United States presidential election in Virginia, 1948

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1948

November 2, 1948

Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey Strom Thurmond Party Democratic Republican Dixiecrat Home state Missouri New York South Carolina Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren Fielding L. Wright Electoral vote 11 0 0 Popular vote 200,786 172,070 43,393 Percentage 47.89% 41.04% 10.35%

President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Harry S. Truman Democratic

The 1948 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1948 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Harry S. Truman, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond, who received the nomination of the States' Rights Democratic Party. Truman ultimately won the national election with 49.55% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1948[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman (inc.)	200,786	47.89%	11
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	172,070	41.04%	0
	Dixiecrat/States' Rights	Strom Thurmond	43,393	10.35%	0
	Progressive	Henry A. Wallace	2,047	0.49%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	726	0.17%	0
	Socialist Labor	Edward Teichert	234	0.06%	0
Totals			419,256	100.00%	11

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf