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1948 United States presidential election in Nevada
1948 United States presidential election in Nevada|
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 County Results
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Truman
50-60%
60-70%
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Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 50.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 47.26% of the popular vote.[3][4] This was the last election where voters in Nevada selected presidential electors directly.
Results
General Election Results[5]
| Party
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Pledged to
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Elector
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Votes
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Democratic Party
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Harry S. Truman
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L. O. Hawkins
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31,291
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Democratic Party
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Harry S. Truman
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James C. Riordan
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31,291
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Democratic Party
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Harry S. Truman
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J. J. Cleary
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31,290[a]
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Republican Party
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Carl F. Dodge
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29,357
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Republican Party
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Mrs. Kenneth F. Johnson
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29,357
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Republican Party
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Leo A. McNamee
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29,357
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Progressive Party
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Henry A. Wallace
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M. D. Inskeep
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1,469
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Progressive Party
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Henry A. Wallace
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E. P. Owens
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1,469
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Progressive Party
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Henry A. Wallace
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Donald C. Smart
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1,469
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| Votes cast[b]
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62,117
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Results by county
| County
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Harry S. Truman
Democratic
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
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Henry Agard Wallace
Progressive
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Margin
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Total votes cast[5]
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| #
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%
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%
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%
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%
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| Churchill
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1,055
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44.48%
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1,206
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50.84%
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111
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4.68%
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-151
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-6.37%
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2,372
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| Clark
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10,787
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61.81%
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6,382
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36.57%
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284
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1.63%
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4,405
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25.24%
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17,453
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| Douglas
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298
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28.88%
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719
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69.67%
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15
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1.45%
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-421
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-40.79%
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1,032
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| Elko
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2,026
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53.73%
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1,683
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44.63%
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62
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1.64%
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343
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9.10%
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3,771
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| Esmeralda
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183
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50.14%
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164
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44.93%
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18
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4.93%
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19
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5.21%
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365
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| Eureka
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278
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46.10%
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312
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51.74%
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13
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2.16%
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-34
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-5.64%
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603
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| Humboldt
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886
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48.39%
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901
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49.21%
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44
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2.40%
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-15
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-0.82%
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1,831
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| Lander
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298
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42.33%
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397
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56.39%
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9
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1.28%
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-99
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-14.06%
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704
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| Lincoln
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1,004
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64.65%
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520
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33.48%
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29
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1.87%
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484
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31.17%
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1,553
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| Lyon
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629
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38.52%
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967
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59.22%
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37
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2.27%
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-338
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-20.70%
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1,633
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| Mineral
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1,194
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61.93%
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706
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36.62%
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28
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1.45%
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488
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25.31%
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1,928
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| Nye
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595
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42.81%
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722
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51.94%
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73
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5.25%
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-127
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-9.14%
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1,390
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| Ormsby
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681
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37.81%
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1,095
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60.80%
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25
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1.39%
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-414
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-22.99%
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1,801
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| Pershing
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541
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42.87%
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677
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53.65%
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44
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3.49%
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-136
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-10.78%
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1,262
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| Storey
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184
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47.42%
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187
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48.20%
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17
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4.38%
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-3
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-0.77%
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388
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| Washoe
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8,365
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41.44%
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11,323
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56.09%
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500
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2.48%
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-2,958
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-14.65%
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20,188
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| White Pine
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2,287
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59.51%
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1,396
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36.33%
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160
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4.16%
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891
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23.19%
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3,843
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| Totals |
31,291 |
51.59% |
29,357 |
48.41% |
1,469 |
2.36% |
1,934 |
3.19% |
62,117
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
Notes
- ^ This is not a misprint; Cleary received 1,003 votes in Lincoln County while Hawkins and Riordan received 1,004 each
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
References
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