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Election in Connecticut
1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut|
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County Results
Municipality Results
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%. As of 2023, this is the last election where Connecticut voted more Republican than
Utah.
Results
By county
1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county)
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County
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Dewey %
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Dewey #
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Truman %
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Truman #
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Others %
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Others #
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Total #
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Fairfield
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54.7%
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118,636
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41.8%
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90,767
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3.5%
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7,669
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217,072
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Hartford
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44.7%
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105,262
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53.1%
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124,874
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2.2%
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5,157
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235,293
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Litchfield
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58.0%
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26,848
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40.2%
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18,628
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1.8%
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823
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46,299
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Middlesex
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51.6%
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16,119
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46.7%
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14,609
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1.7%
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537
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31,265
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New Haven
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48.5%
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120,769
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48.8%
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121,591
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2.7%
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6,633
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248,993
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New London
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47.4%
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27,416
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50.9%
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29,425
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1.7%
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973
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57,814
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Tolland
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52.0%
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9,012
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46.0%
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7,970
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2.0%
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347
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17,329
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Windham
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46.5%
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13,692
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52.4%
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15,433
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1.1%
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328
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29,453
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See also
References