1944 United States presidential election in Arizona

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1944 United States presidential election in Arizona
Flag of Arizona.svg
  1940 November 7, 1944 [1] 1948  

All 4 Arizona votes to the Electoral College
  1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker
Electoral vote40
Popular vote80,92656,287
Percentage58.80%40.90%

Arizona Presidential Election Results 1944.svg
County Results
Roosevelt
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%

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

Contents

Arizona was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 58.80% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 40.90% of the popular vote. [3] [4] As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat won Arizona with a double digit margin of victory or carried the state more than once.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Arizona [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 80,926 58.80%
Republican Thomas Dewey 56,28740.90%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 4210.31%
Majority24,63917.90%
Total votes137,634 100.00%

Results by county

County [5] Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%
Apache 1,23862.91%72836.99%20.10%51025.91%1,968
Cochise 6,93567.21%3,37132.67%130.13%3,56434.54%10,319
Coconino 2,23655.51%1,78644.34%60.15%45011.17%4,028
Gila 4,81867.79%2,26031.80%291,41%2,55835.99%7,107
Graham 2,39367.43%1,15132.43%50.14%1,24235.00%3,549
Greenlee 1,95672.34%73927.33%90.33%1,21745.01%2,704
Maricopa 32,19756.23%24,85343.41%2080.36%7,34412.83%57,258
Mohave 1,30357.05%97442.64%70.31%32914.40%2,284
Navajo 2,66062.56%1,57937.14%130.31%1,08125.42%4,252
Pima 13,00654.39%10,85045.37%570.24%2,1569.02%23,913
Pinal 3,02661.04%1,90938.51%220.44%1,11722.53%4,957
Santa Cruz 1,29163.85%72735.95%40.20%56427.89%2,022
Yavapai 4,39555.21%3,52944.33%360.45%86610.88%7,960
Yuma 3,47265.35%1,83134.46%100.19%1,64130.89%5,313
Totals80,92658.80%56,28740.90%4210.31%24,63917.90%137,634

Electors

Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on July 18, 1944. [6]

Franklin D. Roosevelt
& Harry S. Truman
Democratic Party
Thomas E. Dewey
& John W. Bricker
Republican Party
Claude A. Watson
& Andrew N. Johnson
Prohibition Party
  • Henry M. Beard
  • Ed Cahill
  • Claire N. Webb
  • E. T. Williams Jr.
  • Mary A. Fegtly
  • E. V. O'Malley
  • Thomas H. O'Brien
  • C. B. Wilson
  • F. H. Chadwick
  • Mrs. J. A. LeMay
  • Don M. Headley
  • Will S. James

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1944 – Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945–49)" . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944" . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 7, 1944". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  6. "Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, July 18, 1944". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.