1944 Presidential Election

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1944 Presidential Election: Franklin D. Roosevelt Won✓

The 1944 United States presidential election was held on November 7, 1944. The election was a contest between Democratic nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the incumbent President, and Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey, who was the Governor of New York. Roosevelt secured 432 electoral votes to Dewey's 99. Roosevelt won the popular vote by over 3.5 million votes, and the election marked the beginning of Roosevelt's fourth term in office.

432
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓

25,612,610 votes (53.40%)

99
Thomas E. Dewey

22,014,160 votes (45.90%)

266 needed to win

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Michigan Results

✓ Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) won the state of Michigan.

New Jersey Results

✓ Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) won the state of New Jersey

Pennsylvania Results

✓ Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) won the state Pennsylvania.

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Full state results

State	Franklin D. Roosevelt votes	Franklin D. Roosevelt %	Thomas E. Dewey votes	Thomas E. Dewey %	Total votes
Alabama	198,918	81.30%	44,540	18.20%	244,743
Arizona	80,926	58.80%	56,287	40.90%	137,634
Arkansas	148,965	70.00%	63,551	29.80%	212,954
California	1,988,564	56.50%	1,512,965	43.00%	3,520,875
Colorado	234,331	46.40%	268,731	53.20%	505,039
Connecticut	435,146	52.30%	390,527	46.90%	831,990
Delaware	68,166	54.40%	56,747	45.30%	125,361
Florida	339,377	70.30%	143,215	29.70%	482,803
Georgia	268,187	81.70%	56,506	17.20%	328,129
Idaho	107,399	51.60%	100,137	48.10%	208,321
Illinois	2,079,479	51.50%	1,939,314	48.00%	4,036,061
Indiana	781,403	46.70%	875,891	52.40%	1,672,091
Iowa	499,876	47.50%	547,267	52.00%	1,052,599
Kansas	287,458	39.20%	442,096	60.20%	733,776
Kentucky	472,589	54.50%	392,448	45.20%	867,924
Louisiana	281,564	80.60%	67,750	19.40%	349,383
Maine	140,631	47.40%	155,434	52.40%	296,400
Maryland	315,490	51.90%	292,949	48.10%	608,439
Massachusetts	1,035,296	52.80%	921,350	47.00%	1,960,665
Michigan	1,106,899	50.20%	1,084,423	49.20%	2,205,223
Minnesota	589,864	52.40%	527,416	46.90%	1,125,504
Mississippi	168,621	93.60%	11,613	6.40%	180,234
Missouri	807,356	51.40%	761,175	48.40%	1,571,697
Montana	112,556	54.30%	93,163	44.90%	207,355
Nebraska	233,246	41.40%	329,880	58.60%	563,126
Nevada	29,623	54.60%	24,611	45.40%	54,234
New Hampshire	119,663	52.10%	109,916	47.90%	229,625
New Jersey	987,874	50.30%	961,335	49.00%	1,963,761
New Mexico	81,389	53.50%	70,688	46.40%	152,225
New York	3,304,238	52.30%	2,987,647	47.30%	6,316,790
North Carolina	527,399	66.70%	263,155	33.30%	790,554
North Dakota	100,144	45.50%	118,535	53.80%	220,182
Ohio	1,570,763	49.80%	1,582,293	50.20%	3,153,056
Oklahoma	401,549	55.60%	319,424	44.20%	722,636
Oregon	248,635	51.80%	225,365	46.90%	480,147
Pennsylvania	1,940,479	51.10%	1,835,054	48.40%	3,794,793
Rhode Island	175,356	58.60%	123,487	41.30%	299,276
South Carolina	90,601	87.60%	4,554	4.40%	103,382
South Dakota	96,711	41.70%	135,365	58.30%	232,076
Tennessee	308,707	60.40%	200,311	39.20%	510,692
Texas	821,605	71.40%	191,423	16.60%	1,150,334
Utah	150,088	60.40%	97,891	39.40%	248,319
Vermont	53,820	42.90%	71,527	57.10%	125,361
Virginia	242,276	62.40%	145,243	37.40%	388,485
Washington	486,774	56.80%	361,689	42.20%	856,328
West Virginia	392,777	54.90%	322,819	45.10%	715,596
Wisconsin	650,413	48.60%	674,532	50.40%	1,339,152
Wyoming	49,419	48.80%	51,921	51.20%	101,340