Turnout 80.54% (of registered voters) 5.59 pp 66.77% (of eligible voters) 1.05 pp [1]
County Results
Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1948 United States presidential election in California took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election . State voters chose 25 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
California narrowly voted for the Democratic incumbent, Harry Truman , over the Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey , even though Dewey's running mate was California Governor Earl Warren . California was the tipping-point state for Truman's victory.
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Results
1948 United States presidential election in California[2]
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
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Results by county
County
Truman
Votes
Dewey
Votes
Wallace
Votes
Others
Votes
Solano
63.50%
23,257
33.71%
12,345
2.63%
962
0.16%
60
Lassen
62.91%
3,632
33.95%
1,960
2.75%
159
0.38%
22
Plumas
61.78%
3,125
32.76%
1,657
5.08%
257
0.38%
19
Kings
59.97%
6,909
37.23%
4,289
1.90%
219
0.90%
104
Placer
58.49%
8,837
36.87%
5,570
4.18%
632
0.46%
70
Fresno
58.49%
47,762
37.20%
30,379
3.74%
3,056
0.57%
468
Sacramento
58.38%
54,197
37.78%
35,074
3.43%
3,185
0.42%
386
Madera
58.18%
5,226
38.03%
3,416
3.08%
277
0.70%
63
Amador
57.45%
2,334
38.84%
1,578
2.88%
117
0.84%
34
Shasta
56.86%
7,177
39.69%
5,010
3.18%
402
0.27%
34
Kern
56.16%
33,029
41.60%
24,464
1.89%
1,109
0.36%
209
Contra Costa
55.02%
50,277
40.45%
36,958
4.23%
3,868
0.30%
273
Merced
54.95%
9,959
42.60%
7,721
1.99%
360
0.46%
84
Ventura
54.77%
18,100
42.15%
13,930
2.59%
856
0.49%
163
Siskiyou
54.00%
6,749
42.53%
5,315
3.20%
400
0.27%
34
Yolo
52.47%
6,655
43.83%
5,560
3.22%
409
0.47%
60
Sierra
52.46%
660
43.40%
546
3.82%
48
0.32%
4
El Dorado
51.95%
3,493
43.04%
2,894
4.30%
289
0.71%
48
Colusa
51.78%
2,020
46.22%
1,803
1.77%
69
0.23%
9
Modoc
50.53%
1,607
46.54%
1,480
2.58%
82
0.35%
11
Tulare
50.22%
19,681
46.98%
18,414
2.03%
797
0.77%
300
Yuba
49.68%
3,608
46.85%
3,403
2.99%
217
0.48%
35
Calaveras
49.42%
1,995
46.77%
1,888
3.17%
128
0.64%
26
Trinity
48.68%
1,053
45.08%
975
5.83%
126
0.42%
9
Humboldt
48.43%
11,268
47.19%
10,979
3.91%
909
0.47%
110
San Francisco
47.82%
167,726
45.66%
160,135
6.13%
21,492
0.39%
1,356
Stanislaus
47.82%
18,350
48.38%
18,564
2.34%
899
1.45%
558
San Diego
47.80%
98,217
49.43%
101,552
2.34%
4,815
0.43%
875
Alameda
47.80%
154,549
46.57%
150,588
5.21%
16,853
0.41%
1,341
San Bernardino
47.68%
45,691
48.59%
46,570
2.87%
2,746
0.87%
831
Nevada
47.01%
3,914
47.05%
3,917
5.45%
454
0.49%
41
San Joaquin
47.01%
27,908
49.08%
29,135
3.46%
2,051
0.45%
267
Los Angeles
47.00%
812,690
46.51%
804,232
5.85%
101,085
0.64%
11,075
Tuolumne
46.78%
2,561
48.21%
2,639
4.55%
249
0.46%
25
Glenn
46.64%
2,578
50.99%
2,819
1.95%
108
0.42%
23
Monterey
46.10%
15,704
50.59%
17,233
2.82%
959
0.49%
167
Butte
45.68%
10,133
49.36%
10,948
4.22%
936
0.74%
164
Sutter
45.08%
3,362
52.47%
3,913
1.74%
130
0.71%
53
Imperial
44.89%
5,301
52.64%
6,217
1.93%
228
0.54%
64
Tehama
44.72%
2,920
51.27%
3,348
3.15%
206
0.86%
56
Mendocino
44.06%
5,553
50.53%
6,368
5.09%
642
0.32%
40
Napa
43.64%
7,207
52.82%
8,724
2.89%
477
0.65%
108
San Luis Obispo
42.14%
8,135
53.49%
10,325
3.61%
696
0.77%
148
Santa Clara
42.11%
41,905
53.25%
52,982
4.07%
4,049
0.57%
566
San Benito
42.03%
2,096
55.64%
2,775
1.80%
90
0.52%
26
Del Norte
41.27%
1,172
54.26%
1,541
4.26%
121
0.21%
6
Riverside
40.28%
23,305
55.66%
32,209
2.93%
1,694
1.13%
656
Inyo
40.21%
1,539
55.79%
2,135
3.61%
138
0.39%
15
Sonoma
40.08%
16,026
55.21%
22,077
4.26%
1,705
0.44%
176
Mariposa
39.85%
983
55.86%
1,378
3.69%
91
0.61%
15
San Mateo
39.66%
34,215
56.69%
48,909
3.47%
2,993
0.18%
155
Marin
38.17%
12,540
57.06%
18,747
4.61%
1,513
0.17%
55
Santa Barbara
38.04%
13,085
58.13%
19,998
3.26%
1,122
0.57%
195
Lake
37.48%
1,999
57.27%
3,054
4.46%
238
0.79%
42
Santa Cruz
36.95%
9,862
57.68%
15,395
4.06%
1,084
1.31%
349
Orange
36.36%
29,018
60.88%
48,587
1.94%
1,545
0.83%
664
Mono
30.54%
255
64.79%
541
3.95%
33
0.72%
6
Alpine
18.12%
25
76.81%
106
4.35%
6
0.72%
1
References
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