1944 Presidential Election
432
Electoral votes — Franklin D. Roosevelt
99
Electoral votes — Thomas E. Dewey
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]
Main Opponent
Thomas E. Dewey [R]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 432 · Main Opponent: 99 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Vice President
Harry S. Truman (432)
V.P. Opponents
John W. Bricker (99)
Notes
Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945. He was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York | Thomas E. Dewey, of New York | Harry S. Truman, of Missouri | John W. Bricker, of Ohio | ||
| Alabama | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Arizona | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| California | 25 | 25 | - | 25 | - |
| Colorado | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Illinois | 28 | 28 | - | 28 | - |
| Indiana | 13 | - | 13 | - | 13 |
| Iowa | 10 | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| Kansas | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Maine | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Maryland | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| Michigan | 19 | 19 | - | 19 | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Mississippi | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Missouri | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Nebraska | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| New York | 47 | 47 | - | 47 | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14 | - | 14 | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Ohio | 25 | - | 25 | - | 25 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | 35 | - | 35 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Texas | 23 | 23 | - | 23 | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Virginia | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Washington | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | - | 12 | - | 12 |
| Wyoming | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Totals | 531 | 432 | 99 | 432 | 99 |
*Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office on April 12, 1945. He was succeeded by Vice President, Harry S. Truman, who took the oath of office in Washington, D.C. that day and assumed the duties of the presidency.
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1944
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1944 Electoral College Results
Provenance
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https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1944
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