November 3, 1948 General
President/Vice-President
November 3, 1948 · 1,147,245 votes cast · 0 counties
Statewide total
Official canvass| Harry TrumanDEM | 750,700 | 65.4% |
| Thomas DeweyREP | 282,240 | 24.6% |
| J. Strom ThurmondSTA | 106,909 | 9.3% |
| Henry WallacePRO | 3,764 | 0.3% |
| Claude WatsonPRO | 2,758 | 0.2% |
| Norman ThomasSOC | 874 | 0.1% |
Margin: 468,460 votes (40.8%)
County totals reconcile to the statewide total
Source: Presidental results all.txt — Texas Secretary of State, loaded 9/7/2026