1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg
  1940 November 7, 1944 1948  
  1944 portrait of FDR (1)(small).jpg Dewey circa 1946 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker
Electoral vote110
Popular vote589,864527,416
Percentage52.41%46.86%

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County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Minnesota was won by the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 62,448 votes, or 5.55%. Nationally, Roosevelt was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term as president, with 432 electoral votes and a comfortable 7.5% lead over Dewey in the popular vote. However, Roosevelt would not serve the entirety of his fourth term, as he died within a half-year after winning his final election.

Roosevelt was the only president of the United States who was elected to more than two quadrennial terms. The 22nd Amendment, ratified on February 27, 1951, ensures that Roosevelt will continue to hold this record indefinitely, as the said amendment prohibits any person from serving more than two and a half terms as president.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic (DFL) Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)589,86452.41%11
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 527,41646.86%0
Socialist Norman Thomas 5,0730.45%0
Industrial Government Edward A. Teichert 3,1760.28%0
Totals1,125,529100.00%11

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
DFL
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Norman Mattoon Thomas [2]
Socialist
Edward A. Teichert [2]
Industrial Government
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %# %# %
Aitkin 2,74349.79%2,72049.37%350.64%110.20%230.42%5,509
Anoka 5,43157.36%3,95841.80%710.75%80.08%1,47315.56%9,468
Becker 4,88955.87%3,80343.46%460.53%120.14%1,08612.41%8,750
Beltrami 5,49066.50%2,70532.76%410.50%200.24%2,78533.73%8,256
Benton 2,25842.90%2,98856.76%110.21%70.13%-730-13.87%5,264
Big Stone 2,12056.50%1,60842.86%140.37%100.27%51213.65%3,752
Blue Earth 5,09834.96%9,42964.67%290.20%250.17%-4,331-29.70%14,581
Brown 2,84228.57%7,01870.54%670.67%220.22%-4,176-41.97%9,949
Carlton 6,15369.48%2,65329.96%390.44%110.12%3,50039.52%8,856
Carver 1,56521.06%5,82878.42%280.38%110.15%-4,263-57.36%7,432
Cass 3,37751.58%3,13547.88%270.41%80.12%2423.70%6,547
Chippewa 3,26451.98%2,96747.25%300.48%180.29%2974.73%6,279
Chisago 2,37643.72%3,02055.58%290.53%90.17%-644-11.85%5,434
Clay 5,23054.06%4,39245.40%340.35%180.19%8388.66%9,674
Clearwater 2,65869.58%1,12529.45%280.73%90.24%1,53340.13%3,820
Cook 54551.13%51348.12%80.75%00.00%323.00%1,066
Cottonwood 2,35437.32%3,91662.08%200.32%180.29%-1,562-24.76%6,308
Crow Wing 5,50454.67%4,50044.70%400.40%230.23%1,0049.97%10,067
Dakota 8,56252.20%7,73147.13%670.41%430.26%8315.07%16,403
Dodge 1,80838.26%2,90261.42%90.19%60.13%-1,094-23.15%4,725
Douglas 3,68146.79%4,14052.62%340.43%120.15%-459-5.83%7,867
Faribault 3,64038.37%5,82261.37%150.16%100.11%-2,182-23.00%9,487
Fillmore 3,18333.29%6,33966.29%270.28%130.14%-3,156-33.01%9,562
Freeborn 6,48652.96%5,72846.77%200.16%120.10%7586.19%12,246
Goodhue 5,79142.33%7,82057.17%550.40%130.10%-2,029-14.83%13,679
Grant 1,96950.76%1,89848.93%50.13%70.18%711.83%3,879
Hennepin 148,79255.66%116,78143.69%1,3680.51%3790.14%32,01111.97%267,320
Houston 1,84731.26%4,03668.31%170.29%80.14%-2,189-37.05%5,908
Hubbard 1,61343.13%2,11456.52%100.27%30.08%-501-13.40%3,740
Isanti 2,22549.59%2,20549.14%531.18%40.09%200.45%4,487
Itasca 8,78767.10%4,22732.28%600.46%210.16%4,56034.82%13,095
