1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Missouri New York
Running mate Alben William Barkley Earl Warren
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 188,736 135,787
Percentage 57.59% 41.44%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Rhode Island was won by Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman of Missouri, over the Republican candidate, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Truman ran with Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as his running mate, while Dewey ran with Governor Earl Warren of California as his running mate.

Truman won Rhode Island by a margin of 16.15%.

Results[]

1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Harry S. Truman of Missouri Alben William Barkley of Kentucky 188,736 57.59% 4 100.00%
Republican Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York Earl Warren of California 135,787 41.44% 0 0.00%
Progressive Henry Agard Wallace of Iowa Glen Hearst Taylor of Idaho 2,619 0.80% 0 0.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York Tucker Powell Smith of Michigan 429 0.13% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania Stephen Emery of New York 131 0.04% 0 0.00%
Total 327,702 100.00% 4 100.00%

See also[]

  • United States presidential elections in Rhode Island

References[]

  1. ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.


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