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1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut
1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut|
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County Results
Municipality Results
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Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Connecticut was won by Republican candidate New York governor Thomas E. Dewey over Democratic candidate, incumbent President Harry S. Truman.
Dewey won the state by a narrow margin of 1.64%.
Results
By county
| County
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Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
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Harry S. Truman
Democratic
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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%
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%
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%
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| Fairfield
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118,636
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54.65%
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90,767
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41.81%
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7,669
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3.54%
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27,869
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12.84%
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217,072
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| Hartford
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105,262
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44.74%
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124,874
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53.07%
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5,157
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2.19%
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-19,612
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-8.33%
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235,293
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| Litchfield
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26,848
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57.99%
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18,628
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40.23%
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823
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1.78%
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8,220
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17.76%
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46,299
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| Middlesex
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16,119
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51.56%
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14,609
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46.73%
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537
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1.71%
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1,510
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4.83%
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31,265
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| New Haven
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120,769
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48.50%
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121,591
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48.83%
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6,633
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2.67%
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-822
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-0.33%
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248,993
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| New London
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27,416
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47.42%
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29,425
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50.90%
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973
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1.68%
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-2,009
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-3.48%
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57,814
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| Tolland
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9,012
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52.01%
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7,970
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45.99%
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347
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2.00%
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1,042
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6.02%
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17,329
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| Windham
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13,692
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46.49%
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15,433
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52.40%
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328
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1.11%
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-1,741
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-5.91%
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29,453
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| Totals |
437,754 |
49.55% |
423,297 |
47.91% |
22,467 |
2.54% |
14,457 |
1.64% |
883,518
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See also
References
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