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| Turnout | 80.54% (of registered voters) 5.59pp66.77% (of eligible voters)  1.05pp[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1948 United States presidential election in California took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
California narrowly voted for theDemocratic incumbent,Harry S. Truman, over theRepublican challenger,New York GovernorThomas E. Dewey, even though Dewey's running mate was California GovernorEarl Warren. California was the tipping-point state for Truman's victory.
TheProgressive Party submitted 464,000 signatures, greater than the 275,970 required, from all but one of California's counties a month before the deadline. The final signature amount submitted was 482,781 with around 295,000 validated.[2]
| 1948 United States presidential election in California[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (incumbent) | 1,913,134 | 47.57% | 25 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 1,895,269 | 47.13% | 0 | |
| Independent Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 190,381 | 4.73% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 16,926 | 0.42% | 0 | |
| No party | Norman Thomas (write-in) | 3,459 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| No party | Strom Thurmond (write-in) | 1,228 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 813 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| No party | Edward A. Teichert (write-in) | 195 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| No party | Farrell Dobbs (write-in) | 133 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
| Totals | 4,021,538 | 100.00% | 25 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
| County | Harry S. Truman Democratic | Thomas E. Dewey Republican | Henry A. Wallace Progressive | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 154,549 | 47.80% | 150,588 | 46.57% | 16,853 | 5.21% | 1,341 | 0.41% | 3,961 | 1.23% | 323,331 |
| Alpine | 25 | 18.12% | 106 | 76.81% | 6 | 4.35% | 1 | 0.72% | -81 | -58.69% | 138 |
| Amador | 2,334 | 57.45% | 1,578 | 38.84% | 117 | 2.88% | 34 | 0.84% | 756 | 18.61% | 4,063 |
| Butte | 10,133 | 45.68% | 10,948 | 49.36% | 936 | 4.22% | 164 | 0.74% | -815 | -3.68% | 22,181 |
| Calaveras | 1,995 | 49.42% | 1,888 | 46.77% | 128 | 3.17% | 26 | 0.64% | 107 | 2.65% | 4,037 |
| Colusa | 2,020 | 51.78% | 1,803 | 46.22% | 69 | 1.77% | 9 | 0.23% | 217 | 5.56% | 3,901 |
| Contra Costa | 50,277 | 55.02% | 36,958 | 40.45% | 3,868 | 4.23% | 273 | 0.30% | 13,319 | 14.57% | 91,376 |
| Del Norte | 1,172 | 41.27% | 1,541 | 54.26% | 121 | 4.26% | 6 | 0.21% | -369 | -12.99% | 2,840 |
| El Dorado | 3,493 | 51.95% | 2,894 | 43.04% | 289 | 4.30% | 48 | 0.71% | 599 | 8.91% | 6,724 |
| Fresno | 47,762 | 58.49% | 30,379 | 37.20% | 3,056 | 3.74% | 468 | 0.57% | 17,383 | 21.29% | 81,665 |
| Glenn | 2,578 | 46.64% | 2,819 | 50.99% | 108 | 1.95% | 23 | 0.42% | -241 | -4.35% | 5,528 |
| Humboldt | 11,268 | 48.43% | 10,979 | 47.19% | 909 | 3.91% | 110 | 0.47% | 289 | 1.24% | 23,266 |
| Imperial | 5,301 | 44.89% | 6,217 | 52.64% | 228 | 1.93% | 64 | 0.54% | -916 | -7.75% | 11,810 |
| Inyo | 1,539 | 40.21% | 2,135 | 55.79% | 138 | 3.61% | 15 | 0.39% | -596 | -15.58% | 3,827 |
| Kern | 33,029 | 56.16% | 24,464 | 41.60% | 1,109 | 1.89% | 209 | 0.36% | 8,565 | 14.56% | 58,811 |
| Kings | 6,909 | 59.97% | 4,289 | 37.23% | 219 | 1.90% | 104 | 0.90% | 2,620 | 22.74% | 11,521 |
| Lake | 1,999 | 37.48% | 3,054 | 57.27% | 238 | 4.46% | 42 | 0.79% | -1,055 | -19.79% | 5,333 |
| Lassen | 3,632 | 62.91% | 1,960 | 33.95% | 159 | 2.75% | 22 | 0.38% | 1,672 | 28.96% | 5,773 |
| Los Angeles | 812,690 | 47.00% | 804,232 | 46.51% | 101,085 | 5.85% | 11,075 | 0.64% | 8,458 | 0.49% | 1,729,082 |
| Madera | 5,226 | 58.18% | 3,416 | 38.03% | 277 | 3.08% | 63 | 0.70% | 1,810 | 20.15% | 8,982 |
| Marin | 12,540 | 38.17% | 18,747 | 57.06% | 1,513 | 4.61% | 55 | 0.17% | -6,207 | -18.89% | 32,855 |
