1944 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Franklin D. Roosevelt Won ✓
Franklin D. Roosevelt, with running mate Harry S. Truman, secured a fourth presidential term in the U.S. election held on November 7, 1944, defeating Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey with 432 electoral votes to 99, while winning approximately 53.40 percent of the popular vote to Dewey’s 45.90 percent.
432
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Percent: 53.40%
Votes: 25,612,610
99
Thomas E. Dewey
Percent: 45.90%
Votes: 22,014,160
266 needed to win

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Key Takeaways from the 1944 Presidential Election
The 1944 U.S. presidential election, held on November 7, 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt, with running mate Harry S. Truman, secured a fourth presidential term.
Results by State
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 81.28%
Votes: 198,918
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 18.20%
Votes: 44,540
Colorado
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 46.40%
Votes: 234,331
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 53.21%
Votes: 268,731
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 81.73%
Votes: 268,187
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 17.22%
Votes: 56,506
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 47.49%
Votes: 499,876
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 51.99%
Votes: 547,267
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 47.45%
Votes: 140,631
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 52.44%
Votes: 155,434
Minnesota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.41%
Votes: 589,864
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 46.86%
Votes: 527,416
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 41.42%
Votes: 233,246
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 58.58%
Votes: 329,880
New Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 53.47%
Votes: 81,389
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 46.44%
Votes: 70,688
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 49.82%
Votes: 1,570,763
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 50.18%
Votes: 1,582,293
Rhode Island
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.59%
Votes: 175,356
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 41.26%
Votes: 123,487
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 71.42%
Votes: 821,605
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 16.64%
Votes: 191,423
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 56.84%
Votes: 486,774
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 42.24%
Votes: 361,689
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 58.80%
Votes: 80,926
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 40.90%
Votes: 56,287
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.30%
Votes: 435,146
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 46.94%
Votes: 390,527
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.55%
Votes: 107,399
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 48.07%
Votes: 100,137
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 39.18%
Votes: 287,458
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 60.25%
Votes: 442,096
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.85%
Votes: 315,490
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 48.15%
Votes: 292,949
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 93.56%
Votes: 168,621
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 6.44%
Votes: 11,613
Nevada
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.62%
Votes: 29,623
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 45.38%
Votes: 24,611
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.31%
Votes: 3,304,238
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 47.30%
Votes: 2,987,647
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 55.57%
Votes: 401,549
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 44.20%
Votes: 319,424
South Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 87.64%
Votes: 90,601
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 4.41%
Votes: 4,554
Utah
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 60.44%
Votes: 150,088
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 39.42%
Votes: 97,891
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.89%
Votes: 392,777
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 45.11%
Votes: 322,819
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 69.95%
Votes: 148,965
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 29.84%
Votes: 63,551
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.38%
Votes: 68,166
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 45.27%
Votes: 56,747
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.52%
Votes: 2,079,479
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 48.05%
Votes: 1,939,314
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.45%
Votes: 472,589
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 45.22%
Votes: 392,448
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.80%
Votes: 1,035,296
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 46.99%
Votes: 921,350
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.37%
Votes: 807,356
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 48.43%
Votes: 761,175
New Hampshire
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 52.11%
Votes: 119,663
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 47.87%
Votes: 109,916
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 66.71%
Votes: 527,399
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 33.29%
Votes: 263,155
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.78%
Votes: 248,635
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 46.94%
Votes: 225,365
South Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 41.67%
Votes: 96,711
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 58.33%
Votes: 135,365
Vermont
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 42.93%
Votes: 53,820
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 57.06%
Votes: 71,527
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 48.57%
Votes: 650,413
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 50.37%
Votes: 674,532
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 56.48%
Votes: 1,988,564
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 42.97%
Votes: 1,512,965
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 70.29%
Votes: 339,377
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 29.66%
Votes: 143,215
Indiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 46.73%
Votes: 781,403
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 52.38%
Votes: 875,891
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 80.59%
Votes: 281,564
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 19.39%
Votes: 67,750
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 50.19%
Votes: 1,106,899
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 49.18%
Votes: 1,084,423
Montana
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 54.28%
Votes: 112,556
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 44.93%
Votes: 93,163
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 50.31%
Votes: 987,874
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 48.95%
Votes: 961,335
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 45.48%
Votes: 100,144
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 53.84%
Votes: 118,535
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 51.14%
Votes: 1,940,479
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 48.36%
Votes: 1,835,054
Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 60.45%
Votes: 308,707
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 39.22%
Votes: 200,311
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 62.36%
Votes: 242,276
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 37.39%
Votes: 145,243
Wyoming
Franklin D. Roosevelt (DEM)
Percent: 48.77%
Votes: 49,419
Thomas E. Dewey (REP)
Percent: 51.23%
Votes: 51,921

