1944 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1944 United States presidential election in Missouri
Flag of Missouri.svg
  1940 November 7, 1944 [1] 1948  
  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 vote150
Popular vote807,804761,524
Percentage51.37%48.43%

Missouri 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 Missouri took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Missouri was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 48.43% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

Despite winning the state, Roosevelt's victory margin of less than three percentage points was historically poor for a nationally-successful Democrat, and the state weighed in as 4.56% more Republican than the nation at-large.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Missouri
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 807,804 51.37%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 761,52448.43%
Write-ins 3,1460.20%
Total votes1,572,474 100%

Results by county

1944 United States presidential election in Missouri by county [5] [6]
CountyFranklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Edward A. Teichert
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adair 3,60642.22%4,90957.48%140.16%120.14%00.00%-1,303-15.26%8,541
Andrew 2,25437.60%3,73462.29%20.03%50.08%00.00%-1,480-24.69%5,995
Atchison 2,21444.09%2,80355.83%30.06%10.02%00.00%-589-11.73%5,021
Audrain 6,47165.11%3,45534.76%30.03%100.10%00.00%3,01630.35%9,939
Barry 4,02940.91%5,79658.85%130.13%80.08%20.02%-1,767-17.94%9,848
Barton 2,68844.31%3,35655.32%130.21%100.16%00.00%-668-11.01%6,067
Bates 4,09644.35%5,12255.46%60.06%110.12%10.01%-1,026-11.11%9,236
Benton 1,10825.14%3,29474.73%10.02%50.11%00.00%-2,186-49.59%4,408
Bollinger 1,84139.22%2,85060.72%10.02%20.04%00.00%-1,009-21.50%4,694
Boone 9,70469.67%4,19530.12%210.15%80.06%10.01%5,50939.55%13,929
Buchanan 20,09157.04%15,11342.91%140.04%50.01%10.00%4,97814.13%35,224
Butler 4,21939.70%6,37559.99%50.05%250.24%20.02%-2,156-20.29%10,626
Caldwell 2,00137.10%3,38462.75%30.06%50.09%00.00%-1,383-25.64%5,393
Callaway 5,75764.51%3,14335.22%60.07%170.19%10.01%2,61429.29%8,924
Camden 99031.18%2,18068.66%20.06%30.09%00.00%-1,190-37.48%3,175
Cape Girardeau 6,84545.05%8,33954.88%40.03%70.05%00.00%-1,494-9.83%15,195
Carroll 3,28338.94%5,12760.82%200.24%00.00%00.00%-1,844-21.87%8,430
Carter 1,20753.60%1,03345.87%80.36%20.09%20.09%1747.73%2,252
Cass 4,34748.08%4,68751.84%20.02%50.06%00.00%-340-3.76%9,041
Cedar 1,47829.22%3,57670.69%20.04%30.06%00.00%-2,098-41.47%5,059
Chariton 3,93050.78%3,80249.12%10.01%70.09%00.00%1281.65%7,740
Christian 1,13421.36%4,16778.47%30.06%60.11%00.00%-3,033-57.12%5,310
Clark 2,15544.27%2,70755.61%40.08%20.04%00.00%-552-11.34%4,868
Clay 8,68256.21%6,72443.53%250.16%130.08%20.01%1,95812.68%15,446
Clinton 3,07951.35%2,91248.57%20.03%10.02%20.03%1672.79%5,996
Cole 7,13949.21%7,36450.76%20.01%10.01%10.01%-225-1.55%14,507
Cooper 3,72942.98%4,92856.79%60.07%130.15%10.01%-1,199-13.82%8,677
Crawford 2,17741.36%3,07758.45%40.08%40.08%20.04%-900-17.10%5,264