Jackson 3,41754.85%2,78944.77%90.14%150.24%62810.08%6,230
Kanabec 1,77647.83%1,91351.52%220.59%20.05%-137-3.69%3,713
Kandiyohi 6,48262.61%3,78436.55%700.68%170.16%2,69826.06%10,353
Kittson 2,75273.25%98326.16%190.51%30.08%1,76947.09%3,757
Koochiching 3,98170.60%1,60728.50%360.64%150.27%2,37442.10%5,639
Lac qui Parle 2,77947.10%3,10452.61%100.17%70.12%-325-5.51%5,900
Lake 2,40174.13%79224.45%401.23%60.19%1,60949.68%3,239
Lake of the Woods 1,16864.49%64235.45%10.06%00.00%52629.04%1,811
Le Sueur 3,35842.15%4,56057.24%280.35%210.26%-1,202-15.09%7,967
Lincoln 2,30258.77%1,60040.85%110.28%40.10%70217.92%3,917
Lyon 4,64055.94%3,61743.60%180.22%200.24%1,02312.33%8,295
Mahnomen 1,49466.11%74833.10%120.53%60.27%74633.01%2,260
Marshall 3,80864.94%2,02934.60%160.27%110.19%1,77930.34%5,864
Martin 4,44346.02%5,18253.68%200.21%90.09%-739-7.65%9,654
McLeod 2,55730.58%5,75668.84%360.43%120.14%-3,199-38.26%8,361
Meeker 3,15942.09%4,30257.31%340.45%110.15%-1,143-15.23%7,506
Mille Lacs 2,87250.32%2,79849.03%320.56%50.09%741.30%5,707
Morrison 3,92043.55%5,03555.93%330.37%140.16%-1,115-12.39%9,002
Mower 7,19952.03%6,58847.62%290.21%190.14%6114.42%13,835
Murray 2,49548.90%2,58550.67%160.31%60.12%-90-1.76%5,102
Nicollet 2,32134.63%4,34564.83%230.34%130.19%-2,024-30.20%6,702
Nobles 3,41344.93%4,14954.61%240.32%110.14%-736-9.69%7,597
Norman 2,84659.69%1,88439.51%280.59%100.21%96220.18%4,768
Olmsted 6,87345.00%8,35554.70%280.18%180.12%-1,482-9.70%15,274
Otter Tail 5,82331.85%12,35167.55%780.43%320.18%-6,528-35.70%18,284
Pennington 3,33067.89%1,52531.09%410.84%90.18%1,80536.80%4,905
Pine 4,33255.33%3,43343.85%460.59%180.23%89911.48%7,829
Pipestone 2,12942.63%2,84456.95%150.30%60.12%-715-14.32%4,994
Polk 8,80866.18%4,40233.07%810.61%190.14%4,40633.10%13,310
Pope 2,78151.49%2,60748.27%40.07%90.17%1743.22%5,401
Ramsey 78,75958.89%53,05239.67%8700.65%1,0630.79%25,70719.22%133,744
Red Lake 1,64268.02%75731.36%120.50%30.12%88536.66%2,414
Redwood 2,88634.59%5,42865.06%160.19%130.16%-2,542-30.47%8,343
Renville 3,74741.74%5,16057.49%490.55%200.22%-1,413-15.74%8,976
Rice 4,47039.48%6,82460.27%180.16%100.09%-2,354-20.79%11,322
Rock 1,64938.71%2,58460.66%200.47%70.16%-935-21.95%4,260
Roseau 3,69770.42%1,51328.82%300.57%100.19%2,18441.60%5,250
Saint Louis 63,36968.92%27,49329.90%4200.46%6600.72%35,87639.02%91,942
Scott 2,78645.30%3,32654.08%160.26%220.36%-540-8.78%6,150
Sherburne 1,44741.13%2,04658.16%190.54%60.17%-599-17.03%3,518
Sibley 1,68327.94%4,31171.56%150.25%150.25%-2,628-43.63%6,024
Stearns 8,64739.25%13,29860.37%550.25%290.13%-4,651-21.11%22,029
Steele 3,30740.92%4,76058.90%100.12%50.06%-1,453-17.98%8,082
Stevens 1,69341.47%2,37758.23%70.17%50.12%-684-16.76%4,082
Swift 3,31056.33%2,51942.87%310.53%160.27%79113.46%5,876
Todd 3,80340.06%5,63659.37%290.31%250.26%-1,833-19.31%9,493
Traverse 1,72156.78%1,29642.76%110.36%30.10%42514.02%3,031
Wabasha 2,48236.89%4,21362.62%180.27%150.22%-1,731-25.73%6,728
Wadena 1,86841.17%2,65358.47%100.22%60.13%-785-17.30%4,537
Waseca 2,20734.62%4,14665.04%170.27%50.08%-1,939-30.42%6,375
Washington 5,59947.94%6,01451.49%520.45%140.12%-415-3.55%11,679
Watonwan 2,32442.31%3,14657.27%170.31%60.11%-822-14.96%5,493
Wilkin 1,81948.17%1,94551.51%80.21%40.11%-126-3.34%3,776
Winona 6,11742.17%8,29657.19%350.24%580.40%-2,179-15.02%14,506
Wright 3,67834.34%6,96164.99%470.44%250.23%-3,283-30.65%10,711
Yellow Medicine 3,21448.81%3,33750.68%230.35%110.17%-123-1.87%6,585
Totals589,86452.41%527,41646.86%5,0480.45%3,1760.28%62,4485.55%1,125,504

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