Washington state's presidential votes through the years
1948: Harry Truman, 8 Electoral Votes
Credit: Harry S. Truman Library via National Archives
President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk announcing the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945. Truman became president just weeks earlier with the passing of FDR. He won a tough campaign for the presidency in 1948, and Washington voters stood with him.
