The 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election . Voters chose 35 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania County Results
Dewey
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Truman
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Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey , over the Democratic nominee, President Harry Truman . Dewey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.01%. As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Pennsylvania, although in 2016 , Democrats won the national popular vote without the state.
This is the last time any candidate won Pennsylvania without carrying Northampton County , and the last time a Republican won Pennsylvania without carrying neighboring Ohio .
Results Edit 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican Thomas E. Dewey 1,902,197 50.93% 35 Democratic Harry Truman (incumbent) 1,752,426 46.92% 0 Progressive Henry Wallace 55,161 1.48% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 11,325 0.30% 0 Prohibition Claude Watson 10,338 0.28% 0 Militant Workers Farrell Dobbs 2,133 0.06% 0 Industrial Government Edward Teichert 1,461 0.04% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 107 0.00% 0 Totals 3,735,348 100.00% 35
Results by county Edit County Thomas Edmund Dewey[2] Harry S. Truman[2] Henry Agard Wallace[3] Various candidates[3] Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 7,988 59.13% 5,409 40.04% 49 0.36% 63 0.47% 2,579 19.09% 13,509 Allegheny 253,272 42.60% 326,303 54.89% 11,164 1.88% 3,767 0.63% -73,031 -12.28% 594,506 Armstrong 11,712 53.45% 9,900 45.18% 120 0.55% 180 0.82% 1,812 8.27% 21,912 Beaver 22,324 43.83% 26,629 52.28% 1,588 3.12% 395 0.78% -4,305 -8.45% 50,936 Bedford 6,028 61.02% 3,851 38.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,177 22.04% 9,879 Berks 35,608 43.57% 43,075 52.71% 665 0.81% 2,378 2.91% -7,467 -9.14% 81,726 Blair 22,382 60.68% 14,050 38.09% 256 0.69% 198 0.54% 8,332 22.59% 36,886 Bradford 11,783 71.99% 4,421 27.01% 51 0.31% 112 0.68% 7,362 44.98% 16,367 Bucks 29,411 62.46% 16,655 35.37% 619 1.31% 399 0.85% 12,756 27.09% 47,084 Butler 17,449 62.94% 9,818 35.41% 196 0.71% 261 0.94% 7,631 27.52% 27,724 Cambria 27,725 39.37% 41,533 58.98% 959 1.36% 205 0.29% -13,808 -19.61% 70,422 Cameron 1,596 64.75% 858 34.81% 6 0.24% 5 0.20% 738 29.94% 2,465 Carbon 9,744 49.77% 9,438 48.21% 226 1.15% 170 0.87% 306 1.56% 19,578 Centre 10,416 61.52% 6,515 38.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3,901 23.04% 16,931 Chester 29,258 65.78% 14,670 32.98% 243 0.55% 307 0.69% 14,588 32.80% 44,478 Clarion 6,866 57.94% 4,984 42.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,882 15.88% 11,850 Clearfield 11,810 49.95% 11,347 47.99% 259 1.10% 228 0.96% 463 1.96% 23,644 Clinton 5,618 52.85% 5,013 47.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 605 5.69% 10,631 Columbia 9,417 50.13% 9,367 49.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 50 0.27% 18,784 Crawford 14,161 60.69% 9,174 39.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4,987 21.37% 23,335 Cumberland 18,028 60.71% 11,421 38.46% 84 0.28% 162 0.55% 6,607 22.25% 29,695 Dauphin 46,861 62.16% 27,729 36.78% 394 0.52% 402 0.53% 19,132 25.38% 75,386 Delaware 93,412 60.93% 57,156 37.28% 1,562 1.02% 1,185 0.77% 36,256 23.65% 153,315 Elk 5,148 48.98% 5,363 51.