1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota explained

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Election Name:1948 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Country:South Dakota
Flag Year:1909
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Previous Year:1944
Next Election:1952 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Next Year:1952
Votes For Election:All 4 South Dakota votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:November 2, 1948[1]
Image1:Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee1:Thomas Dewey
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Earl Warren
Electoral Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:129,651
Percentage1:51.84%
Nominee2:Harry S. Truman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Missouri
Running Mate2:Alben W. Barkley
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:117,653
Percentage2:47.04%
Map Size:300px
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 South Dakota took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Dakota was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 51.84% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (DMissouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 47.04% of the popular vote.[3] [4]

Results

Results by county

County[5] Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Henry Wallace
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast
data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" %
Armstrong114.29%685.71%00.00%-5-71.43%7
Aurora1,05645.30%1,27554.70%160.69%-219-9.40%2,331
Beadle3,66245.58%4,37254.42%770.96%-710-8.84%8,034
Bennett47738.62%75861.38%171.38%-281-22.75%1,235
Bon Homme2,28352.36%2,07747.64%481.10%2064.72%4,360
Brookings3,97557.76%2,90742.24%440.64%1,06815.52%6,882
Brown5,63244.07%7,14855.93%1921.50%-1,516-11.86%12,780
Brule1,05638.48%1,64659.99%421.53%-590-21.51%2,744
Buffalo31348.38%33451.62%50.77%-21-3.25%647
Butte1,72661.84%1,06538.16%511.83%66123.68%2,791
Campbell1,51878.05%41021.08%170.87%1,10856.97%1,945
Charles Mix1,80036.47%3,08662.53%490.99%-1,286-26.06%4,935
Clark1,62550.59%1,55948.54%280.87%662.05%3,212
Clay2,22851.09%2,08047.70%531.22%1483.39%4,361
Codington3,34945.01%4,04254.32%500.67%-693-9.31%7,441
Corson1,15449.63%1,15449.63%170.73%00.00%2,325
Custer1,21756.66%91742.69%140.65%30013.97%2,148
Davison2,99642.03%4,06457.01%680.95%-1,068-14.98%7,128
Day2,43842.91%3,14655.38%971.71%-708-12.46%5,681
Deuel1,35749.91%1,32448.69%381.40%331.21%2,719
Dewey86453.80%72745.27%150.93%1378.53%1,606
Douglas1,30163.71%73636.04%50.24%56527.67%2,042
Edmunds1,49354.00%1,25345.32%190.69%2408.68%2,765
Fall River2,03759.72%1,34839.52%260.76%68920.20%3,411
Faulk1,05451.49%97147.44%221.07%834.05%2,047
Grant1,97248.57%2,05250.54%360.89%-80-1.97%4,060
Gregory1,72348.37%1,79350.34%461.29%-70-1.97%3,562
Haakon75357.92%51939.92%282.15%23418.00%1,300
Hamlin1,60853.98%1,32644.51%451.51%2829.47%2,979
Hand1,40250.47%1,36749.21%90.32%351.26%2,778
Hanson86047.05%95352.13%150.82%-93-5.09%1,828
Harding52950.87%47946.06%323.08%504.81%1,040
Hughes1,73961.43%1,08038.15%120.42%65923.28%2,831
Hutchinson2,90670.01%1,20929.13%360.87%1,69740.88%4,151
Hyde81759.25%55340.10%90.65%26419.14%1,379
Jackson43256.40%32141.91%131.70%11114.49%766
Jerauld1,08554.60%87644.09%261.31%20910.52%1,987
Jones52255.06%41443.67%121.27%10811.39%948
Kingsbury2,33262.55%1,33835.89%581.56%99426.66%3,728
Lake2,83756.95%2,09342.01%521.04%74414.93%4,982
Lawrence3,77862.50%2,20936.54%580.96%1,56925.96%6,045
Lincoln2,77159.51%1,82639.22%591.27%94520.30%4,656
Lyman99351.94%90447.28%150.78%894.65%1,912
Marshall1,41944.37%1,71053.47%692.16%-291-9.10%3,198
McCook2,06459.46%1,38739.96%200.58%67719.50%3,471
McPherson2,03476.24%61122.90%230.86%1,42353.34%2,668
Meade2,05354.47%1,68144.60%350.93%3729.87%3,769
Mellette48249.33%48249.33%131.33%00.00%977
Miner1,18845.92%1,37353.07%261.01%-185-7.15%2,587
Minnehaha14,04753.77%11,77045.05%3081.18%2,2778.72%26,125
Moody1,69150.19%1,63048.38%481.42%611.81%3,369
Pennington6,39256.01%4,92943.19%920.81%1,46312.82%11,413
Perkins1,42455.04%1,09642.37%672.59%32812.68%2,587
Potter1,04449.69%1,03949.45%180.86%50.24%2,101
Roberts2,21139.12%3,27757.98%1642.90%-1,066-18.86%5,652
Sanborn99048.03%1,04650.75%251.21%-56-2.72%2,061
Shannon64144.09%80355.23%100.69%-162-11.14%1,454
Spink2,31045.59%2,70253.33%551.09%-392-7.74%5,067
Stanley52258.85%35940.47%60.68%16318.38%887
Sully57958.37%40540.83%80.81%17417.54%992
Todd62543.46%79655.35%171.18%-171-11.89%1,438
Tripp1,84548.32%1,91850.24%551.44%-73-1.91%3,818
Turner3,04866.26%1,51432.91%380.83%1,53433.35%4,600
Union2,20549.38%2,23750.10%230.52%-32-0.72%4,465
Walworth1,60750.94%1,51347.96%351.11%942.98%3,155
Washabaugh19245.82%22353.22%40.95%-31-7.40%419
Yankton2,90449.28%2,93249.75%570.97%-28-0.48%5,893
Ziebach46347.24%50351.33%141.43%-40-4.08%980
Totals129,65151.84%117,65347.04%!2,8011.12%11,9984.80%250,105

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1948 - Encyclopædia Britannica. December 20, 2017.
  2. Web site: 1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949-53). December 20, 2017.
  3. Web site: 1948 Presidential General Election Results - South Dakota. December 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948. December 20, 2017.
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 406-407