1944 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1944 United States presidential election in Delaware

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All 3 Delaware votes to the Electoral College
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 3 0 Popular vote 68,166 56,747 Percentage 54.38% 45.27%
County results Roosevelt   50–60% Dewey   50–60%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

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

Delaware was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 54.38% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 45.27% of the popular vote. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Delaware ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	68,166	54.38%
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	56,747	45.27%
	Prohibition	Claude A. Watson	294	0.23%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	154	0.12%
Total votes			125,361	100.00%

Results by County

County [5]	Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic		Thomas E. Dewey Republican		Claude A. Watson Prohibition		Norman Thomas Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	7,900	52.58%	7,069	47.05%	51	0.34%	6	0.04%	831	5.53%	15,026
New Castle	49,588	56.55%	37,783	43.09%	180	0.21%	138	0.16%	11,805	13.46%	87,689
Sussex	10,678	47.15%	11,895	52.53%	63	0.28%	10	0.04%	-1,217	-5.37%	22,646
Totals	68,166	54.38%	56,747	45.27%	294	0.23%	154	0.12%	11,419	9.11%	125,361

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Sussex

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
2. "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)" . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
3. "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware" . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944" . Retrieved December 26, 2017.
5. State Manual Containing Official List of Officers, Boards, Commissions and County Officers 1945. Dover: Delaware Secretary of State. 1945. p. 64. Retrieved December 17, 2025.