1948 Presidential General Election Results - Washington
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Harry TrumanAlben BarkleyDemocrat 476,165 52.61%8
Thomas DeweyEarl WarrenRepublican 386,315 42.68%0
Henry WallaceGlen TaylorProgressive 31,692 3.50%0
Claude WatsonDale LearnProhibition 6,117 0.68%0
Norman ThomasTucker SmithSocialist 3,534 0.39%0
YOther (+) - - 1,236 0.14%0
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Demographic Data

1950 Population:2,378,963Enum.1950 Population Density:13.8persons/km2
1940 Population:1,736,191Enum.1940 Population Density:10.1persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):172,348km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:3.2%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Washington Secretary of State, comp., "Presidential Candidates," Abstract of Votes State General Election November 2, 1948 (Olympia, 1948)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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