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1944 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

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432 EV · Franklin D. Roosevelt

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1944-11-07

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This 1944 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1944 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

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Official result

Election summary

President: Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]
Main opponent: Thomas E. Dewey [R]
Source note: Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945. He was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

State	Candidate	Electoral votes
ALABAMA AL	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	11
ARIZONA AZ	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
ARKANSAS AR	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	9
CALIFORNIA CA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	25
COLORADO CO	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	6
CONNECTICUT CT	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	8
DELAWARE DE	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	3
FLORIDA FL	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	8
GEORGIA GA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	12
IDAHO ID	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
ILLINOIS IL	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	28
INDIANA IN	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	13
IOWA IA	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	10
KANSAS KS	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	8
KENTUCKY KY	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	11
LOUISIANA LA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	10
MAINE ME	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	5
MARYLAND MD	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	8
MASSACHUSETTS MA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	16
MICHIGAN MI	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	19
MINNESOTA MN	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	11
MISSISSIPPI MS	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	9
MISSOURI MO	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	15
MONTANA MT	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
NEBRASKA NE	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	6
NEVADA NV	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
NEW JERSEY NJ	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	16
NEW MEXICO NM	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
NEW YORK NY	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	47
NORTH CAROLINA NC	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	14
NORTH DAKOTA ND	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	4
OHIO OH	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	25
OKLAHOMA OK	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	10
OREGON OR	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	6
PENNSYLVANIA PA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	35
RHODE ISLAND RI	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
SOUTH CAROLINA SC	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	8
SOUTH DAKOTA SD	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	4
TENNESSEE TN	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	12
TEXAS TX	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	23
UTAH UT	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	4
VERMONT VT	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	3
VIRGINIA VA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	11
WASHINGTON WA	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	8
WEST VIRGINIA WV	Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York	8
WISCONSIN WI	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	12
WYOMING WY	Thomas E. Dewey, of New York	3

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Candidate identities

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Observed: Franklin D. Roosevelt*, of New York
Thomas E. Dewey: Observed: Thomas E. Dewey, of New York

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Reference date: 1944-11-07
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Coverage and interpretation notes

Historical geometry is independently versioned
The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.
County detail begins in 2000
County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

Traceable facts

Sources and provenance

National Archives Electoral College Results
State and candidate Electoral College allocations · retrieved 2026-07-25
National Archives Electoral College Results
Election summary and source notes · retrieved 2026-07-25

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