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1948 Governor election results

31 races · 31 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1948 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1948 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaDan Edward GarveyD104,008 votes · +33,589 over Bruce Brockett
ArkansasSid McMathD222,801 votes · +196,301 over Charles R. Black
ColoradoWilliam Lee KnousD332,752 votes · +163,824 over David A. Hamil
ConnecticutChester BowlesD431,746 votes · +2,675 over James C. Shannon
DelawareElbert N. CarvelD75,339 votes · +10,343 over Hyland P. George
FloridaFuller WarrenD381,459 votes · +305,306 over Bert L. Acker
IllinoisAdlai StevensonD2,250,074 votes · +572,067 over Dwight H. Green
IndianaHenry F. SchrickerD884,995 votes · +139,103 over Hobart Creighton
IowaWilliam S. BeardsleyR553,900 votes · +119,468 over Carroll O. Switzer
KansasFrank CarlsonR433,396 votes · +125,911 over Randolph Carpenter
MaineFrederick G. PayneR145,956 votes · +69,412 over Louis B. Lausier
MassachusettsPaul A. DeverD1,239,247 votes · +389,352 over Robert F. Bradford
MichiganG. Mennen WilliamsD1,128,664 votes · +163,854 over Kim Sigler
MinnesotaLuther YoungdahlR643,572 votes · +97,806 over Charles Halsted
MissouriForrest SmithD893,092 votes · +223,028 over Murray Thompson
MontanaJohn W. BonnerD124,267 votes · +26,475 over Sam C. Ford
NebraskaVal PetersonR286,119 votes · +95,905 over Frank Sorrell
New HampshireSherman AdamsR116,212 votes · +11,005 over Herbert W. Hill
New MexicoThomas J. MabryD103,969 votes · +17,946 over Manuel Lujan Sr.
North CarolinaW. Kerr ScottD570,995 votes · +364,829 over George M. Pritchard
North DakotaFred G. AandahlR131,764 votes · +51,209 over Howard I. Henry
OhioFrank LauscheD1,619,775 votes · +221,261 over Thomas J. Herbert
Rhode IslandJohn PastoreD198,056 votes · +73,615 over Albert P. Ruerat
South DakotaGeorge MickelsonR149,883 votes · +54,394 over Harold J. Volz
TennesseeGordon BrowningD363,903 votes · +183,946 over Roy Acuff
TexasBeauford H. JesterD1,024,160 votes · +846,761 over Alvin H. Lane
UtahJ. Bracken LeeR151,253 votes · +27,439 over Herbert B. Maw
VermontErnest W. Gibson Jr.R86,394 votes · +52,806 over Charles F. Ryan
WashingtonArthur B. LanglieR445,958 votes · +28,923 over Monrad Wallgren
West VirginiaOkey PattesonD438,752 votes · +109,443 over Herbert Stephenson Boreman
WisconsinOscar RennebohmR684,839 votes · +126,342 over Carl D. Thompson