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The1948 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Delaware was won byGovernorThomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running withGovernorEarl Warren, with 50.04% of the popular vote, againstincumbent PresidentHarry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running withSenatorAlben W. Barkley, with 48.76% of the popular vote.[3][4] This is the last time that New Castle County did not back the statewide winner and when the Democratic candidate would win a presidential election without Delaware.
This election marks one of three times in the 20th century that the state voted for the losing candidate, along with1932 and1916. As this was the last election until2000 when Delaware failed to support the overall winner of the presidency, and the electoral college after which the state has leaned Democratic. However, it has since voted for the popular vote loser only twice, in2004 and2024.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 69,588 | 50.04% | |
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 67,813 | 48.76% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 1,050 | 0.75% | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 343 | 0.25% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 250 | 0.18% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 29 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 139,073 | 100.00% | ||
| County[5] | Thomas E. Dewey Republican | Harry S. Truman Democratic | Henry A. Wallace Progressive | All Others Various | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 8,501 | 50.63% | 8,174 | 48.68% | 47 | 0.28% | 68 | 0.41% | 327 | 1.95% | 16,790 |
| New Castle | 47,451 | 48.92% | 48,117 | 49.60% | 950 | 0.98% | 483 | 0.50% | -666 | -0.69% | 97,001 |
| Sussex | 13,636 | 53.94% | 11,522 | 45.57% | 53 | 0.21% | 71 | 0.28% | 2,114 | 8.36% | 25,282 |
| Totals | 69,588 | 50.04% | 67,813 | 48.76% | 1,050 | 0.75% | 622 | 0.45% | 1,775 | 1.28% | 139,073 |
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