Dade 1,46230.55%3,31669.29%30.06%40.08%10.02%-1,854-38.74%4,786
Dallas 1,06424.71%3,23275.06%80.19%20.05%00.00%-2,168-50.35%4,306
Daviess 2,56741.61%3,59758.31%50.08%00.00%00.00%-1,030-16.70%6,169
DeKalb 1,96142.40%2,65857.47%60.13%00.00%00.00%-697-15.07%4,625
Dent 2,69952.29%2,45647.58%30.06%40.08%00.00%2434.71%5,162
Douglas 74617.23%3,57082.45%80.18%60.14%00.00%-2,824-65.22%4,330
Dunklin 8,43166.23%4,27133.55%100.08%170.13%00.00%4,16032.68%12,729
Franklin 5,95838.88%9,32560.84%260.17%160.10%10.01%-3,367-21.97%15,326
Gasconade 99416.53%5,00783.27%40.07%80.13%00.00%-4,013-66.74%6,013
Gentry 3,02250.37%2,97049.50%40.07%40.07%00.00%520.87%6,000
Greene 17,28744.46%21,53155.37%210.05%440.11%30.01%-4,244-10.91%38,886
Grundy 2,99741.82%4,15858.02%10.01%80.11%30.04%-1,161-16.20%7,167
Harrison 2,62337.67%4,33062.18%70.10%40.06%00.00%-1,707-24.51%6,964
Henry 4,58745.09%5,56454.69%40.04%190.19%00.00%-977-9.60%10,174
Hickory 56020.48%2,17179.41%30.11%00.00%00.00%-1,611-58.92%2,734
Holt 1,78536.09%3,15263.73%10.02%80.16%00.00%-1,367-27.64%4,946
Howard 3,95866.88%1,95132.97%10.02%60.10%20.03%2,00733.91%5,918
Howell 3,02036.90%5,15162.93%40.05%100.12%00.00%-2,131-26.04%8,185
Iron 2,20557.21%1,64942.79%00.00%00.00%00.00%55614.43%3,854
Jackson 113,80354.29%95,40645.51%2540.12%1360.06%330.02%18,3978.78%209,632
Jasper 13,11143.02%17,30156.77%230.08%270.09%30.01%-4,190-13.75%30,475
Jefferson 7,95353.94%6,75845.83%190.13%140.09%10.01%1,1958.10%14,745
Johnson 4,41942.58%5,94957.32%70.07%20.02%10.01%-1,530-14.74%10,378
Knox 1,94348.48%2,05751.32%50.12%30.07%00.00%-114-2.84%4,008
Laclede 3,01139.17%4,67060.75%40.05%10.01%10.01%-1,659-21.58%7,687
Lafayette 5,60341.32%7,95158.63%40.03%20.01%10.01%-2,348-17.31%13,561
Lawrence 3,85935.99%6,83663.76%80.07%170.16%20.02%-2,977-27.77%10,722
Lewis 2,88359.17%1,98840.80%50.10%60.12%00.00%89518.37%4,872
Lincoln 3,77356.33%2,91043.45%60.09%90.13%00.00%86312.88%6,698
Linn 5,24251.43%4,94248.48%50.05%30.03%10.01%3002.94%10,193
Livingston 3,88745.15%4,69754.55%60.07%200.23%00.00%-810-9.41%8,610
Macon 4,77249.81%4,79650.06%90.09%40.04%00.00%-24-0.25%9,581
Madison 2,20349.09%2,27750.74%40.09%40.09%00.00%-74-1.65%4,488
Maries 1,82454.19%1,51945.13%20.06%210.62%00.00%3059.06%3,366
Marion 8,57565.21%4,56034.68%110.08%30.02%00.00%4,01530.53%13,149
McDonald 2,52341.66%3,52058.12%120.20%10.02%00.00%-997-16.46%6,056
Mercer 1,03531.48%2,24968.40%20.06%20.06%00.00%-1,214-36.92%3,288
Miller 2,22938.10%3,60961.69%20.03%100.17%00.00%-1,380-23.59%5,850
Mississippi 4,18267.97%1,94431.59%120.20%140.23%10.02%2,23836.37%6,153
Moniteau 2,32741.72%3,23758.04%50.09%80.14%00.00%-910-16.32%5,577
Monroe 5,00081.89%1,09817.98%20.03%60.10%00.00%3,90263.90%6,106
Montgomery 2,74343.71%3,52756.20%20.03%20.03%20.03%-784-12.49%6,276
Morgan 1,73537.38%2,89662.40%50.11%40.09%10.02%-1,161-25.02%4,641
New Madrid 7,62664.89%4,10834.96%30.03%110.09%40.03%3,51829.94%11,752
Newton 5,14642.34%6,98557.47%100.08%130.11%00.00%-1,839-15.13%12,154
Nodaway 5,40748.36%5,76651.57%30.03%30.03%10.01%-359-3.21%11,180
Oregon 2,73463.38%1,57336.46%60.14%10.02%00.00%1,16126.91%4,314