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -215 -2.05% 10,511 Erie 33,806 53.45% 28,159 44.52% 660 1.04% 620 0.98% 5,647 8.93% 63,245 Fayette 20,401 36.19% 34,971 62.04% 468 0.83% 527 0.93% -14,570 -25.85% 56,367 Forest 1,209 62.29% 687 35.39% 16 0.82% 29 1.49% 522 26.89% 1,941 Franklin 12,151 61.79% 7,352 37.39% 67 0.34% 94 0.48% 4,799 24.41% 19,664 Fulton 1,760 50.65% 1,684 48.46% 15 0.43% 16 0.46% 76 2.19% 3,475 Greene 4,717 36.47% 8,015 61.97% 144 1.11% 58 0.45% -3,298 -25.50% 12,934 Huntingdon 6,943 67.76% 3,304 32.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3,639 35.51% 10,247 Indiana 12,640 59.67% 8,543 40.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4,097 19.34% 21,183 Jefferson 9,395 61.43% 5,632 36.82% 86 0.56% 182 1.19% 3,763 24.60% 15,295 Juniata 3,121 57.17% 2,299 42.11% 14 0.26% 25 0.46% 822 15.06% 5,459 Lackawanna 46,283 41.42% 64,495 57.71% 738 0.66% 233 0.21% -18,212 -16.30% 111,749 Lancaster 46,306 67.60% 21,308 31.11% 369 0.54% 516 0.75% 24,998 36.49% 68,499 Lawrence 17,186 52.72% 14,632 44.88% 421 1.29% 360 1.10% 2,554 7.83% 32,599 Lebanon 15,553 61.62% 9,418 37.31% 132 0.52% 138 0.55% 6,135 24.31% 25,241 Lehigh 32,202 53.65% 26,826 44.69% 594 0.99% 400 0.67% 5,376 8.96% 60,022 Luzerne 71,674 52.85% 61,869 45.62% 977 0.72% 1,091 0.80% 9,805 7.23% 135,611 Lycoming 19,118 57.18% 13,692 40.95% 254 0.76% 372 1.11% 5,426 16.23% 33,436 McKean 10,218 66.91% 4,785 31.33% 108 0.71% 161 1.05% 5,433 35.57% 15,272 Mercer 18,916 52.71% 16,108 44.89% 540 1.50% 322 0.90% 2,808 7.82% 35,886 Mifflin 5,666 53.84% 4,762 45.25% 37 0.35% 58 0.55% 904 8.59% 10,523 Monroe 6,674 53.02% 5,913 46.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 761 6.05% 12,587 Montgomery 85,576 66.53% 41,112 31.96% 1,089 0.85% 849 0.66% 44,464 34.57% 128,626 Montour 2,690 57.60% 1,964 42.06% 11 0.24% 5 0.11% 726 15.55% 4,670 Northampton 27,030 43.95% 33,209 53.99% 721 1.17% 544 0.88% -6,179 -10.05% 61,504 Northumberland 23,535 58.13% 16,478 40.70% 306 0.76% 166 0.41% 7,057 17.43% 40,485 Perry 5,444 67.71% 2,596 32.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,848 35.42% 8,040 Philadelphia 425,962 48.12% 432,699 48.88% 20,745 2.34% 5,891 0.67% -6,737 -0.76% 885,297 Pike 2,893 70.54% 1,208 29.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,685 41.09% 4,101 Potter 3,672 67.99% 1,729 32.01% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,943 35.97% 5,401 Schuylkill 44,176 60.11% 28,194 38.36% 842 1.15% 280 0.38% 15,982 21.75% 73,492 Snyder 5,181 77.66% 1,490 22.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3,691 55.33% 6,671 Somerset 13,910 60.54% 8,727 37.98% 252 1.10% 89 0.39% 5,183 22.56% 22,978 Sullivan 1,752 61.22% 1,084 37.88% 13 0.45% 13 0.45% 668 23.34% 2,862 Susquehanna 7,945 67.81% 3,621 30.91% 85 0.73% 65 0.55% 4,324 36.91% 11,716 Tioga 10,016 77.03% 2,986 22.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7,030 54.07% 13,002 Union 5,058 76.79% 1,442 21.89% 29 0.44% 58 0.88% 3,616 54.90% 6,587 Venango 11,920 67.97% 5,144 29.33% 44 0.25% 428 2.44% 6,776 38.64% 17,536 Warren 8,378 65.38% 4,103 32.02% 52 0.41% 281 2.19% 4,275 33.36% 12,814 Washington 26,860 35.73% 46,327 61.63% 1,688 2.25% 291 0.39% -19,467 -25.90% 75,166 Wayne 7,708 77.14% 2,284 22.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 5,424 54.28% 9,992 Westmoreland 41,709 39.05% 61,901 57.95% 2,585 2.42% 619 0.58% -20,192 -18.90% 106,814 Wyoming 4,332 70.70% 1,674 27.32% 63 1.03% 58 0.95% 2,658 43.38% 6,127 York 32,494 47.31% 33,321 48.52% 2,555 3.72% 308 0.45% -827 -1.20% 68,678 Totals 1,902,197 50.92% 1,752,426 46.91% 55,161 1.48% 25,564 0.68% 149,771 4.01% 3,735,348
