Claim: At the 1948 United States presidential election in North Dakota four electors voted as representatives for the state for Thomas Dewey the New York governor republican runner over democrat Harry S. Truman by almost 20.000 votes.
Evidence: Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Dakota was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 52.17% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 43.41% of the popular vote. Republican Thomas Dewey 115,139 Democratic Harry S. Truman (inc.) 95,812