1948 United States presidential election in California
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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.
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| Turnout | 80.54% (of registered voters)  5.59 pp 66.77% (of eligible voters)  1.05 pp[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 | — | ||||
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 |
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