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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1948 United States presidential election in Arizona
| country = Arizona
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1944 United States presidential election in Arizona
| previous_year = 1944
| next_election = 1952 United States presidential election in Arizona
| next_year = 1952
| votes_for_election = All 4 [[Arizona]] votes to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]]
| election_date = November 2, 1948<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1948|title=United States Presidential election of 1948 – Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = Harry S Truman, bw half-length photo portrait, facing front, 1945 (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[Harry S. Truman]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = [[Missouri]]
| running_mate1 = '''[[Alben W. Barkley]]'''
| electoral_vote1 = '''4'''
| popular_vote1 = '''95,251'''
| percentage1 = '''53.79%'''
| image2 = Thomas Dewey (3x4 crop).jpg
| nominee2 = [[Thomas E. Dewey]]
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state2 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| running_mate2 = [[Earl Warren]]
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 77,597
| percentage2 = 43.82%
| map_image = Arizona Presidential Election Results 1948.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results
{{col-begin}}
'''Truman'''
{{legend|#b9d7ff|40–50%}}
{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}
{{col-end}}
| title = President
| before_election = [[Harry S. Truman]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Harry S. Truman]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in Arizona sidebar}}
The '''1948 United States presidential election in Arizona''' took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the [[1948 United States presidential election]]. State voters chose four<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1948|title=1948 Election for the Forty-First Term (1949–53)|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> representatives, or electors, to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]].

[[Arizona]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Harry S. Truman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Missouri]]), running with [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Alben W. Barkley]], with 53.79% of the popular vote, against [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Thomas E. Dewey|Thomas Dewey]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[Governor of California|Governor]] [[Earl Warren]], with 43.82% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=4&year=1948|title=1948 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1948|title=The American Presidency Project – Election of 1948|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref>

{{As of|2020|11|alt=As of the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]]}}, this is the last election in which [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]] voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.<ref name="how">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] would not vote Democratic again until 2020. [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino County]] would not vote Democratic again until [[1992 United States presidential election in Arizona|1992]], [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo County]] not until [[1976 United States presidential election in Arizona|1976]], while [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]], [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise]], [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]] and [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima Counties]] would next vote Democratic for [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election in Arizona|1964]].<ref name="Geography">Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868–2004'', p. 148 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref> 

This is also the last election where a candidate carried every county in the state and the last time a Democrat won the state with an outright majority. It is also the last time Arizona voted more Democratic than the nation as a whole. Arizona would vote Republican in every election thereafter except [[1996 United States presidential election in Arizona|1996]] and [[2020 United States presidential election in Arizona|2020]].

