1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Turnout	86.83% [1]
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 vote 8 0 Popular vote 435,146 390,527 Percentage 52.30% 46.94%
County Results Municipality Results Roosevelt   50–60%   60–70% Dewey   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 5.36%.

This is the most recent election in which a candidate won Connecticut without carrying Middlesex County.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York	Harry S. Truman of Missouri	435,146	52.30%	8	100.00%
	Republican	Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York	John William Bricker of Ohio	390,527	46.94%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas of New York	Darlington Hoopes of Pennsylvania	5,097	0.61%	0	0.00%
	Socialist Labor	Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania	Arla Arbaugh of Ohio	1,220	0.15%	0	0.00%
Total				831,990	100.00%	8	100.00%

By county

1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [3]
County	Roosevelt %	Roosevelt #	Dewey %	Dewey #	Others %	Others #	Total #
Fairfield	48.3%	99,181	50.5%	103,693	1.2%	2,423	205,297
Hartford	57.0%	127,841	42.5%	95,224	0.5%	1,153	224,218
Litchfield	44.2%	19,212	55.2%	24,019	0.6%	248	43,479
Middlesex	48.3%	13,551	51.0%	14,315	0.6%	176	28,042
New Haven	52.7%	123,450	46.5%	108,883	0.8%	1,811	234,144
New London	54.5%	29,304	44.9%	24,153	0.5%	285	53,742
Tolland	48.1%	7,721	51.2%	8,208	0.7%	117	16,046
Windham	55.1%	14,886	44.5%	12,032	0.4%	104	27,022

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Fairfield
• Tolland

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut

References

1. "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1945-1946". CT State Library.
2. "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
3. "1944 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.