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1944 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 
Summary
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.
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 County Results
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Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, with 56.84% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Ohio Governor John Bricker, with 42.24% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 486,774 | 56.84% | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 361,689 | 42.24% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 3,824 | 0.45% | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 2,396 | 0.28% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 1,645 | 0.19% | |
| Total votes | 856,328 | 100% | ||
Results by county edit
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,062 | 38.76% | 1,666 | 60.80% | 12 | 0.44% | -604 | -22.04% | 2,740 |
| Asotin | 1,888 | 57.74% | 1,367 | 41.80% | 15 | 0.46% | 521 | 15.93% | 3,270 |
| Benton | 4,233 | 51.80% | 3,905 | 47.79% | 34 | 0.42% | 328 | 4.01% | 8,172 |
| Chelan | 6,557 | 47.82% | 7,081 | 51.64% | 75 | 0.55% | -524 | -3.82% | 13,713 |
| Clallam | 5,441 | 60.11% | 3,551 | 39.23% | 59 | 0.65% | 1,890 | 20.88% | 9,051 |
| Clark | 18,861 | 59.78% | 12,312 | 39.03% | 376 | 1.19% | 6,549 | 20.76% | 31,549 |
| Columbia | 1,039 | 45.77% | 1,211 | 53.35% | 20 | 0.88% | -172 | -7.58% | 2,270 |
| Cowlitz | 10,485 | 62.41% | 6,157 | 36.65% | 157 | 0.93% | 4,328 | 25.76% | 16,799 |
| Douglas | 1,832 | 49.99% | 1,809 | 49.36% | 24 | 0.65% | 23 | 0.63% | 3,665 |
| Ferry | 792 | 60.23% | 518 | 39.39% | 5 | 0.38% | 274 | 20.84% | 1,315 |
| Franklin | 1,974 | 58.56% | 1,381 | 40.97% | 16 | 0.47% | 593 | 17.59% | 3,371 |
| Garfield | 677 | 42.00% | 925 | 57.38% | 10 | 0.62% | -248 | -15.38% | 1,612 |
| Grant | 2,354 | 60.33% | 1,530 | 39.21% | 18 | 0.46% | 824 | 21.12% | 3,902 |
| Grays Harbor | 13,803 | 63.41% | 7,834 | 35.99% | 130 | 0.60% | 5,969 | 27.42% | 21,767 |
| Island | 1,662 | 52.15% | 1,487 | 46.66% | 38 | 1.19% | 175 | 5.49% | 3,187 |
| Jefferson | 1,829 | 56.07% | 1,415 | 43.38% | 18 | 0.55% | 414 | 12.69% | 3,262 |
| King | 165,308 | 57.68% | 118,719 | 41.42% | 2,577 | 0.90% | 46,589 | 16.26% | 286,604 |
| Kitsap | 24,016 | 67.67% | 11,224 | 31.62% | 251 | 0.71% | 12,792 | 36.04% | 35,491 |
| Kittitas | 4,227 | 55.00% | 3,423 | 44.54% | 36 | 0.47% | 804 | 10.46% | 7,686 |
| Klickitat | 2,089 | 50.62% | 1,980 | 47.98% | 58 | 1.41% | 109 | 2.64% | 4,127 |
| Lewis | 7,706 | 46.07% | 8,896 | 53.19% | 124 | 0.74% | -1,190 | -7.11% | 16,726 |
| Lincoln | 2,328 | 45.95% | 2,723 | 53.75% | 15 | 0.30% | -395 | -7.80% | 5,066 |
| Mason | 3,379 | 62.61% | 1,976 | 36.61% | 42 | 0.78% | 1,403 | 26.00% | 5,397 |
| Okanogan | 4,642 | 52.97% | 4,084 | 46.60% | 38 | 0.43% | 558 | 6.37% | 8,764 |
| Pacific | 3,745 | 60.64% | 2,419 | 39.17% | 12 | 0.19% | 1,326 | 21.47% | 6,176 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,385 | 56.48% | 1,052 | 42.90% | 15 | 0.61% | 333 | 13.58% | 2,452 |
| Pierce | 53,269 | 61.68% | 31,626 | 36.62% | 1,475 | 1.71% | 21,643 | 25.06% | 86,370 |
| San Juan | 644 | 47.56% | 703 | 51.92% | 7 | 0.52% | -59 | -4.36% | 1,354 |
| Skagit | 9,409 | 54.29% | 7,805 | 45.03% | 118 | 0.68% | 1,604 | 9.25% | 17,332 |
| Skamania | 968 | 58.77% | 668 | 40.56% | 11 | 0.67% | 300 | 18.21% | 1,647 |
| Snohomish | 27,345 | 63.40% | 15,182 | 35.20% | 603 | 1.40% | 12,163 | 28.20% | 43,130 |
| Spokane | 45,491 | 55.27% | 36,359 | 44.18% | 456 | 0.55% | 9,132 | 11.10% | 82,306 |
| Stevens | 3,951 | 55.14% | 3,151 | 43.98% | 63 | 0.88% | 800 | 11.17% | 7,165 |
| Thurston | 9,708 | 54.64% | 7,900 | 44.47% | 158 | 0.89% | 1,808 | 10.18% | 17,766 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,003 | 64.92% | 532 | 34.43% | 10 | 0.65% | 471 | 30.49% | 1,545 |
| Walla Walla | 5,793 | 43.77% | 7,364 | 55.64% | 78 | 0.59% | -1,571 | -11.87% | 13,235 |
| Whatcom | 14,787 | 52.63% | 12,890 | 45.88% | 421 | 1.50% | 1,897 | 6.75% | 28,098 |
| Whitman | 5,449 | 47.42% | 6,000 | 52.22% | 41 | 0.36% | -551 | -4.80% | 11,490 |
| Yakima | 15,643 | 42.56% | 20,864 | 56.76% | 249 | 0.68% | -5,221 | -14.20% | 36,756 |
| Totals | 486,774 | 56.84% | 361,689 | 42.24% | 7,865 | 0.92% | 125,085 | 14.61% | 856,328 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 490 ISBN 0405077114