1948 United States presidential election in Illinois|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Illinois_Presidential_Election_Results_1948.svg/350px-Illinois_Presidential_Election_Results_1948.svg.png) County Results
Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 28[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 50.07% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.22% of the popular vote.[3][4]