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

Washington was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 52.61 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with California Governor Earl Warren, with 42.68 percent of the popular vote.

, this is the last occasion Lincoln County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Results

Results by county County Harry S. Truman Democratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Henry A. WallaceProgressive Claude A. WatsonProhibition Norman M. ThomasSocialist Edward A. TeichertSocialist Labor Farrell DobbsSocialist Workers Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 1,267 47.22% 1,394 51.96% 14 0.52% 2 0.07% 6 0.22% 0 0% 0 0% -127 -4.73% 2,683 Asotin 2,054 57.33% 1,384 38.63% 117 3.27% 22 0.61% 6 0.17% 0 0% 0 0% 670 18.70% 3,583 Benton 8,458 58.46% 5,852 40.45% 116 0.80% 13 0.09% 28 0.19% 0 0% 0 0% 2,606 18.01% 14,467 Chelan 7,702 50.17% 7,392 48.15% 147 0.96% 81 0.53% 28 0.18% 1 0.01% 0 0% 310 2.02% 15,351 Clallam 5,412 53.60% 4,178 41.38% 456 4.52% 25 0.25% 22 0.22% 3 0.03% 1 0.01% 1,234 12.22% 10,097 Clark 17,154 56.93% 11,546 38.32% 1,041 3.45% 225 0.75% 141 0.47% 22 0.07% 3 0.01% 5,608 18.61% 30,132 Columbia 1,015 48.06% 1,062 50.28% 25 1.18% 9 0.43% 1 0.05% 0 0% 0 0% -47 -2.23% 2,112 Cowlitz 11,075 58.59% 7,098 37.55% 625 3.31% 31 0.16% 62 0.33% 11 0.06% 0 0% 3,977 21.04% 18,902 Douglas 2,251 55.81% 1,703 42.23% 32 0.79% 30 0.74% 15 0.37% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 548 13.59% 4,033 Ferry 824 61.49% 473 35.30% 38 2.84% 0 0% 5 0.37% 0 0% 0 0% 351 26.19% 1,340 Franklin 2,525 61.14% 1,541 37.31% 46 1.11% 10 0.24% 8 0.19% 0 0% 0 0% 984 23.83% 4,130 Garfield 747 48.79% 749 48.92% 6 0.39% 27 1.76% 2 0.13% 0 0% 0 0% -2 -0.13% 1,531 Grant 4,067 64.79% 2,081 33.15% 107 1.70% 9 0.14% 12 0.19% 1 0.02% 0 0% 1,986 31.64% 6,277 Grays Harbor 13,660 58.84% 8,357 36.00% 1,034 4.45% 67 0.29% 51 0.22% 44 0.19% 2 0.01% 5,303 22.84% 23,215 Island 1,694 46.03% 1,805 49.05% 148 4.02% 15 0.41% 18 0.49% 0 0% 0 0% -111 -3.02% 3,680 Jefferson 1,911 51.99% 1,610 43.80% 129 3.51% 5 0.14% 20 0.54% 1 0.03% 0 0% 301 8.19% 3,676 King 143,295 49.14% 131,039 44.93% 11,857 4.07% 3,182 1.09% 1,554 0.53% 652 0.22% 56 0.02% 12,256 4.20% 291,635 Kitsap 19,538 63.69% 9,869 32.17% 1,077 3.51% 86 0.28% 98 0.32% 9 0.03% 1 0% 9,669 31.52% 30,678 Kittitas 4,588 54.96% 3,446 41.28% 272 3.26% 12 0.14% 29 0.35% 1 0.01% 0 0% 1,142 13.68% 8,348 Klickitat 2,206 51.88% 1,951 45.88% 58 1.36% 9 0.21% 16 0.38% 12 0.28% 0 0% 255 6.00% 4,252 Lewis 8,394 46.76% 9,047 50.39% 415 2.31% 48 0.27% 46 0.26% 2 0.01% 1 0.01% -653 -3.64% 17,953 Lincoln 2,518 51.14% 2,348 47.68% 48 0.97% 3 0.06% 4 0.08% 2 0.04% 1 0.02% 170 3.45% 4,924 Mason 3,613 55.58% 2,524 38.82% 333 5.12% 8 0.12% 21 0.32% 2 0.03% 0 0% 1,089 16.75% 6,501 Okanogan 5,644 56.81% 4,083 41.10% 150 1.51% 35 0.35% 22 0.22% 1 0.01% 0 0% 1,561 15.71% 9,935 Pacific 3,902 55.33% 2,749 38.98% 360 5.1% 7 0.1% 28 0.4% 5 0.19% 1 0.01% 1,153 16.35% 7,052 Pend Oreille 1,465 57.07% 1,009 39.31% 80 3.12% 7 0.27% 5 0.19% 1 0.04% 0 0% 456 17.76% 2,567 Pierce 50,674 55.82% 34,396 37.89% 4,355 4.80% 761 0.84% 417 0.46% 163 0.18% 20 0.02% 16,278 17.93% 90,786 San Juan 636 40.38% 881 55.94% 51 3.24% 2 0.13% 5 0.32% 0 0% 0 0% -245 -15.56% 1,575 Skagit 9,080 49.91% 8,176 44.94% 782 4.30% 103 0.57% 41 0.23% 10 0.05% 0 0% 904 4.97% 18,192 Skamania 1,067 57.93% 707 38.38% 52 2.82% 7 0.38% 9 0.49% 0 0% 0 0% 360 19.54% 1,842 Snohomish 25,924 56.04% 17,018 36.79% 2,737 5.92% 308 0.67% 190 0.41% 79 0.17% 4 0.01% 8,906 19.25% 46,260 Spokane 49,649 55.79% 37,086 41.68% 1,778 2.00% 169 0.19% 255 0.29% 45 0.05% 6 0.01% 12,563 14.12% 88,988 Stevens 4,205 56.56% 2,977 40.05% 218 2.93% 20 0.27% 12 0.16% 2 0.03% 0 0% 1,228 16.52% 7,434 Thurston 10,461 50.28% 9,511 45.72% 700 3.36% 66 0.32% 61 0.29% 5 0.02% 0 0% 950 4.57% 20,804 Wahkiakum 877 54.92% 622 38.95% 80 5.01% 6 0.38% 2 0.13% 10 0.63% 0 0% 255 15.97% 1,597 Walla Walla 7,102 46.18% 7,993 51.98% 126 0.82% 110 0.72% 45 0.29% 2 0.01% 0 0% -891 -5.79% 15,378 Whatcom 12,736 46.40% 12,850 46.81% 1,383 4.86% 337 1.23% 107 0.39% 36 0.13% 2 0.01% -114 -0.41% 27,451 Whitman 6,015 47.21% 6,411 50.32% 209 1.64% 43 0.34% 59 0.46% 3 0.02% 0 0% -396 -3.11% 12,740 Yakima 19,760 47.10% 21,396 51.00% 490 1.17% 217 0.52% 83 0.2% 7 0.02% 4 0.01% -1,636 -3.90% 41,957Totals475,16552.56%386,31542.73%31,6923.51%6,1170.68%3,5340.39%1,1330.13%1030.01%88,8519.83%904,059

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chelan Lincoln

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Island Whatcom

See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state)

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