The 1948 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the

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. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Washington was won by incumbent President

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( D– Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator

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, with 52.61 percent of the popular vote, against Governor

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( R–

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), running with California Governor

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, with 42.68 percent of the popular vote. , this is the last occasion Lincoln County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David
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Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Chelan * Lincoln

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Notes

References

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...