1944 Elections

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3 offices contested.

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1944

Balance of Power

PresidentDEM

Franklin D. Roosevelt

51.7%Popular Vote45.6%

48,531,421 votes

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1944

Presidential Election · 1944

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democraticdefeating Thomas E. Dewey

410

Roosevelt

Electoral

Votes

266 to win

121

Dewey

410 EV266 needed to win121 EV

Popular Vote

Roosevelt(DEM)51.7%

Dewey(REP)45.6%

candidates(OTH)2.7%

National margin:D+6.1%

48,531,421 total votes cast

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Results by State

Roosevelt: 36 states · 410 EV|Dewey: 12 states · 121 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Roosevelt %	Votes	Dewey %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	South Carolina	8	8	87.6%	90,601	4.4%	4,562	8.0%	D+83.2	↓ R+10.6
▶	Mississippi	9	17	87.5%	150,826	2.2%	3,739	10.3%	D+85.3	↓ R+8.8
▶	Georgia	12	29	81.7%	268,187	17.2%	56,507	—	D+64.5	↓ R+12.6
▶	Alabama	11	40	81.3%	198,904	18.2%	44,478	—	D+63.1	↓ R+7.8
▶	Louisiana	10	50	80.6%	281,564	19.4%	67,744	—	D+61.2	↓ R+10.6
▶	Texas	23	73	71.4%	820,048	16.7%	191,372	11.9%	D+54.7	↓ R+7.4
▶	Florida	8	81	70.3%	339,377	29.7%	143,215	—	D+40.6	↓ R+7.4
▶	Arkansas	9	90	70.0%	148,965	29.8%	63,556	—	D+40.1	↓ R+17.3
▶	North Carolina	14	104	66.7%	527,408	33.3%	263,155	—	D+33.4	↓ R+14.6
▶	Virginia	11	115	62.4%	242,276	37.4%	145,243	—	D+25.0	↓ R+11.5
▶	Tennessee	12	127	60.5%	308,707	39.2%	200,311	—	D+21.2	↓ R+13.7
▶	Utah	4	131	60.5%	150,088	39.4%	97,833	—	D+21.1	↓ R+3.6
▶	Arizona	4	135	58.8%	80,942	40.9%	56,287	—	D+17.9	↓ R+9.6
▶	Rhode Island	4	139	58.6%	175,356	41.3%	123,487	—	D+17.3	↑ D+3.8
▶	Washington	8	147	56.8%	486,774	42.2%	361,689	—	D+14.6	↓ R+3.0
▶	California	25	172	56.5%	1,988,564	43.0%	1,512,965	—	D+13.5	↓ R+2.6
▶	Oklahoma	10	182	55.6%	401,549	44.2%	319,424	—	D+11.4	↓ R+3.8
