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%.
Results
By county County Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Fairfield 118,636 54.65% 90,767 41.81% 7,669 3.54% 27,869 12.84% 217,072 Hartford 105,262 44.74% 124,874 53.07% 5,157 2.19% -19,612 -8.33% 235,293 Litchfield 26,848 57.99% 18,628 40.23% 823 1.78% 8,220 17.76% 46,299 Middlesex 16,119 51.56% 14,609 46.73% 537 1.71% 1,510 4.83% 31,265 New Haven 120,769 48.50% 121,591 48.83% 6,633 2.67% -822 -0.33% 248,993 New London 27,416 47.42% 29,425 50.90% 973 1.68% -2,009 -3.48% 57,814 Tolland 9,012 52.01% 7,970 45.99% 347 2.00% 1,042 6.02% 17,329 Windham 13,692 46.49% 15,433 52.40% 328 1.11% -1,741 -5.91% 29,453Totals437,75449.55%423,29747.91%22,4672.54%14,4571.64%883,518
See also United States presidential elections in Connecticut
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