See also Edit References Edit ^ David Leip. "1948 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 24, 2018 . ^ a b Géoelections; 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15) ^ a b Géoelections; Popular Vote for Henry Wallace (.xlsx file for €15)
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Main article 1948 United States presidential election The 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election Voters chose 35 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1944 November 2 1948 1952 Nominee Thomas E Dewey Harry S TrumanParty Republican DemocraticHome state New York MissouriRunning mate Earl Warren Alben W BarkleyElectoral vote 35 0Popular vote 1 902 197 1 752 426Percentage 50 93 46 92 County Results Dewey 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Truman 40 50 50 60 60 70 President before electionHarry S TrumanDemocratic Elected President Harry S TrumanDemocraticPennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee New York Governor Thomas E Dewey over the Democratic nominee President Harry Truman Dewey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4 01 As of the 2020 presidential election update this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Pennsylvania although in 2016 Democrats won the national popular vote without the state This is the last time any candidate won Pennsylvania without carrying Northampton County and the last time a Republican won Pennsylvania without carrying neighboring Ohio Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults Edit1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Thomas E Dewey 1 902 197 50 93 35Democratic Harry Truman incumbent 1 752 426 46 92 0Progressive Henry Wallace 55 161 1 48 0Socialist Norman Thomas 11 325 0 30 0Prohibition Claude Watson 10 338 0 28 0Militant Workers Farrell Dobbs 2 133 0 06 0Industrial Government Edward Teichert 1 461 0 04 0Write ins Write ins 107 0 00 0Totals 3 735 348 100 00 35Results by county Edit County Thomas Edmund Dewey 2 Republican Harry S Truman 2 Democratic Henry Agard Wallace 3 Progressive Various candidates 3 Other parties Margin Total votes cast Adams 7 988 59 13 5 409 40 04 49 0 36 63 0 47 2 579 19 09 13 509Allegheny 253 272 42 60 326 303 54 89 11 164 1 88 3 767 0 63 73 031 12 28 594 506Armstrong 11 712 53 45 9 900 45 18 120 0 55 180 0 82 1 812 8 27 21 912Beaver 22 324 43 83 26 629 52 28 1 588 3 12 395 0 78 4 305 8 45 50 936Bedford 6 028 61 02 3 851 38 98 0 0 00 0 0 00 2 177 22 04 9 879Berks 35 608 43 57 43 075 52 71 665 0 81 2 378 2 91 7 467 9 14 81 726Blair 22 382 60 68 14 050 38 09 256 0 69 198 0 54 8 332 22 59 36 886Bradford 11 783 71 99 4 421 27 01 51 0 31 112 0 68 7 362 44 98 16 367Bucks 29 411 62 46 16 655 35 37 619 1 31 399 0 85 12 756 27 09 47 084Butler 17 449 62 94 9 818 35 41 196 0 71 261 0 94 7 631 27 52 27 724Cambria 27 725 39 37 41 533 58 98 959 1 36 205 0 29 13 808 19 61 70 422Cameron 1 596 64 75 858 34 81 6 0 24 5 0 20 738 29 94 2 465Carbon 9 744 49 77 9 438 48 21 226 1 15 170 0 87 306 1 56 19 578Centre 10 416 61 52 6 515 38 48 0 0 00 0 0 00 3 901 23 04 16 931Chester 29 258 65 78 14 670 32 98 243 0 55 307 0 69 14 588 32 80 44 478Clarion 6 866 57 94 4 984 42 06 0 0 00 0 0 00 1 882 15 88 11 850Clearfield 11 810 49 95 11 347 47 99 259 1 10 228 0 96 463 1 96 23 644Clinton 5 618 52 85 5 013 47 15 0 0 00 0 0 00 605 5 69 10 631Columbia 9 417 50 13 9 367 49 87 0 0 00 0 0 00 50 0 27 18 784Crawford 14 161 60 69 9 174 39 31 0 0 00 0 0 00 4 987 21 37 23 335Cumberland 18 028 60 71 11 421 38 46 84 0 28 162 0 55 6 607 22 25 29 695Dauphin 46 861 62 16 27 729 36 78 394 0 52 402 0 53 