▶	West Virginia	8	190	54.9%	392,777	45.1%	322,819	—	D+9.8	↓ R+4.4
▶	Montana	4	194	54.3%	112,566	44.9%	93,163	—	D+9.4	↓ R+9.3
▶	Nevada	3	197	54.6%	29,623	45.4%	24,611	—	D+9.2	↓ R+10.9
▶	Kentucky	11	208	54.5%	472,589	45.2%	392,448	—	D+9.2	↓ R+5.9
▶	Delaware	3	211	54.4%	68,166	45.3%	56,747	—	D+9.1	↓ R+0.5
▶	Maryland	8	219	54.2%	479,476	45.8%	404,967	—	D+8.4	↓ R+9.0
▶	New Mexico	4	223	53.5%	81,370	46.5%	70,603	—	D+7.1	↓ R+6.2
▶	Massachusetts	16	239	52.8%	1,035,296	47.0%	921,350	—	D+5.8	↓ R+0.9
▶	Minnesota	11	250	52.4%	589,864	46.9%	527,416	—	D+5.5	↑ D+1.7
▶	Connecticut	8	258	52.3%	435,146	46.9%	390,527	—	D+5.4	↓ R+1.9
▶	Oregon	6	264	51.8%	248,635	46.9%	225,365	—	D+4.8	↓ R+3.2
▶	Ohio	25	289	52.2%	1,733,139	47.8%	1,586,773	—	D+4.4	→ Even
▶	New Hampshire	4	293	52.1%	119,663	47.9%	109,916	—	D+4.2	↓ R+2.2
▶	Idaho	4	297	51.5%	107,399	48.1%	100,137	—	D+3.5	↓ R+5.6
▶	Illinois	28	325	51.5%	2,079,479	48.0%	1,939,314	—	D+3.5	↑ D+1.0
▶	Pennsylvania	35	360	51.1%	1,940,481	48.4%	1,835,054	—	D+2.8	↓ R+4.1
▶	Missouri	15	375	47.7%	807,812	45.0%	761,524	7.4%	D+2.7	↓ R+1.8
▶	New Jersey	16	391	50.3%	987,874	49.0%	961,335	—	D+1.4	↓ R+2.3
▶	Michigan	19	410	50.2%	1,106,899	49.2%	1,084,423	—	D+1.0	↑ D+1.4
▶	Kansas	8	8	39.2%	287,458	60.3%	442,096	—	R+21.1	↓ R+6.6
▶	Nebraska	6	14	41.4%	233,246	58.6%	329,880	—	R+17.2	↓ R+2.8
▶	South Dakota	4	18	41.7%	96,711	58.3%	135,365	—	R+16.7	↓ R+1.8
▶	Vermont	3	21	43.0%	53,806	57.0%	71,420	—	R+14.1	↓ R+4.2
▶	North Dakota	4	25	45.5%	100,144	53.8%	118,535	—	R+8.3	↑ D+2.5
▶	New York	47	72	39.2%	2,478,598	47.3%	2,987,647	13.5%	R+8.1	↓ R+5.0
▶	Colorado	6	78	46.4%	234,331	53.2%	268,731	—	R+6.8	↓ R+4.3
▶	Indiana	13	91	46.7%	781,403	52.4%	875,891	—	R+5.7	↓ R+4.2
▶	Maine	5	96	47.5%	140,631	52.4%	155,434	—	R+5.0	↓ R+2.7
▶	Iowa	10	106	47.5%	499,876	52.0%	547,267	—	R+4.5	↓ R+0.1
▶	Wyoming	3	109	48.8%	49,419	51.2%	51,921	—	R+2.5	↓ R+8.4
▶	Wisconsin	12	121	48.6%	650,413	50.4%	674,532	—	R+1.8	↓ R+3.6

