The 1948 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Maine was won by Republican candidate New York governor Thomas E. Dewey over Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman.

Dewey won Maine by a margin of 14.47%. With 56.74% of the popular vote, it would be his second strongest state after nearby Vermont.

Results

Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 02, 1948Thomas E. DeweyRepublicanHarry S. TrumanDemocraticHenry A. WallaceProgressiveVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 11,443 39.24% 17,405 59.68% 214 0.73% 103 0.35% -5,962 -20.44% 29,165 Aroostook 9,459 56.51% 7,183 42.91% 57 0.34% 41 0.24% 2,276 13.60% 16,740 Cumberland 30,284 60.71% 18,913 37.91% 527 1.06% 161 0.32% 11,371 22.80% 49,885 Franklin 3,741 63.19% 2,135 36.06% 29 0.49% 15 0.25% 1,606 27.13% 5,920 Hancock 6,863 77.72% 1,878 21.27% 48 0.54% 41 0.46% 4,985 56.45% 8,830 Kennebec 13,923 55.12% 11,163 44.19% 114 0.45% 60 0.24% 2,760 10.93% 25,260 Knox 5,374 72.67% 1,924 26.02% 80 1.08% 17 0.23% 3,450 46.65% 7,395 Lincoln 4,743 80.47% 1,095 18.58% 42 0.71% 14 0.24% 3,648 61.89% 5,894 Oxford 7,444 58.24% 5,183 40.55% 127 0.99% 28 0.22% 2,261 17.69% 12,782 Penobscot 16,367 59.92% 10,705 39.19% 152 0.56% 91 0.33% 5,662 20.73% 27,315 Piscataquis 3,227 59.34% 2,181 40.11% 25 0.46% 5 0.09% 1,046 19.23% 5,438 Sagadahoc 3,745 58.77% 2,556 40.11% 61 0.96% 10 0.16% 1,189 18.66% 6,372 Somerset 6,301 60.48% 4,034 38.72% 63 0.60% 20 0.19% 2,267 21.76% 10,418 Waldo 4,371 74.21% 1,469 24.94% 29 0.49% 21 0.36% 2,902 49.27% 5,890 Washington 5,130 58.64% 3,538 40.44% 54 0.62% 26 0.30% 1,592 18.20% 8,748 York 17,819 46.00% 20,554 53.06% 262 0.68% 102 0.26% -2,735 -7.06% 38,737Totals150,23456.74%111,91642.27%1,8840.71%7550.29%38,31814.47%264,789

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Sagadahoc Washington

See also United States presidential elections in Maine

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