Election in Connecticut
1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/50px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png)
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| | | Nominee | Thomas E. Dewey | Harry S. Truman | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Home state | New York | Missouri | Running mate | Earl Warren | Alben William Barkley | Electoral vote | 8 | 0 | Popular vote | 437,754 | 423,297 | Percentage | 49.55% | 47.91% | |
County Results Municipality Results Dewey 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | Truman 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic | Elected President Harry S. Truman Democratic | |
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Connecticut was won by Republican candidate New York governor Thomas E. Dewey over Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman.
Dewey won the state by a narrow margin of 1.64%. As of 2023, this is the last election where Connecticut voted more Republican than Utah.
Results
By county
1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [2] |
County | Dewey % | Dewey # | Truman % | Truman # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
Fairfield | 54.7% | 118,636 | 41.8% | 90,767 | 3.5% | 7,669 | 217,072 |
Hartford | 44.7% | 105,262 | 53.1% | 124,874 | 2.2% | 5,157 | 235,293 |
Litchfield | 58.0% | 26,848 | 40.2% | 18,628 | 1.8% | 823 | 46,299 |
Middlesex | 51.6% | 16,119 | 46.7% | 14,609 | 1.7% | 537 | 31,265 |
New Haven | 48.5% | 120,769 | 48.8% | 121,591 | 2.7% | 6,633 | 248,993 |
New London | 47.4% | 27,416 | 50.9% | 29,425 | 1.7% | 973 | 57,814 |
Tolland | 52.0% | 9,012 | 46.0% | 7,970 | 2.0% | 347 | 17,329 |
Windham | 46.5% | 13,692 | 52.4% | 15,433 | 1.1% | 328 | 29,453 |
See also
References
- ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "1948 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.