1944 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1944 United States presidential election in Washington
Flag of Washington (1923-1967).svg
  1940 November 7, 1944 [1] 1948  

All 8 Washington 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 vote486,774361,689
Percentage56.84%42.24%

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

Contents

Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, with 56.84% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Ohio Governor John Bricker, with 42.24% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Washington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 486,774 56.84%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 361,68942.24%
Socialist Norman Thomas 3,8240.45%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 2,3960.28%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1,6450.19%
Total votes856,328 100%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
# %# %# %# %
Adams 1,06238.76%1,66660.80%120.44%-604-22.04%2,740
Asotin 1,88857.74%1,36741.80%150.46%52115.93%3,270
Benton 4,23351.80%3,90547.79%340.42%3284.01%8,172
Chelan 6,55747.82%7,08151.64%750.55%-524-3.82%13,713
Clallam 5,44160.11%3,55139.23%590.65%1,89020.88%9,051
Clark 18,86159.78%12,31239.03%3761.19%6,54920.76%31,549
Columbia 1,03945.77%1,21153.35%200.88%-172-7.58%2,270
Cowlitz 10,48562.41%6,15736.65%1570.93%4,32825.76%16,799
Douglas 1,83249.99%1,80949.36%240.65%230.63%3,665
Ferry 79260.23%51839.39%50.38%27420.84%1,315
Franklin 1,97458.56%1,38140.97%160.47%59317.59%3,371
Garfield 67742.00%92557.38%100.62%-248-15.38%1,612
Grant 2,35460.33%1,53039.21%180.46%82421.12%3,902
Grays Harbor 13,80363.41%7,83435.99%1300.60%5,96927.42%21,767
Island 1,66252.15%1,48746.66%381.19%1755.49%3,187
Jefferson 1,82956.07%1,41543.38%180.55%41412.69%3,262
King 165,30857.68%118,71941.42%2,5770.90%46,58916.26%286,604
Kitsap 24,01667.67%11,22431.62%2510.71%12,79236.04%35,491
Kittitas 4,22755.00%3,42344.54%360.47%80410.46%7,686
Klickitat 2,08950.62%1,98047.98%581.41%1092.64%4,127
Lewis 7,70646.07%8,89653.19%1240.74%-1,190-7.11%16,726
Lincoln 2,32845.95%2,72353.75%150.30%-395-7.80%5,066
Mason 3,37962.61%1,97636.61%420.78%1,40326.00%5,397
Okanogan 4,64252.97%4,08446.60%380.43%5586.37%8,764
Pacific 3,74560.64%2,41939.17%120.19%1,32621.47%6,176
Pend Oreille 1,38556.48%1,05242.90%150.61%33313.58%2,452
Pierce 53,26961.68%31,62636.62%1,4751.71%21,64325.06%86,370
San Juan 64447.56%70351.92%70.52%-59-4.36%1,354
Skagit 9,40954.29%7,80545.03%1180.68%1,6049.25%17,332
Skamania 96858.77%66840.56%110.67%30018.21%1,647
Snohomish 27,34563.40%15,18235.20%6031.40%12,16328.20%43,130
Spokane 45,49155.27%36,35944.18%4560.55%9,13211.10%82,306
Stevens 3,95155.14%3,15143.98%630.88%80011.17%7,165
Thurston 9,70854.64%7,90044.47%1580.89%1,80810.18%17,766
Wahkiakum 1,00364.92%53234.43%100.65%47130.49%1,545
Walla Walla 5,79343.77%7,36455.64%780.59%-1,571-11.87%13,235
Whatcom 14,78752.63%12,89045.88%4211.50%1,8976.75%28,098
Whitman 5,44947.42%6,00052.22%410.36%-551-4.80%11,490
Yakima 15,64342.56%20,86456.76%2490.68%-5,221-14.20%36,756
Totals486,77456.84%361,68942.24%7,8650.92%125,08514.61%856,328

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