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The1948 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the1948 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
West Virginia was won byincumbent PresidentHarry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running withKentucky SenatorAlben W. Barkley, with 57.32 percent of the popular vote, againstGovernorThomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running withGovernorEarl Warren, with 42.24 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
TheProgressive Party submitted 10,189 signatures, greater than the 7,155 required, and enough were validated to appear on the ballot. Their candidate in the concurrentgubernatorial election was removed from the ballot by a court ruling.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry S. Truman (inc.) | 429,188 | 57.32% | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 316,251 | 42.24% | |
| Progressive | Henry A. Wallace | 3,311 | 0.44% | |
| Total votes | 748,750 | 100.00% | ||
| County | Harry S. Truman Democratic | Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican | Henry Agard Wallace Progressive | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 4,238 | 52.32% | 3,834 | 47.33% | 28 | 0.35% | 404 | 4.99% | 8,100 |
| Berkeley | 6,797 | 52.80% | 6,042 | 46.94% | 34 | 0.26% | 755 | 5.86% | 12,873 |
| Boone | 6,769 | 69.81% | 2,909 | 30.00% | 19 | 0.20% | 3,860 | 39.81% | 9,697 |
| Braxton | 4,287 | 59.89% | 2,864 | 40.01% | 7 | 0.10% | 1,423 | 19.88% | 7,158 |
| Brooke | 6,680 | 63.55% | 3,718 | 35.37% | 114 | 1.08% | 2,962 | 28.18% | 10,512 |
| Cabell | 23,680 | 55.84% | 18,599 | 43.86% | 131 | 0.31% | 5,081 | 11.98% | 42,410 |
| Calhoun | 2,126 | 57.76% | 1,549 | 42.08% | 6 | 0.16% | 577 | 15.68% | 3,681 |
| Clay | 2,978 | 55.64% | 2,366 | 44.21% | 8 | 0.15% | 612 | 11.43% | 5,352 |
| Doddridge | 1,166 | 32.40% | 2,433 | 67.60% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,267 | -35.20% | 3,599 |
| Fayette | 21,707 | 74.14% | 7,451 | 25.45% | 120 | 0.41% | 14,256 | 48.69% | 29,278 |
| Gilmer | 2,355 | 62.37% | 1,421 | 37.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 934 | 24.74% | 3,776 |
| Grant | 664 | 19.06% | 2,816 | 80.83% | 4 | 0.11% | -2,152 | -61.77% | 3,484 |
| Greenbrier | 7,598 | 60.48% | 4,935 | 39.29% | 29 | 0.23% | 2,663 | 21.20% | 12,562 |
| Hampshire | 2,357 | 63.39% | 1,351 | 36.34% | 10 | 0.27% | 1,006 | 27.06% | 3,718 |
| Hancock | 8,242 | 63.53% | 4,561 | 35.16% | 170 | 1.31% | 3,681 | 28.37% | 12,973 |
| Hardy | 2,435 | 62.79% | 1,433 | 36.95% | 10 | 0.26% | 1,002 | 25.84% | 3,878 |
| Harrison | 21,109 | 59.03% | 14,534 | 40.65% | 114 | 0.32% | 6,575 | 18.39% | 35,757 |
| Jackson | 2,639 | 38.12% | 4,277 | 61.78% | 7 | 0.10% | -1,638 | -23.66% | 6,923 |
| Jefferson | 3,797 | 63.19% | 2,199 | 36.60% | 13 | 0.22% | 1,598 | 26.59% | 6,009 |
| Kanawha | 53,213 | 56.19% | 41,144 | 43.45% | 338 | 0.36% | 12,069 | 12.75% | 94,695 |
| Lewis | 3,477 | 41.69% | 4,829 | 57.89% | 35 | 0.42% | -1,352 | -16.21% | 8,341 |
| Lincoln | 4,433 | 52.07% | 4,065 | 47.74% | 16 | 0.19% | 368 | 4.32% | 8,514 |