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1940 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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33 contests|D won 21|R won 12

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	HillDEM	81.8%	202,604	PoseyREP	16.9%	41,983	D+64.8	—
▶	Arizona	HaydenDEM	64.6%	84,108	FickettREP	28.8%	37,496	D+35.8	↓ R+17.3
▶	Arkansas	FulbrightDEM	85.1%	182,529	WadeREP	14.9%	31,942	D+70.2	↓ R+9.0
▶	California	DowneyDEM	52.3%	1,728,155	HouserREP	47.7%	1,576,553	D+4.6	↓ R+6.1
▶	Connecticut	McMahonDEM	52.0%	430,716	DanaherREP	47.3%	391,748	D+4.7	↑ D+7.8
▶	Florida	PepperDEM	71.3%	335,685	DraperREP	28.7%	135,258	D+42.6	↓ R+22.3
▶	Georgia	GeorgeDEM	100.0%	272,541	OtherOTH	0.0%	4	D+100.0	↑ D+4.9
▶	Idaho	TaylorDEM	51.1%	107,096	BottolfsenREP	48.9%	102,373	D+2.3	↓ R+7.5
▶	Illinois	LucasDEM	52.6%	2,059,023	LyonsREP	47.1%	1,841,793	D+5.5	↑ D+2.5
▶	Indiana	CapehartREP	50.2%	829,489	SchrickerDEM	48.9%	807,766	R+1.3	↓ R+1.6
▶	Iowa	HickenlooperREP	51.3%	523,963	GilletteDEM	48.4%	494,229	R+2.9	↓ R+3.3
▶	Kansas	ReedREP	57.8%	387,090	HillDEM	40.6%	272,053	R+17.2	↓ R+4.8
▶	Kentucky	BarkleyDEM	54.8%	464,053	ParkREP	44.9%	380,425	D+9.9	↓ R+14.2
▶	Louisiana	OvertonDEM	100.0%	286,365	OtherOTH	0.0%	26	D+100.0	↑ D+0.1
▶	Maryland	TydingsDEM	62.7%	500,729	RandallREP	37.3%	297,911	D+25.4	↓ R+13.6
▶	Massachusetts(S)	SaltonstallREP	64.3%	1,228,754	CorcoranDEM	34.9%	667,086	R+29.4	—
▶	Missouri	McKittrickDEM	51.2%	970,116	DonnellREP	48.6%	921,279	D+2.6	↓ R+19.8
▶	Nevada	McCarranDEM	58.4%	30,595	MaloneREP	41.6%	21,816	D+16.8	↓ R+1.2
▶	New Hampshire	TobeyREP	50.9%	110,549	BetleyDEM	49.1%	106,508	R+1.9	↑ D+6.6
▶	New Jersey(S)	SmithREP	50.4%	939,987	WeneDEM	48.8%	910,096	R+1.6	↑ D+5.7
▶	North Carolina	HoeyDEM	44.5%	337,883	OtherOTH	36.0%	273,486	D+24.9	↑ D+7.6
▶	North Dakota	MosesDEM	45.2%	95,102	NyeREP	33.0%	69,530	D+12.2	↑ D+55.0
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	50.3%	1,500,809	PickrelDEM	49.7%	1,483,069	R+0.6	↑ D+5.6
▶	Oklahoma	ThomasDEM	55.6%	390,851	OtjenREP	44.0%	309,222	D+11.6	↓ R+19.8
▶	Oregon	MorseREP	60.7%	269,095	SmithDEM	39.3%	174,140	R+21.4	↓ R+11.7
▶	Oregon(S)	CordonREP	57.5%	260,631	MahoneyDEM	42.5%	192,305	R+15.1	↓ R+5.4
▶	Pennsylvania	MyersDEM	50.0%	1,864,735	DavisREP	49.4%	1,840,943	D+0.6	↑ D+11.2
▶	South Carolina	JohnstonDEM	92.9%	94,556	OtherOTH	3.9%	3,966	D+89.8	↓ R+8.0
▶	South Dakota	GurneyREP	63.9%	145,248	BradshawDEM	36.1%	82,199	R+27.7	↓ R+22.8
▶	Utah	ThomasDEM	59.9%	148,748	BennionREP	40.1%	99,532	D+19.8	↑ D+8.2
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	65.8%	81,094	WittersDEM	34.2%	42,136	R+31.6	↓ R+0.3
▶	Washington	MagnusonDEM	55.1%	452,013	CainREP	44.4%	364,356	D+10.7	↓ R+14.8
▶	Wisconsin	WileyREP	50.5%	634,513	McMurrayDEM	42.8%	537,144	R+7.8	↑ D+15.2