Osage 2,12139.19%3,28460.68%50.09%20.04%00.00%-1,163-21.49%5,412
Ozark 62818.81%2,70781.10%30.09%00.00%00.00%-2,079-62.28%3,338
Pemiscot 7,38062.90%4,33336.93%60.05%110.09%30.03%3,04725.97%11,733
Perry 2,01432.35%4,20767.57%10.02%30.05%10.02%-2,193-35.22%6,226
Pettis 7,17648.18%7,69651.67%100.07%100.07%20.01%-520-3.49%14,894
Phelps 4,25657.14%3,18042.69%90.12%10.01%30.04%1,07614.44%7,449
Pike 4,65958.01%3,35141.72%70.09%150.19%00.00%1,30816.28%8,032
Platte 3,74161.40%2,34438.47%70.11%10.02%00.00%1,39722.93%6,093
Polk 2,52733.32%5,04066.45%60.08%110.15%10.01%-2,513-33.13%7,585
Pulaski 3,04856.44%2,34543.43%40.07%30.06%00.00%70313.02%5,400
Putnam 1,16827.28%3,10672.55%40.09%30.07%00.00%-1,938-45.27%4,281
Ralls 2,79970.57%1,16429.35%30.08%00.00%00.00%1,63541.23%3,966
Randolph 7,62972.48%2,87927.35%80.08%90.09%00.00%4,75045.13%10,525
Ray 4,52159.28%3,09440.57%70.09%40.05%10.01%1,42718.71%7,627
Reynolds 1,87766.25%95133.57%50.18%00.00%00.00%92632.69%2,833
Ripley 1,92350.89%1,84148.72%110.29%40.11%00.00%822.17%3,779
Saint Charles 4,88040.78%7,05058.92%310.26%40.03%10.01%-2,170-18.13%11,966
Saint Clair 2,11939.02%3,30660.87%20.04%40.07%00.00%-1,187-21.86%5,431
Saint Francois 6,74547.92%7,32052.00%40.03%70.05%00.00%-575-4.08%14,076
Saint Louis County 57,78047.26%64,13152.45%2710.22%650.05%190.02%-6,351-5.19%122,266
Saint Louis City 204,68760.22%134,41139.54%5740.17%1520.04%950.03%70,27620.67%339,919
Sainte Genevieve 1,87845.83%2,21454.03%40.10%20.05%00.00%-336-8.20%4,098
Saline 6,71552.65%6,02247.22%40.03%110.09%10.01%6935.43%12,753
Schuyler 1,72952.97%1,52646.75%70.21%20.06%00.00%2036.22%3,264
Scotland 2,15851.11%2,05848.74%30.07%30.07%00.00%1002.37%4,222
Scott 7,13263.86%3,99535.77%70.06%310.28%30.03%3,13728.09%11,168
Shannon 2,09365.12%1,11034.54%90.28%10.03%10.03%98330.58%3,214
Shelby 3,43563.76%1,93435.90%60.11%120.22%00.00%1,50127.86%5,387
Stoddard 5,98253.96%5,07945.81%60.05%180.16%10.01%9038.15%11,086
Stone 73719.30%3,08080.67%10.03%00.00%00.00%-2,343-61.37%3,818
Sullivan 2,88046.85%3,26253.07%30.04%20.03%00.00%-382-6.21%6,147
Taney 93627.18%2,49972.56%50.15%40.12%00.00%-1,563-45.38%3,444
Texas 4,01150.53%3,91649.33%50.06%60.08%00.00%951.20%7,938
Vernon 4,88548.55%5,17151.39%10.01%40.04%10.01%-286-2.84%10,062
Warren 81521.19%3,01778.42%100.26%40.10%10.03%-2,202-57.24%3,847
Washington 2,06541.52%2,90058.30%50.10%10.02%30.06%-835-16.79%4,974
Wayne 2,16949.87%2,17149.92%40.09%40.09%10.02%-2-0.05%4,349
Webster 2,77739.26%4,28160.53%30.04%110.16%10.01%-1,504-21.26%7,073
Worth 1,43749.88%1,44450.12%00.00%00.00%00.00%-7-0.24%2,881
Wright 2,11632.37%4,41367.51%80.12%00.00%00.00%-2,297-35.14%6,537
Totals807,35651.37%761,17248.43%1,7510.11%1,1750.07%2200.01%46,1842.94%1,571,684

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1944 — Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. "1944 Presidential General Election Results — Missouri" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1944" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 262-263
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