14529.47%3,886
Blue Earth7,27248.63%7,52050.29%1090.73%530.35%-248-1.66%14,954
Brown4,80447.96%5,06850.60%800.80%640.64%-264-2.64%10,016
Carlton6,96768.59%2,74227.00%4043.98%440.43%4,22541.59%10,157
Carver2,81637.64%4,58261.24%600.80%240.32%-1,766-23.60%7,482
Cass3,93354.04%3,17943.68%1411.94%250.34%75410.36%7,278
Chippewa3,88858.50%2,56938.65%1632.45%260.39%1,31919.85%6,646
Chisago3,18452.50%2,70444.58%1602.64%170.28%4807.92%6,065
Clay6,62459.43%4,30238.60%1761.58%430.39%2,32220.83%11,145
Clearwater2,79366.31%1,17127.80%2305.46%180.43%1,62238.51%4,212
Cook68848.93%67447.94%382.70%60.43%140.99%1,406
Cottonwood3,33350.26%3,22248.58%400.60%370.56%1111.68%6,632
Crow Wing6,77357.18%4,70239.70%3252.74%450.38%2,07117.48%11,845
Dakota12,48763.63%6,81934.75%2291.17%880.45%5,66828.88%19,623
Dodge2,52350.86%2,38147.99%390.79%180.36%1422.87%4,961
Douglas5,02255.97%3,74441.73%1781.98%290.32%1,27814.24%8,973
Faribault5,26152.54%4,61946.13%930.93%410.41%6426.41%10,014
Fillmore4,41443.58%5,58755.16%1041.03%230.23%-1,173-11.58%10,128
Freeborn7,82558.94%5,23839.45%1711.29%420.32%2,58719.49%13,276
Goodhue7,31351.42%6,70447.14%1410.99%640.45%6094.28%14,222
Grant2,37854.19%1,78940.77%2114.81%100.23%58913.42%4,388
Hennepin151,92053.83%121,16942.93%7,0902.51%2,0550.73%30,75110.90%282,234
Houston2,62342.10%3,54056.81%410.66%270.43%-917-14.71%6,231
Hubbard2,04448.20%2,07148.83%1122.64%140.33%-27-0.63%4,241
Isanti2,75855.23%1,91838.41%2084.16%1102.20%84016.82%4,994
Itasca9,65365.60%4,33429.45%6384.34%910.62%5,31936.15%14,716
Jackson4,54165.16%2,28832.83%1121.61%280.40%2,25332.33%6,969
Kanabec2,30558.06%1,53138.56%1042.62%300.76%77419.50%3,970
Kandiyohi7,20462.14%3,66631.62%6795.86%440.38%3,53830.52%11,593
Kittson2,97071.00%1,03524.74%1603.83%180.43%1,93546.26%4,183
Koochiching4,96871.30%1,71824.66%2473.54%350.50%3,25046.64%6,968
Lac qui Parle3,69060.49%2,33038.20%651.07%150.25%1,36022.29%6,100
Lake2,55568.52%92424.78%2165.79%340.91%1,63143.74%3,729
Lake of the Woods1,30264.94%58329.08%1015.04%190.95%71935.86%2,005
Le Sueur4,89055.39%3,85843.70%530.60%270.31%1,03211.69%8,828
Lincoln2,69465.87%1,31232.08%601.47%240.59%1,38233.79%4,090
Lyon6,14466.16%3,05432.89%610.66%270.29%3,09033.27%9,286
Mahnomen2,12576.58%57920.86%612.20%100.36%1,54655.72%2,775
Marshall4,12663.41%2,09032.12%2664.09%250.38%2,03631.29%6,507
Martin6,01555.88%4,66243.31%580.54%290.27%1,35312.57%10,764
McLeod3,98745.74%4,62353.04%740.85%320.37%-636-7.30%8,716
Meeker4,33353.73%3,62044.89%891.10%230.29%7138.84%8,065
Mille Lacs3,34355.36%2,50241.43%1632.70%310.51%84113.93%6,039
Morrison6,02659.71%3,92238.86%1051.04%390.39%2,10420.85%10,092