==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1948 United States presidential election in Arizona<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/282072|title=Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 2, 1948|publisher=Arizona Secretary of State|access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Harry S. Truman]] ([[Incumbent|inc.]])
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 95,251
| percentage = 53.79%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Thomas E. Dewey]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 77,597
| percentage = 43.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Henry A. Wallace]]
| party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955)
| votes = 3,310
| percentage = 1.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Claude A. Watson]]
| party = Prohibition Party
| votes = 786
| percentage = 0.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Edward A. Teichert]]
| party = Socialist Labor Party of America
| votes = 121
| percentage = 0.07%
}}
{{Election box majority no change
| votes = 17,654
| percentage= 9.97%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 177,065
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Results by county===
{|width="60%" class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |County<ref name="results"/>
! colspan="2" |Harry S. Truman<br />Democratic
! colspan="2" |Thomas E. Dewey<br />Republican
! colspan="2" |Henry A. Wallace<br />Progressive
! colspan="2" |Claude A. Watson<br />Prohibition
! colspan="2" |Edward A. Teichert<br />Socialist Labor
! colspan="2" |Margin
! rowspan="2" |Total votes cast
|-
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,480
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 60.29%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 970
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 39.51%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 5
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 0.20%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.00%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.00%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 510
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 20.78%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,455
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6,198
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 59.77%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,854
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37.16%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 284
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 2.74%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 29
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.28%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 5
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.05%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,344
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 22.61%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 10,370
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,309
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 51.99%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,093
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 47.13%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 26
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 0.59%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 11
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.25%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 2
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.05%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 216
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4.86%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4,441
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4,780
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 65.79%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,329
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 32.06%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 120
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1.65%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 31
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.43%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 5
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.07%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,451
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 33.73%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 7,265
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,139
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 63.17%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,209
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 35.71%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 31
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 0.92%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 6
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.18%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 1
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.03%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 930
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 27.46%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3,386
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Greenlee County, Arizona|Greenlee]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,069
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 69.88%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 680
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 22.97%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 202
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 6.82%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 8
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.27%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 2
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.07%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,389
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 46.91%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,961
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 40,498
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 51.27%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 36,585
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 46.31%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1,403
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1.78%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 459
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.58%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 47
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.06%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3,913
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4.96%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 78,992
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,499
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 55.27%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,167
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 43.03%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 32
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1.18%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 8
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.29%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 6
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.22%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 332
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 12.24%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,712
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,669
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 58.45%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,841
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 40.32%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 45
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 0.99%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 8
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.18%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 3
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.07%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 828
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 18.13%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4,566
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 17,692
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 49.66%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 16,968
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 47.63%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 807
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 2.27%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 120
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.34%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 38
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.11%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 724
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2.03%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 35,625
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3,572
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 60.68%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,232
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 37.91%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 61
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1.04%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 20
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.34%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 2
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.03%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,340
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 22.77%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 5,887
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,424
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 56.53%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,058
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 42.00%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 26
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1.03%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 10
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.40%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 1
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.04%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 366
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 14.53%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,519
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4,439
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 49.75%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,287
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 48.05%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 132
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 1.48%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 60
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.67%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 4
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.04%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 152
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1.70%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 8,922
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 4,483
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 64.37%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,324
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 33.37%
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 141
| bgcolor="#5FD170"| 2.02%
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 11
| {{party shading/Prohibition}} | 0.16%
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 5
| {{party shading/Socialist Labor}} | 0.07%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,159
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 31.00%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6,964
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Totals!!95,251!!53.79%!!77,597!!43.82%!!3,310!!1.87%!!786!!0.44%!!121!!0.07%!!17,654!!9.97%!!177,065
|}

==Electors==
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 7, 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102647|title=Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, September 7, 1948|publisher=Arizona Secretary of State|access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! [[Harry S. Truman]]<br/> & [[Alben W. Barkley]]<br />[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
! [[Thomas E. Dewey]]<br/> & [[Earl Warren]]<br />[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
! [[Henry A. Wallace]]<br/> & [[Glen H. Taylor]]<br />[[Progressive Party (United States, 1948)|Progressive Party]]
! [[Claude A. Watson]]<br/> & [[Dale Learn]]<br />[[Prohibition Party]]
! [[Edward A. Teichert]]<br/> & [[Stephen Emery]]<br />[[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor Party]]
|-
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center|A. J. Beaty|Ed Cahill|Austin Jay|Lorna Lockwood}}
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center|Richard H. Chambers|J. C. Dolan|James G. McNary|Ed R. Spear}}
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center|Sarah E. Brown|J. A. Russ|Al Schlackman|Tomas Ybarra}}
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center|Richard S. Beal|Esther LeMay|Samuel P. Smith|J. F. Yardell}}
| {{ubl|list_style=text-align:center|Arthur K. Burden|Leo F. Gillespie|Jules Golden|Nancy Golden}}
|}

==See also==
* [[United States presidential elections in Arizona]]

==References==
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{{State Results of the 1948 U.S. presidential election}}
{{Arizona elections}}
{{1948 United States elections}}
{{United States elections}}

[[Category:1948 United States presidential election by state|Arizona]]
[[Category:United States presidential elections in Arizona|1948]]
[[Category:1948 Arizona elections|Presidential election in Arizona]]