1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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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% | ||||
By county
| County | Harry S. Truman Democratic |
Thomas E. Dewey Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bristol | 7,562 | 58.25% | 5,343 | 41.16% | 77 | 0.59% | 2,219 | 17.09% | 12,982 |
| Kent | 15,287 | 48.10% | 16,299 | 51.28% | 199 | 0.62% | -1,012 | -3.18% | 31,785 |
| Newport | 9,254 | 45.93% | 10,756 | 53.39% | 136 | 0.68% | -1,502 | -7.46% | 20,146 |
| Providence | 149,254 | 60.73% | 93,867 | 38.20% | 2,627 | 1.07% | 55,387 | 22.53% | 245,748 |
| Washington | 7,379 | 43.30% | 9,522 | 55.88% | 140 | 0.82% | -2,143 | -12.58% | 17,041 |
| Totals | 188,736 | 57.59% | 135,787 | 41.44% | 3,179 | 0.97% | 52,949 | 16.15% | 327,702 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
