1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota
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All 4 South Dakota votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate John W. Bricker Harry S. Truman
Electoral vote40
Popular vote135,36596,711
Percentage58.33%41.67%
South Dakota 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 South Dakota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose four [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

South Dakota was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 58.33% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 41.67% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

With 58.33% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Dewey's third strongest state after Kansas and Nebraska. [5]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 135,365 58.33%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)96,71141.67%
Total votes232,076 100%

Results by county

County [6] Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican		Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Armstrong 00.00%4100.00%-4-100.00%4
Aurora 1,16353.50%1,01146.50%1526.99%2,174
Beadle 3,61048.44%3,84251.56%-232-3.11%7,452
Bennett 49446.60%56653.40%-72-6.79%1,060
Bon Homme 2,55356.31%1,98143.69%57212.62%4,534
Brookings 4,13666.61%2,07333.39%2,06333.23%6,209
Brown 5,61146.90%6,35253.10%-741-6.19%11,963
Brule 1,00241.51%1,41258.49%-410-16.98%2,414
Buffalo 32456.45%25043.55%7412.89%574
Butte 1,82466.28%92833.72%89632.56%2,752
Campbell 1,04783.43%20816.57%83966.85%1,255
Charles Mix 2,17144.56%2,70155.44%-530-10.88%4,872
Clark 1,93661.56%1,20938.44%72723.12%3,145
Clay 1,97052.31%1,79647.69%1744.62%3,766
Codington 3,34851.76%3,12048.24%2283.53%6,468
Corson 1,00856.19%78643.81%22212.37%1,794
Custer 1,28864.40%71235.60%57628.80%2,000
Davison 2,92947.62%3,22252.38%-293-4.76%6,151
Day 2,59351.04%2,48748.96%1062.09%5,080
Deuel 1,91061.81%1,18038.19%73023.62%3,090
Dewey 91364.12%51135.88%40228.23%1,424
Douglas 1,48367.35%71932.65%76434.70%2,202
Edmunds 1,76264.71%96135.29%80129.42%2,723
Fall River 1,93863.33%1,12236.67%81626.67%3,060
Faulk 1,09054.88%89645.12%1949.77%1,986
Grant 2,27860.70%1,47539.30%80321.40%3,753
Gregory 2,06756.17%1,61343.83%45412.34%3,680
Haakon 63862.61%38137.39%25725.22%1,019
Hamlin 1,81163.97%1,02036.03%79127.94%2,831
Hand 1,55857.62%1,14642.38%41215.24%2,704
Hanson 1,07055.33%86444.67%20610.65%1,934
Harding 55252.82%49347.18%595.65%1,045
Hughes 1,67664.12%93835.88%73828.23%2,614
Hutchinson 3,79984.46%69915.54%3,10068.92%4,498
Hyde 84264.97%45435.03%38829.94%1,296
Jackson 34061.48%21338.52%12722.97%553
Jerauld 1,21762.47%73137.53%48624.95%1,948
Jones 46563.79%26436.21%20127.57%729
Kingsbury 2,54168.73%1,15631.27%1,38537.46%3,697
Lake 2,95665.70%1,54334.30%1,41331.41%4,499
Lawrence 3,52865.41%1,86634.59%1,66230.81%5,394
Lincoln 3,29866.99%1,62533.01%1,67333.98%4,923
Lyman 86757.92%63042.08%23715.83%1,497
Marshall 1,51152.57%1,36347.43%1485.15%2,874
McCook 2,51668.39%1,16331.61%1,35336.78%3,679
McPherson 2,29084.81%41015.19%1,88069.63%2,700
Meade 1,91262.16%1,16437.84%74824.32%3,076
Mellette 54457.02%41042.98%13414.05%954
Miner 1,54458.62%1,09041.38%45417.24%2,634
Minnehaha 13,92057.67%10,21642.33%3,70415.35%24,136
Moody 2,08059.43%1,42040.57%66018.86%3,500
Pennington 5,24659.87%3,51740.13%1,72919.73%8,763
Perkins 1,32557.11%99542.89%33014.22%2,320
Potter 1,00158.27%71741.73%28416.53%1,718
Roberts 2,72147.36%3,02452.64%-303-5.27%5,745
Sanborn 1,21254.84%99845.16%2149.68%2,210
Shannon 56253.93%48046.07%827.87%1,042
Spink 2,36550.86%2,28549.14%801.72%4,650
Stanley 38462.14%23437.86%15024.27%618
Sully 61267.11%30032.89%31234.21%912
Todd 73751.90%68348.10%543.80%1,420
Tripp 1,91153.82%1,64046.18%2717.63%3,551
Turner 3,54973.13%1,30426.87%2,24546.26%4,853
Union 2,50154.87%2,05745.13%4449.74%4,558
Walworth 1,53355.64%1,22244.36%31111.29%2,755
Washabaugh 13948.77%14651.23%-7-2.46%285
Yankton 3,31358.41%2,35941.59%95416.82%5,672
Ziebach 33148.32%35451.68%-23-3.36%685
Totals135,36558.33%96,71141.67%38,65416.66%232,076

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References

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  2. ↑ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)" . Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1944 Presidential General Election Results – South Dakota" . Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944" . Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1944 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 406-407 ISBN   0405077114
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