1948 Utah gubernatorial election
November 2, 1948
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The 1948 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic governor Herbert B. Maw ran for a third consecutive term but lost to Republican nominee J. Bracken Lee in a rematch of the previous election.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 7, 1948.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John S. Boyden
- Herbert B. Maw, incumbent governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herbert B. Maw (inc.) | 31,183 | 56.60% | |
| Democratic | John S. Boyden | 23,911 | 43.40% | |
| Total votes | 55,094 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- J. Bracken Lee, Mayor of Price
- Rendell N. Mabey, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Bracken Lee | 42,417 | 62.53% | |
| Republican | Rendell N. Mabey | 25,417 | 37.47% | |
| Total votes | 67,834 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- J. Bracken Lee, Republican
- Herbert B. Maw, Democratic
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Bracken Lee | 151,253 | 54.99% | +5.20% | |
| Democratic | Herbert B. Maw (incumbent) | 123,814 | 45.01% | −5.20% | |
| Total votes | 275,067 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 27,439 | 9.98% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +10.40% | |||
Results by county
| County[2] | J. Bracken Lee Republican |
Herbert B. Maw Demcoratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,332 | 59.07% | 923 | 40.93% | 409 | 18.14% | 2,255 |
| Box Elder | 4,033 | 54.19% | 3,410 | 45.81% | 623 | 8.37% | 7,443 |
| Cache | 6,710 | 51.49% | 6,321 | 48.51% | 389 | 2.99% | 13,031 |
| Carbon | 5,060 | 54.48% | 4,227 | 45.52% | 833 | 8.97% | 9,287 |
| Daggett | 75 | 45.45% | 90 | 54.55% | -15 | -9.09% | 165 |
| Davis | 6,106 | 55.90% | 4,818 | 44.10% | 1,288 | 11.79% | 10,924 |
| Duchesne | 1,461 | 51.01% | 1,403 | 48.99% | 58 | 2.03% | 2,864 |
| Emery | 1,756 | 65.77% | 914 | 34.23% | 842 | 31.54% | 2,670 |
| Garfield | 1,044 | 66.41% | 528 | 33.59% | 516 | 32.82% | 1,572 |
| Grand | 516 | 62.62% | 308 | 37.38% | 208 | 25.24% | 824 |
| Iron | 2,558 | 65.27% | 1,361 | 34.73% | 1,197 | 30.54% | 3,919 |
| Juab | 1,616 | 55.53% | 1,294 | 44.47% | 322 | 11.07% | 2,910 |
| Kane | 766 | 77.06% | 228 | 22.94% | 538 | 54.12% | 994 |
| Millard | 2,371 | 59.17% | 1,636 | 40.83% | 735 | 18.34% | 4,007 |
| Morgan | 684 | 54.11% | 580 | 45.89% | 104 | 8.23% | 1,264 |
| Piute | 437 | 57.27% | 326 | 42.73% | 111 | 14.55% | 763 |
| Rich | 432 | 56.10% | 338 | 43.90% | 94 | 12.21% | 770 |
| Salt Lake | 61,463 | 52.91% | 54,693 | 47.09% | 6,770 | 5.83% | 116,156 |
| San Juan | 606 | 61.65% | 377 | 38.35% | 229 | 23.30% | 983 |
| Sanpete | 3,191 | 49.97% | 13,195 | 50.03% | -4 | -0.06% | 6,386 |
| Sevier | 3,159 | 66.90% | 1,563 | 33.10% | 1,596 | 33.80% | 4,722 |
| Summit | 1,926 | 60.11% | 1,278 | 39.89% | 648 | 20.22% | 3,204 |
| Tooele | 2,807 | 58.09% | 2,025 | 41.91% | 782 | 16.18% | 4,832 |
| Uintah | 1,523 | 48.55% | 1,614 | 51.45% | 91 | 2.90% | 3,137 |
| Utah | 17,428 | 58.46% | 12,386 | 41.54% | 5,042 | 16.91% | 29,814 |
| Wasatch | 1,198 | 50.13% | 1,192 | 49.87% | 6 | 0.25% | 2,390 |
| Washington | 2,045 | 56.51% | 1,574 | 43.49% | 471 | 13.01% | 3,619 |
| Wayne | 371 | 44.54% | 462 | 55.46% | -91 | -10.92% | 833 |
| Weber | 18,579 | 55.74% | 14,750 | 44.26% | 3,829 | 11.49% | 33,829 |
| Total | 151,253 | 54.99% | 123,814 | 45.01% | 27,439 | 9.98% | 275,067 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- ^ a b Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 1948, for Representatives in the Eighty-first Congress of the United States, for State Officers, and District Officers in Districts comprising more than one County.
- ^ a b Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 2, A.D. 1948 for President and Vice-President of the United States, for Representatives in the Eighty-First Congress, for State Officers, and District Officers in Districts comprising more than one County, and for the adoption of rejection of the proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Utah.
- ^ Cook, Rhodes (November 5, 2013). America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781452290171. Retrieved May 15, 2020.