19 132 25 38 75 386Delaware 93 412 60 93 57 156 37 28 1 562 1 02 1 185 0 77 36 256 23 65 153 315Elk 5 148 48 98 5 363 51 02 0 0 00 0 0 00 215 2 05 10 511Erie 33 806 53 45 28 159 44 52 660 1 04 620 0 98 5 647 8 93 63 245Fayette 20 401 36 19 34 971 62 04 468 0 83 527 0 93 14 570 25 85 56 367Forest 1 209 62 29 687 35 39 16 0 82 29 1 49 522 26 89 1 941Franklin 12 151 61 79 7 352 37 39 67 0 34 94 0 48 4 799 24 41 19 664Fulton 1 760 50 65 1 684 48 46 15 0 43 16 0 46 76 2 19 3 475Greene 4 717 36 47 8 015 61 97 144 1 11 58 0 45 3 298 25 50 12 934Huntingdon 6 943 67 76 3 304 32 24 0 0 00 0 0 00 3 639 35 51 10 247Indiana 12 640 59 67 8 543 40 33 0 0 00 0 0 00 4 097 19 34 21 183Jefferson 9 395 61 43 5 632 36 82 86 0 56 182 1 19 3 763 24 60 15 295Juniata 3 121 57 17 2 299 42 11 14 0 26 25 0 46 822 15 06 5 459Lackawanna 46 283 41 42 64 495 57 71 738 0 66 233 0 21 18 212 16 30 111 749Lancaster 46 306 67 60 21 308 31 11 369 0 54 516 0 75 24 998 36 49 68 499Lawrence 17 186 52 72 14 632 44 88 421 1 29 360 1 10 2 554 7 83 32 599Lebanon 15 553 61 62 9 418 37 31 132 0 52 138 0 55 6 135 24 31 25 241Lehigh 32 202 53 65 26 826 44 69 594 0 99 400 0 67 5 376 8 96 60 022Luzerne 71 674 52 85 61 869 45 62 977 0 72 1 091 0 80 9 805 7 23 135 611Lycoming 19 118 57 18 13 692 40 95 254 0 76 372 1 11 5 426 16 23 33 436McKean 10 218 66 91 4 785 31 33 108 0 71 161 1 05 5 433 35 57 15 272Mercer 18 916 52 71 16 108 44 89 540 1 50 322 0 90 2 808 7 82 35 886Mifflin 5 666 53 84 4 762 45 25 37 0 35 58 0 55 904 8 59 10 523Monroe 6 674 53 02 5 913 46 98 0 0 00 0 0 00 761 6 05 12 587Montgomery 85 576 66 53 41 112 31 96 1 089 0 85 849 0 66 44 464 34 57 128 626Montour 2 690 57 60 1 964 42 06 11 0 24 5 0 11 726 15 55 4 670Northampton 27 030 43 95 33 209 53 99 721 1 17 544 0 88 6 179 10 05 61 504Northumberland 23 535 58 13 16 478 40 70 306 0 76 166 0 41 7 057 17 43 40 485Perry 5 444 67 71 2 596 32 29 0 0 00 0 0 00 2 848 35 42 8 040Philadelphia 425 962 48 12 432 699 48 88 20 745 2 34 5 891 0 67 6 737 0 76 885 297Pike 2 893 70 54 1 208 29 46 0 0 00 0 0 00 1 685 41 09 4 101Potter 3 672 67 99 1 729 32 01 0 0 00 0 0 00 1 943 35 97 5 401Schuylkill 44 176 60 11 28 194 38 36 842 1 15 280 0 38 15 982 21 75 73 492Snyder 5 181 77 66 1 490 22 34 0 0 00 0 0 00 3 691 55 33 6 671Somerset 13 910 60 54 8 727 37 98 252 1 10 89 0 39 5 183 22 56 22 978Sullivan 1 752 61 22 1 084 37 88 13 0 45 13 0 45 668 23 34 2 862Susquehanna 7 945 67 81 3 621 30 91 85 0 73 65 0 55 4 324 36 91 11 716Tioga 10 016 77 03 2 986 22 97 0 0 00 0 0 00 7 030 54 07 13 002Union 5 058 76 79 1 442 21 89 29 0 44 58 0 88 3 616 54 90 6 587Venango 11 920 67 97 5 144 29 33 44 0 25 428 2 44 6 776 38 64 17 536Warren 8 378 65 38 4 103 32 02 52 0 41 281 2 19 4 275 33 36 12 814Washington 26 860 35 73 46 327 61 63 1 688 2 25 291 0 39 19 467 25 90 75 166Wayne 7 708 77 14 2 284 22 86 0 0 00 0 0 00 5 424 54 28 9 992Westmoreland 41 709 39 05 61 901 57 95 2 585 2 42 619 0 58 20 192 18 90 106 814Wyoming 4 332 70 70 1 674 27 32 63 1 03 58 0 95 2 658 43 38 6 127York 32 494 47 31 33 321 48 52 2 555 3 72 308 0 45 827 1 20 68 678Totals 1 902 197 50 92 1 752 426 46 91 55 161 1 48 25 564 0 68 149 771 4 01 3 735 348See also EditList of United States presidential elections in PennsylvaniaReferences Edit David Leip 1948 Presidential General Election Results Pennsylvania Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved March 24 2018 a b Geoelections 1948 Presidential Election Popular Vote xlsx file for 15 a b Geoelections Popular Vote for Henry 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