United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 1948

United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 1948

November 2, 1948

Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state Missouri New York Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 452,782 268,817 Percentage 62.75% 37.25%

The 1948 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1948. All 48 states were part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Oklahoma voters chose 10 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Incumbent President Harry S. Truman won Oklahoma by a landslide 25.5% margin of victory.^[1] Oklahoma was a reliably Democratic state, with the party nominee winning 10 out of the first 15 elections held in the state. In 1964, Lyndon Johnson became the next and last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state.^[2]

United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 1948[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman	452,782	62.75%	7
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	268,817	37.25%	0
Totals			721,599	100.0%	10

References

1. "1948 Presidential General Election Results - Oklahoma". uselectionatlas.org.
2. Gust, Steve (October 6, 2012). "Oklahoma student who attended Democratic National Convention anticipates lifetime in politics". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. "1948 Presidential Election Results - Oklahoma". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 9, 2016.