| Mariposa | 983 | 39.85% | 1,378 | 55.86% | 91 | 3.69% | 15 | 0.61% | -395 | -16.01% | 2,467 |
| Mendocino | 5,593 | 44.06% | 6,368 | 50.53% | 642 | 5.09% | 40 | 0.32% | -775 | -6.47% | 12,643 |
| Merced | 9,959 | 54.95% | 7,721 | 42.60% | 360 | 1.99% | 84 | 0.46% | 2,238 | 12.35% | 18,124 |
| Modoc | 1,607 | 50.53% | 1,480 | 46.54% | 82 | 2.58% | 11 | 0.35% | 127 | 3.99% | 3,180 |
| Mono | 255 | 30.54% | 541 | 64.79% | 33 | 3.95% | 6 | 0.72% | -286 | -34.25% | 835 |
| Monterey | 15,704 | 46.10% | 17,233 | 50.59% | 959 | 2.82% | 167 | 0.49% | -1,529 | -4.49% | 34,063 |
| Napa | 7,207 | 43.64% | 8,724 | 52.82% | 477 | 2.89% | 108 | 0.65% | -1,517 | -9.18% | 16,516 |
| Nevada | 3,914 | 47.01% | 3,917 | 47.05% | 454 | 5.45% | 41 | 0.49% | -3 | -0.04% | 8,326 |
| Orange | 29,018 | 36.36% | 48,587 | 60.88% | 1,545 | 1.94% | 664 | 0.83% | -19,569 | -24.52% | 79,814 |
| Placer | 8,837 | 58.49% | 5,570 | 36.87% | 632 | 4.18% | 70 | 0.46% | 3,267 | 21.62% | 15,109 |
| Plumas | 3,125 | 61.78% | 1,657 | 32.76% | 257 | 5.08% | 19 | 0.38% | 1,468 | 29.02% | 5,058 |
| Riverside | 23,305 | 40.28% | 32,209 | 55.66% | 1,694 | 2.93% | 656 | 1.13% | -8,904 | -15.38% | 57,864 |
| Sacramento | 54,197 | 58.38% | 35,074 | 37.78% | 3,185 | 3.43% | 386 | 0.42% | 19,123 | 20.60% | 92,842 |
| San Benito | 2,096 | 42.03% | 2,775 | 55.64% | 90 | 1.80% | 26 | 0.52% | -679 | -13.61% | 4,987 |
| San Bernardino | 45,691 | 47.68% | 46,570 | 48.59% | 2,746 | 2.87% | 831 | 0.87% | -879 | -0.91% | 95,838 |
| San Diego | 98,217 | 47.80% | 101,552 | 49.43% | 4,815 | 2.34% | 875 | 0.43% | -3,335 | -1.63% | 205,459 |
| San Francisco | 167,726 | 47.82% | 160,135 | 45.66% | 21,492 | 6.13% | 1,356 | 0.39% | 7,591 | 2.16% | 350,709 |
| San Joaquin | 27,908 | 47.01% | 29,135 | 49.08% | 2,051 | 3.46% | 267 | 0.45% | -1,227 | -2.07% | 59,361 |
| San Luis Obispo | 8,135 | 42.14% | 10,325 | 53.49% | 696 | 3.61% | 148 | 0.77% | -2,190 | -11.35% | 19,304 |
| San Mateo | 34,215 | 39.66% | 48,909 | 56.69% | 2,993 | 3.47% | 155 | 0.18% | -14,694 | -17.03% | 86,272 |
| Santa Barbara | 13,085 | 38.04% | 19,998 | 58.13% | 1,122 | 3.26% | 195 | 0.57% | -6,913 | -20.09% | 34,400 |
| Santa Clara | 41,905 | 42.11% | 52,982 | 53.25% | 4,049 | 4.07% | 566 | 0.57% | -11,077 | -11.14% | 99,502 |
| Santa Cruz | 9,862 | 36.95% | 15,395 | 57.68% | 1,084 | 4.06% | 349 | 1.31% | -5,533 | -20.73% | 26,690 |
| Shasta | 7,177 | 56.86% | 5,010 | 39.69% | 402 | 3.18% | 34 | 0.27% | 2,167 | 17.17% | 12,623 |
| Sierra | 660 | 52.46% | 546 | 43.40% | 48 | 3.82% | 4 | 0.32% | 114 | 9.06% | 1,258 |
| Siskiyou | 6,749 | 54.00% | 5,315 | 42.53% | 400 | 3.20% | 34 | 0.27% | 1,434 | 11.47% | 12,498 |
| Solano | 23,257 | 63.50% | 12,345 | 33.71% | 962 | 2.63% | 60 | 0.16% | 10,912 | 29.79% | 36,624 |
| Sonoma | 16,026 | 40.08% | 22,077 | 55.21% | 1,705 | 4.26% | 176 | 0.44% | -6,051 | -15.13% | 39,984 |
| Stanislaus | 18,350 | 47.82% | 18,564 | 48.38% | 899 | 2.34% | 558 | 1.45% | -214 | -0.56% | 38,371 |
| Sutter | 3,362 | 45.08% | 3,913 | 52.47% | 130 | 1.74% | 53 | 0.71% | -551 | -7.39% | 7,458 |
| Tehama | 2,920 | 44.72% | 3,348 | 51.27% | 206 | 3.15% | 56 | 0.86% | -428 | -6.55% | 6,530 |
| Trinity | 1,053 | 48.68% | 975 | 45.08% | 126 | 5.83% | 9 | 0.42% | 78 | 3.60% | 2,163 |
| Tulare | 19,681 | 50.22% | 18,414 | 46.98% | 797 | 2.03% | 300 | 0.77% | 1,267 | 3.24% | 39,192 |
| Tuolumne | 2,561 | 46.78% | 2,639 | 48.21% | 249 | 4.55% | 25 | 0.46% | -78 | -1.43% | 5,474 |
| Ventura | 18,100 | 54.77% | 13,930 | 42.15% | 856 | 2.59% | 163 | 0.49% | 4,170 | 12.62% | 33,049 |
| Yolo | 6,655 | 52.47% | 5,560 | 43.83% | 409 | 3.22% | 60 | 0.47% | 1,095 | 8.64% | 12,684 |
| Yuba | 3,608 | 49.68% | 3,403 | 46.85% | 217 | 2.99% | 35 | 0.48% | 205 | 2.83% | 7,263 |
| Total | 1,913,134 | 47.57% | 1,895,269 | 47.13% | 190,381 | 4.73% | 22,754 | 0.57% | 17,865 | 0.44% | 4,021,538 |
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