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The1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
Connecticut was won byRepublican candidateNew YorkgovernorThomas E. Dewey overDemocratic candidate,incumbentPresidentHarry S. Truman.
Dewey won the state by a narrow margin of 1.64%.
| 1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Thomas Edmund Dewey ofNew York | Earl Warren ofCalifornia | 437,754 | 49.55% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman ofMissouri (incumbent) | Alben William Barkley ofKentucky | 423,297 | 47.91% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Progressive | Henry Agard Wallace ofIowa | Glen Hearst Taylor ofIdaho | 13,713 | 1.55% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Norman Thomas ofNew York | Tucker Powell Smith ofMichigan | 6,964 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert ofPennsylvania | Stephen Emery ofNew York | 1,184 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs ofMinnesota | Grace Carlson ofMinnesota | 606 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 883,518 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Thomas E. Dewey Republican | Harry S. Truman Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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% | 29,453 |
| Totals | 437,754 | 49.55% | 423,297 | 47.91% | 22,467 | 2.54% | 14,457 | 1.64% | 883,518 |
State and district results of the1948 United States presidential election | ||
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