| Logan | 16,121 | 68.43% | 7,362 | 31.25% | 76 | 0.32% | 8,759 | 37.18% | 23,559 |
| Marion | 19,866 | 63.35% | 11,201 | 35.72% | 290 | 0.92% | 8,665 | 27.63% | 31,357 |
| Marshall | 7,989 | 52.83% | 6,986 | 46.20% | 147 | 0.97% | 1,003 | 6.63% | 15,122 |
| Mason | 4,038 | 42.55% | 5,453 | 57.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,415 | -14.91% | 9,491 |
| McDowell | 21,545 | 68.46% | 9,687 | 30.78% | 240 | 0.76% | 11,858 | 37.68% | 31,472 |
| Mercer | 15,201 | 59.97% | 10,065 | 39.71% | 82 | 0.32% | 5,136 | 20.26% | 25,348 |
| Mineral | 4,586 | 50.98% | 4,382 | 48.71% | 28 | 0.31% | 204 | 2.27% | 8,996 |
| Mingo | 10,362 | 67.76% | 4,896 | 32.02% | 34 | 0.22% | 5,466 | 35.74% | 15,292 |
| Monongalia | 12,138 | 55.98% | 9,329 | 43.02% | 216 | 1.00% | 2,809 | 12.95% | 21,683 |
| Monroe | 2,632 | 47.10% | 2,956 | 52.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -324 | -5.80% | 5,588 |
| Morgan | 1,104 | 33.79% | 2,159 | 66.09% | 4 | 0.12% | -1,055 | -32.29% | 3,267 |
| Nicholas | 5,018 | 59.51% | 3,391 | 40.22% | 23 | 0.27% | 1,627 | 19.30% | 8,432 |
| Ohio | 16,995 | 51.27% | 15,757 | 47.54% | 395 | 1.19% | 1,238 | 3.73% | 33,147 |
| Pendleton | 1,944 | 54.87% | 1,592 | 44.93% | 7 | 0.20% | 352 | 9.94% | 3,543 |
| Pleasants | 1,536 | 49.56% | 1,548 | 49.95% | 15 | 0.48% | -12 | -0.39% | 3,099 |
| Pocahontas | 2,754 | 53.66% | 2,373 | 46.24% | 5 | 0.10% | 381 | 7.42% | 5,132 |
| Preston | 3,527 | 36.75% | 6,020 | 62.73% | 49 | 0.51% | -2,493 | -25.98% | 9,596 |
| Putnam | 4,426 | 54.21% | 3,722 | 45.59% | 16 | 0.20% | 704 | 8.62% | 8,164 |
| Raleigh | 19,697 | 65.09% | 10,414 | 34.42% | 148 | 0.49% | 9,283 | 30.68% | 30,259 |
| Randolph | 6,586 | 63.25% | 3,802 | 36.52% | 24 | 0.23% | 2,784 | 26.74% | 10,412 |
| Ritchie | 1,712 | 32.03% | 3,619 | 67.71% | 14 | 0.26% | -1,907 | -35.68% | 5,345 |
| Roane | 3,684 | 46.59% | 4,213 | 53.28% | 11 | 0.14% | -529 | -6.69% | 7,908 |
| Summers | 4,630 | 62.47% | 2,782 | 37.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,848 | 24.93% | 7,412 |
| Taylor | 3,888 | 49.40% | 3,948 | 50.16% | 35 | 0.44% | -60 | -0.76% | 7,871 |
| Tucker | 2,557 | 54.49% | 2,102 | 44.79% | 34 | 0.72% | 455 | 9.70% | 4,693 |
| Tyler | 1,579 | 33.22% | 3,160 | 66.48% | 14 | 0.29% | -1,581 | -33.26% | 4,753 |
| Upshur | 2,323 | 31.31% | 5,068 | 68.31% | 28 | 0.38% | -2,745 | -37.00% | 7,419 |
| Wayne | 7,618 | 63.32% | 4,394 | 36.52% | 19 | 0.16% | 3,224 | 26.80% | 12,031 |
| Webster | 3,726 | 70.74% | 1,527 | 28.99% | 14 | 0.27% | 2,199 | 41.75% | 5,267 |
| Wetzel | 4,477 | 57.18% | 3,326 | 42.48% | 26 | 0.33% | 1,151 | 14.70% | 7,829 |
| Wirt | 1,233 | 48.70% | 1,291 | 50.99% | 8 | 0.32% | -58 | -2.29% | 2,532 |
| Wood | 14,224 | 49.92% | 14,198 | 49.83% | 71 | 0.25% | 26 | 0.09% | 28,493 |
| Wyoming | 6,725 | 61.43% | 4,198 | 38.34% | 25 | 0.23% | 2,527 | 23.08% | 10,948 |
| Totals | 429,188 | 57.32% | 316,251 | 42.24% | 3,311 | 0.44% | 112,937 | 15.08% | 748,750 |
United States presidential elections in West Virginia
State and district results of the1948 United States presidential election | ||
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