The 1944 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, with 56.84% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Ohio Governor John Bricker, with 42.24% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Washington
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 486,774 56.84%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 361,689 42.24%
Socialist Norman Thomas 3,824 0.45%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 2,396 0.28%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1,645 0.19%
Total votes 856,328 100%

Results by county

County Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast[5]
# % # % # % # %
Adams 1,062 38.76% 1,666 60.80% 12 0.44% -604 -22.04% 2,740
Asotin 1,888 57.74% 1,367 41.80% 15 0.46% 521 15.93% 3,270
Benton 4,233 51.80% 3,905 47.79% 34 0.42% 328 4.01% 8,172
Chelan 6,557 47.82% 7,081 51.64% 75 0.55% -524 -3.82% 13,713
Clallam 5,441 60.11% 3,551 39.23% 59 0.65% 1,890 20.88% 9,051
Clark 18,861 59.78% 12,312 39.03% 376 1.19% 6,549 20.76% 31,549
Columbia 1,039 45.77% 1,211 53.35% 20 0.88% -172 -7.58% 2,270
Cowlitz 10,485 62.41% 6,157 36.65% 157 0.93% 4,328 25.76% 16,799
Douglas 1,832 49.99% 1,809 49.36% 24 0.65% 23 0.63% 3,665
Ferry 792 60.23% 518 39.39% 5 0.38% 274 20.84% 1,315
Franklin 1,974 58.56% 1,381 40.97% 16 0.47% 593 17.59% 3,371
Garfield 677 42.00% 925 57.38% 10 0.62% -248 -15.38% 1,612
Grant 2,354 60.33% 1,530 39.21% 18 0.46% 824 21.12% 3,902
Grays Harbor 13,803 63.41% 7,834 35.99% 130 0.60% 5,969 27.42% 21,767
Island 1,662 52.15% 1,487 46.66% 38 1.19% 175 5.49% 3,187
Jefferson 1,829 56.07% 1,415 43.38% 18 0.55% 414 12.69% 3,262
King 165,308 57.68% 118,719 41.42% 2,577 0.90% 46,589 16.26% 286,604
Kitsap 24,016 67.67% 11,224 31.62% 251 0.71% 12,792 36.04% 35,491
Kittitas 4,227 55.00% 3,423 44.54% 36 0.47% 804 10.46% 7,686
Klickitat 2,089 50.62% 1,980 47.98% 58 1.41% 109 2.64% 4,127
Lewis 7,706 46.07% 8,896 53.19% 124 0.74% -1,190 -7.11% 16,726
Lincoln 2,328 45.95% 2,723 53.75% 15 0.30% -395 -7.80% 5,066
Mason 3,379 62.61% 1,976 36.61% 42 0.78% 1,403 26.00% 5,397
Okanogan 4,642 52.97% 4,084 46.60% 38 0.43% 558 6.37% 8,764
Pacific 3,745 60.64% 2,419 39.17% 12 0.19% 1,326 21.47% 6,176
Pend Oreille 1,385 56.48% 1,052 42.90% 15 0.61% 333 13.58% 2,452
Pierce 53,269 61.68% 31,626 36.62% 1,475 1.71% 21,643 25.06% 86,370
San Juan 644 47.56% 703 51.92% 7 0.52% -59 -4.36% 1,354
Skagit 9,409 54.29% 7,805 45.03% 118 0.68% 1,604 9.25% 17,332
Skamania 968 58.77% 668 40.56% 11 0.67% 300 18.21% 1,647
Snohomish 27,345 63.40% 15,182 35.20% 603 1.40% 12,163 28.20% 43,130
Spokane 45,491 55.27% 36,359 44.18% 456 0.55% 9,132 11.10% 82,306
Stevens 3,951 55.14% 3,151 43.98% 63 0.88% 800 11.17% 7,165
Thurston 9,708 54.64% 7,900 44.47% 158 0.89% 1,808 10.18% 17,766
Wahkiakum 1,003 64.92% 532 34.43% 10 0.65% 471 30.49% 1,545
Walla Walla 5,793 43.77% 7,364 55.64% 78 0.59% -1,571 -11.87% 13,235
Whatcom 14,787 52.63% 12,890 45.88% 421 1.50% 1,897 6.75% 28,098
Whitman 5,449 47.42% 6,000 52.22% 41 0.36% -551 -4.80% 11,490
Yakima 15,643 42.56% 20,864 56.76% 249 0.68% -5,221 -14.20% 36,756
Totals 486,774 56.84% 361,689 42.24% 7,865 0.92% 125,085 14.61% 856,328

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 490 ISBN 0405077114