Mower9,46861.88%5,67237.07%1040.68%570.37%3,79624.81%15,301
Murray3,59464.16%1,95134.83%400.71%170.30%1,64329.33%5,602
Nicollet3,66350.01%3,57648.82%570.78%290.40%871.19%7,325
Nobles5,09060.73%3,20338.21%660.79%230.27%1,88722.52%8,382
Norman3,24562.92%1,69532.87%1863.61%310.60%1,55030.05%5,157
Olmsted9,15552.41%8,13146.55%1120.64%690.40%1,0245.86%17,467
Otter Tail6,54636.02%11,13161.25%4372.40%580.32%-4,585-25.23%18,172
Pennington3,40260.66%1,75931.37%4167.42%310.55%1,64329.29%5,608
Pine4,97859.21%3,06936.51%3203.81%400.48%1,90922.70%8,407
Pipestone2,80454.13%2,28144.03%741.43%210.41%52310.10%5,180
Polk9,27963.64%4,66231.98%5733.93%660.45%4,61731.66%14,580
Pope3,25159.52%2,11438.70%781.43%190.35%1,13720.82%5,462
Ramsey88,52862.84%48,14234.17%2,4851.76%1,7321.23%40,38628.67%140,887
Red Lake1,77171.76%59223.99%953.85%100.41%1,17947.77%2,468
Redwood4,18249.52%4,16049.26%700.83%330.39%220.26%8,445
Renville5,22754.00%4,29744.40%1151.19%400.41%9309.60%9,679
Rice5,83247.33%6,30151.14%1100.89%780.63%-469-3.81%12,321
Rock2,13450.40%2,03548.06%561.32%90.21%992.34%4,234
Roseau3,67466.46%1,45826.37%3816.89%150.27%2,21640.09%5,528
St. Louis62,55364.29%28,49029.28%5,1545.30%1,0951.13%34,06335.01%97,292
Scott4,27861.69%2,58337.25%450.65%290.42%1,69524.44%6,935
Sherburne1,95850.27%1,82846.93%982.52%110.28%1303.34%3,895
Sibley2,81845.77%3,26052.95%510.83%280.45%-442-7.18%6,157
Stearns15,26159.37%10,15339.50%2020.79%900.35%5,10819.87%25,706
Steele4,30548.83%4,45150.49%380.43%220.25%-146-1.66%8,816
Stevens2,31354.00%1,92845.02%310.72%110.26%3858.98%4,283
Swift4,08263.11%2,10932.61%2543.93%230.36%1,97330.50%6,468
Todd5,15754.08%4,16643.69%1551.63%570.60%99110.39%9,535
Traverse2,15166.74%1,00831.28%491.52%150.47%1,14335.46%3,223
Wabasha3,73052.52%3,29746.42%420.59%330.46%4336.10%7,102
Wadena2,55651.98%2,27246.21%761.55%130.26%2845.77%4,917
Waseca3,12046.71%3,51152.56%280.42%210.31%-391-5.85%6,680
Washington8,03957.54%5,68640.70%1751.25%700.50%2,35316.84%13,970
Watonwan3,03953.33%2,58145.30%520.91%260.46%4588.03%5,698
Wilkin2,29156.43%1,70041.87%581.43%110.27%59114.56%4,060
Winona8,28154.08%6,88044.93%660.43%860.56%1,4019.15%15,313
Wright5,52348.89%5,58949.47%1451.28%400.35%-66-0.58%11,297
Yellow Medicine4,16459.38%2,69338.41%1331.90%220.31%1,47120.97%7,012
Totals692,96657.16%483,61739.89%27,8662.30%7,7770.64%209,34917.27%1,212,226

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1948 Presidential Election Results – Minnesota . 2016-10-04 . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. Our Campaigns; MN US President Race, November 02, 1948