1948 United States presidential election in Nevada

The 1948 United States presidential election in Nevada 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.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 50.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 47.26% of the popular vote. This was the last election where voters in Nevada selected presidential electors directly.

Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Harry S. Truman L. O. Hawkins31,291 Democratic Party Harry S. Truman James C. Riordan31,291 Democratic Party Harry S. Truman J. J. Cleary31,290 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Carl F. Dodge29,357 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Mrs. Kenneth F. Johnson29,357 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Leo A. McNamee29,357 Progressive Party Henry A. Wallace M. D. Inskeep1,469 Progressive Party Henry A. Wallace E. P. Owens1,469 Progressive Party Henry A. Wallace Donald C. Smart1,469Votes cast 62,117

Results by county County Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Thomas Edmund DeweyRepublican Henry Agard WallaceProgressive Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Churchill1,05544.48%1,20650.84%1114.68%-151-6.37%2,372Clark10,78761.81%6,38236.57%2841.63%4,40525.24%17,453Douglas29828.88%71969.67%151.45%-421-40.79%1,032Elko2,02653.73%1,68344.63%621.64%3439.10%3,771Esmeralda18350.14%16444.93%184.93%195.21%365Eureka27846.10%31251.74%132.16%-34-5.64%603Humboldt88648.39%90149.21%442.40%-15-0.82%1,831Lander29842.33%39756.39%91.28%-99-14.06%704Lincoln1,00464.65%52033.48%291.87%48431.17%1,553Lyon62938.52%96759.22%372.27%-338-20.70%1,633Mineral1,19461.93%70636.62%281.45%48825.31%1,928Nye59542.81%72251.94%735.25%-127-9.14%1,390Ormsby68137.81%1,09560.80%251.39%-414-22.99%1,801Pershing54142.87%67753.65%443.49%-136-10.78%1,262Storey18447.42%18748.20%174.38%-3-0.77%388Washoe8,36541.44%11,32356.09%5002.48%-2,958-14.65%20,188White Pine2,28759.51%1,39636.33%1604.16%89123.19%3,843Totals31,29151.59%29,35748.41%1,4692.36%1,9343.19%62,117

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Humboldt Nye Storey

See also United States presidential elections in Nevada

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