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33 contests|D won 16|R won 16|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	OsbornDEM	64.5%	82,952	LeeREP	18.3%	23,472	D+46.2	↑ D+26.2
▶	Arkansas	LaneyDEM	86.0%	186,401	StumpREP	14.0%	30,442	D+71.9	↓ R+11.2
▶	Colorado	VivianREP	52.4%	259,862	BestDEM	47.6%	236,086	R+4.8	↑ D+4.6
▶	Connecticut	BaldwinREP	50.5%	418,289	HurleyDEM	47.4%	392,417	R+3.1	↓ R+5.0
▶	Delaware	BaconREP	50.5%	63,829	MacCollumDEM	49.2%	62,156	R+1.3	↑ D+5.7
▶	Florida	CaldwellDEM	78.9%	361,077	AckerREP	21.1%	96,321	D+57.9	↓ R+12.2
▶	Idaho	GossettDEM	52.6%	109,527	DetweilerREP	47.4%	98,532	D+5.3	↑ D+4.3
▶	Illinois	GreenREP	50.8%	2,013,270	CourtneyDEM	48.9%	1,940,999	R+1.8	↑ D+4.4
▶	Indiana	GatesREP	51.0%	849,346	JacksonDEM	48.2%	802,765	R+2.8	↓ R+3.0
▶	Iowa	BlueREP	56.0%	561,827	MitchellDEM	43.6%	437,684	R+12.4	↓ R+6.7
▶	Kansas	SchoeppelREP	65.7%	463,110	LemonDEM	32.8%	231,410	R+32.9	↓ R+32.8
▶	Louisiana	DavisDEM	100.0%	51,604	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	HildrethREP	70.3%	131,849	JullienDEM	29.7%	55,781	R+40.5	↓ R+12.8
▶	Massachusetts	TobinDEM	53.6%	1,048,284	CahillREP	45.9%	897,708	D+7.7	↑ D+8.0
▶	Michigan	KellyREP	54.7%	1,208,859	FryDEM	44.8%	989,307	R+9.9	↓ R+16.4
▶	Minnesota	ThyeREP	99.0%	701,185	OtherOTH	1.0%	7,151	R+99.0	↓ R+58.1
▶	Missouri	DonnellyDEM	52.2%	987,943	BradshawREP	47.7%	903,487	D+4.5	↑ D+3.3
▶	Montana	FordREP	56.4%	116,461	EricksonDEM	43.2%	89,224	R+13.2	↓ R+11.2
▶	Nebraska	GriswoldREP	76.1%	410,136	OlsenDEM	23.9%	128,760	R+52.2	↓ R+30.5
▶	New Hampshire	DaleREP	53.1%	115,799	PowersDEM	46.9%	102,232	R+6.2	↓ R+4.7
▶	New Mexico	OtherOTH	46.6%	68,811	DempseyDEM	29.2%	43,021	D+5.0	↓ R+6.0
▶	North Carolina	CherryDEM	45.8%	348,132	OtherOTH	35.4%	268,889	D+27.0	↓ R+24.4
▶	North Dakota	AandahlREP	52.0%	107,863	DepuyDEM	28.9%	59,961	R+23.1	↓ R+49.3
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	40.8%	1,264,011	StewartREP	37.2%	1,150,206	D+3.7	↑ D+10.9
▶	Rhode Island	McGrathDEM	60.6%	179,010	MacLeodREP	39.4%	116,158	D+21.3	↑ D+9.5
▶	South Dakota	SharpeREP	65.5%	148,646	FellowsDEM	34.5%	78,276	R+31.0	↓ R+20.7
▶	Tennessee	McCordDEM	62.5%	275,746	KilgoREP	36.0%	158,742	D+26.5	↓ R+17.7
▶	Texas	StevensonDEM	90.9%	1,006,778	PeasleyREP	9.1%	101,110	D+81.8	↓ R+7.7
▶	Utah	MawDEM	50.2%	123,907	LeeREP	49.8%	122,851	D+0.4	↓ R+4.0
▶	Vermont	ProctorREP	65.9%	78,907	BaileyDEM	34.1%	40,835	R+31.8	↓ R+3.7
▶	Washington	WallgrenDEM	51.5%	428,834	LanglieREP	48.1%	400,604	D+3.4	↑ D+4.1
▶	West Virginia	MeadowsDEM	54.4%	395,122	DawsonREP	45.6%	330,649	D+8.9	↓ R+3.9
▶	Wisconsin	HoanDEM	40.6%	536,357	OtherOTH	32.2%	424,671	D+13.4	↑ D+34.8