1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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

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1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming

November 2, 1948

Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 52,354 47,947 Percentage 51.62% 47.27%

County Results Truman   50-60%   60-70% Dewey   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Harry S. Truman Democratic

Wyoming was won by President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with the Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, with 51.62 percent of the popular vote, against the 47th Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with California Governor and future Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, with 47.27 percent of the popular vote.[1]

Dewey had previously won the state four years earlier.

Results

1948 United States presidential election in Wyoming[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman	52,354	51.62%
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	47,947	47.27%
	Progressive	Henry A. Wallace	931	0.92%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	137	0.14%
	Socialist Labor	Edward Teichert	56	0.06%
Total votes			101,425	100.00%

Results by county

County	Harry S. Truman[2] Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey[2] Republican		Henry Agard Wallace[3] Progressive		Norman Mattoon Thomas[4] Socialist		Edward A. Teichert[4] Socialist Labor		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Albany	3,141	51.96%	2,858	47.28%	30	0.50%	12	0.20%	4	0.07%	283	4.68%	6,045
Big Horn	2,370	49.14%	2,429	50.36%	20	0.41%	2	0.04%	2	0.04%	-59	-1.22%	4,823
Campbell	856	41.33%	1,201	57.99%	13	0.63%	1	0.05%	0	0.00%	-345	-16.66%	2,071
Carbon	3,439	59.16%	2,319	39.89%	55	0.95%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,120	19.27%	5,813
Converse	996	42.60%	1,327	56.76%	11	0.47%	2	0.09%	2	0.09%	-331	-14.16%	2,338
Crook	712	37.63%	1,166	61.63%	9	0.48%	3	0.16%	2	0.11%	-454	-24.00%	1,892
Fremont	3,019	47.17%	3,357	52.45%	24	0.38%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	-338	-5.28%	6,400
Goshen	1,843	47.15%	2,029	51.91%	34	0.87%	3	0.08%	0	0.00%	-186	-4.76%	3,909
Hot Springs	928	52.61%	791	44.84%	42	2.38%	2	0.11%	1	0.06%	137	7.77%	1,764
Johnson	682	33.35%	1,351	66.06%	7	0.34%	5	0.24%	0	0.00%	-669	-32.71%	2,045
Laramie	8,226	56.64%	6,200	42.69%	64	0.44%	26	0.18%	8	0.06%	2,026	13.95%	14,524
Lincoln	1,925	51.50%	1,730	46.28%	83	2.22%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	195	5.22%	3,738
Natrona	6,183	53.26%	5,341	46.01%	62	0.53%	20	0.17%	2	0.02%	842	7.25%	11,608
Niobrara	753	43.15%	975	55.87%	12	0.69%	3	0.17%	2	0.11%	-222	-12.72%	1,745
Park	2,461	47.83%	2,655	51.60%	20	0.39%	6	0.12%	3	0.06%	-194	-3.77%	5,145
Platte	1,465	51.35%	1,366	47.88%	7	0.25%	13	0.46%	2	0.07%	99	3.47%	2,853
Sheridan	3,852	50.68%	3,698	48.65%	38	0.50%	12	0.16%	1	0.01%	154	2.03%	7,601
Sublette	496	44.05%	622	55.24%	6	0.53%	1	0.09%	1	0.09%	-126	-11.19%	1,126
Sweetwater	5,146	63.65%	2,538	31.39%	363	4.49%	18	0.22%	20	0.25%	2,608	32.26%	8,085
Teton	556	43.13%	719	55.78%	9	0.70%	2	0.16%	3	0.23%	-163	-12.65%	1,289
Uinta	1,632	56.31%	1,239	42.75%	19	0.66%	7	0.24%	1	0.03%	393	13.56%	2,898
Washakie	851	44.21%	1,074	55.79%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	-223	-11.58%	1,925
Weston	822	45.97%	962	53.80%	3	0.17%	1	0.06%	0	0.00%	-140	-7.83%	1,788
Totals	52,354	51.62%	47,947	47.27%	931	0.92%	137	0.14%	56	0.06%	4,407	4.35%	101,425

References

1. "1948 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".
2. Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
3. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
4. Our Campaigns; WY US Presidential Race, November 02, 1948