1944 United States presidential election in Maryland

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

All 8 Maryland 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 vote80
Popular vote315,490292,949
Percentage51.85%48.15%

Maryland Presidential Election Results 1944.svg
County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

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Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.85% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 48.15% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

In this election, Maryland voted 3.79% to the right of the nation at-large. [5]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Maryland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 315,490 51.85%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 292,94948.15%
Total votes608,439 100%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [6]
# %# %# %
Allegany 15,34549.61%15,58950.39%-244-0.79%30,934
Anne Arundel 10,26948.60%10,86051.40%-591-2.80%21,129
Baltimore 26,27543.56%34,04756.44%-7,772-12.88%60,322
Baltimore City 163,49359.17%112,81740.83%50,67618.34%276,310
Calvert 1,54941.49%2,18458.51%-635-17.01%3,733
Caroline 2,06040.13%3,07359.87%-1,013-19.74%5,133
Carroll 4,48333.25%8,99966.75%-4,516-33.50%13,482
Cecil 4,66255.89%3,68044.11%98211.77%8,342
Charles 1,87540.50%2,75559.50%-880-19.01%4,630
Dorchester 4,76452.90%4,24147.10%5235.81%9,005
Frederick 8,52842.87%11,36757.13%-2,839-14.27%19,895
Garrett 1,96132.03%4,16267.97%-2,201-35.95%6,123
Harford 4,83941.75%6,75158.25%-1,912-16.50%11,590
Howard 3,14048.43%3,34451.57%-204-3.15%6,484
Kent 2,45451.07%2,35148.93%1032.14%4,805
Montgomery 15,32442.90%20,40057.10%-5,076-14.21%35,724
Prince George's 14,00650.46%13,75049.54%2560.92%27,756
Queen Anne's 3,02758.82%2,11941.18%90817.64%5,146
Somerset 3,12545.19%3,79054.81%-665-9.62%6,915
St. Mary's 1,89141.43%2,67358.57%-782-17.13%4,564
Talbot 2,76842.72%3,71257.28%-944-14.57%6,480
Washington 11,36548.17%12,22751.83%-862-3.65%23,592
Wicomico 5,67452.96%5,04047.04%6345.92%10,714
Worcester 2,61346.40%3,01853.60%-405-7.19%5,631
Totals315,49051.85%292,94948.15%22,5413.70%608,439

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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  6. Géoelections; 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)