1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico

The 1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 2, 1948. All 48 states were part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

1948 United States presidential election in New Mexico

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Nominee Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Missouri New York
Running mate Alben W. Barkley Earl Warren
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 105,464 80,303
Percentage 56.38% 42.93%

County Results

New Mexico was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman,[1] who took the Oval Office after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Running against Truman was Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who was strongly predicted to win the contest.[2] Dixiecrat candidate Strom Thurmond took portions of the South, but was not even on the ballot in New Mexico and other Western states.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Union County and Harding County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the last until 2020 in which Valencia County voted for a losing candidate.[3]

Results

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General Election Results[4][5][6]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Luis C. De Baca 105,464
Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Max I. Meadors 105,240
Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Mrs. W. F. Coe 105,107
Democratic Party Harry S. Truman Mrs. Juan N. Vigil 105,031
Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey John J. Emmons 80,303
Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Filemon T. Martinez 79,860
Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Jerome O. Eddy 79,760
Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Mrs. Seth Alston 79,659
New Party Henry A. Wallace Prospero Jaramillo 1,037
New Party Henry A. Wallace Fred Calkins 983
New Party Henry A. Wallace Mildred Smothermon 978
New Party Henry A. Wallace John C. Waite 956
Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Q. B. Stanfield 127
Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson S. P. Crouch 124
Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Sadie E. Evans 122
Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Sarah D. Ulmer 122
Socialist Party Norman Thomas Richard Barrett 83
Socialist Party Norman Thomas Lee Wright 80
Socialist Party Norman Thomas Inez Bushner 77
Socialist Party Norman Thomas Cora Amos Walker 77
Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert Clifford Oles 49
Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert Eleanor Berkman 35
Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert Jack I. Berkman 35
Socialist Labor Party Edward A. Teichert James William Peach 35
Votes cast[a] 187,063

Results by county

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County Harry S. Truman
Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Henry A. Wallace
New
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Edward A. Teichert
Socialist Labor
Margin Total votes cast[b]
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 18,305 51.76% 16,668 47.13% 328 0.93% 17 0.05% 31 0.09% 15 0.04% 1,637 4.63% 35,364
Catron 648 55.24% 521 44.42% 3 0.26% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 127 10.83% 1,173
Chaves 4,569 59.15% 3,123 40.43% 21 0.27% 8 0.10% 3 0.04% 1 0.01% 1,446 18.72% 7,725
Colfax 3,871 59.74% 2,575 39.74% 25 0.39% 3 0.05% 5 0.08% 1 0.02% 1,296 20.00% 6,480
Curry 5,759 72.52% 2,132 26.85% 43 0.54% 5 0.06% 2 0.03% 0 0.00% 3,627 45.67% 7,941
De Baca 670 59.24% 458 40.50% 2 0.18% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 212 18.74% 1,131
Doña Ana 5,116 59.54% 3,440 40.03% 32 0.37% 2 0.02% 2 0.02% 1 0.01% 1,676 19.50% 8,593
Eddy 7,593 75.77% 2,305 23.00% 104 1.04% 8 0.08% 5 0.05% 6 0.06% 5,288 52.77% 10,021
Grant 3,592 62.72% 1,999 34.90% 130 2.27% 2 0.03% 2 0.03% 2 0.03% 1,593 27.82% 5,727
Guadalupe 1,550 49.76% 1,565 50.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -15 -0.48% 3,115
Harding 653 49.96% 649 49.66% 3 0.23% 0 0.00% 1 0.08% 1 0.08% 4 0.31% 1,307
Hidalgo 859 69.16% 374 30.11% 5 0.40% 2 0.16% 0 0.00% 2 0.16% 485 39.05% 1,242
Lea 4,708 78.14% 1,273 21.13% 26 0.43% 16 0.27% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 3,435 57.01% 6,025
Lincoln 1,406 46.79% 1,575 52.41% 14 0.47% 7 0.23% 2 0.07% 1 0.03% -169 -5.62% 3,005
Luna 1,629 63.04% 941 36.42% 9 0.35% 4 0.15% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% 688 26.63% 2,584
McKinley 2,995 58.17% 2,109 40.96% 37 0.72% 6 0.12% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 886 17.21% 5,149
Mora 1,541 44.84% 1,893 55.08% 3 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -352 -10.24% 3,437
Otero 2,361 63.25% 1,354 36.27% 13 0.35% 3 0.08% 0 0.00% 2 0.05% 1,007 26.98% 3,733
Quay 3,063 68.17% 1,392 30.98% 22 0.49% 13 0.29% 2 0.04% 1 0.02% 1,671 37.19% 4,493
Rio Arriba 4,753 52.56% 4,273 47.25% 16 0.18% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 480 5.31% 9,043
Roosevelt 3,087 75.75% 956 23.46% 23 0.56% 8 0.20% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 2,131 52.29% 4,075
San Juan 1,544 38.94% 2,407 60.71% 8 0.20% 5 0.13% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -863 -21.77% 3,965
San Miguel 4,953 51.44% 4,655 48.34% 18 0.19% 0 0.00% 2 0.02% 1 0.01% 298 3.09% 9,629
Sandoval 1,851 52.30% 1,675 47.33% 7 0.20% 1 0.03% 4 0.11% 1 0.03% 176 4.97% 3,539
Santa Fe 6,172 44.95% 7,491 54.56% 55 0.40% 2 0.01% 6 0.04% 5 0.04% -1,319 -9.61% 13,731
Sierra 1,389 51.83% 1,274 47.54% 13 0.49% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 2 0.07% 115 4.29% 2,680
Socorro 1,650 43.44% 2,139 56.32% 8 0.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% -489 -12.88% 3,798
Taos 2,977 50.72% 2,852 48.59% 35 0.60% 0 0.00% 5 0.09% 1 0.02% 125 2.13% 5,870
Torrance 1,696 49.71% 1,709 50.09% 4 0.12% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -13 -0.38% 3,412
Union 1,590 55.81% 1,246 43.73% 7 0.25% 6 0.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 344 12.07% 2,849
Valencia 2,914 46.80% 3,280 52.67% 23 0.37% 3 0.05% 5 0.08% 2 0.03% -366 -5.88% 6,227
Total 105,464 56.38% 80,303 42.93% 1,037 0.55% 127 0.07% 83 0.04% 49 0.03% 25,161 13.45% 187,063

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ^ Based on the highest elector on each ticket

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Nation: Independence Day". Time. November 8, 1948. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1948
  5. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. Official Returns of the 1948 Elections. Santa Fe, New Mexico. pp. 6–8.
  6. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.