Main article: 1944 United States presidential election
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The 1944 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.85% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 48.15% of the popular vote.
In this election, Maryland voted 3.79% to the right of the nation at-large.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 315,490 | 51.85% | |
Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 292,949 | 48.15% | |
Total votes | 608,439 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Allegany | 15,345 | 49.61% | 15,589 | 50.39% | -244 | -0.79% | 30,934 |
Anne Arundel | 10,269 | 48.60% | 10,860 | 51.40% | -591 | -2.80% | 21,129 |
Baltimore | 26,275 | 43.56% | 34,047 | 56.44% | -7,772 | -12.88% | 60,322 |
Baltimore City | 163,493 | 59.17% | 112,817 | 40.83% | 50,676 | 18.34% | 276,310 |
Calvert | 1,549 | 41.49% | 2,184 | 58.51% | -635 | -17.01% | 3,733 |
Caroline | 2,060 | 40.13% | 3,073 | 59.87% | -1,013 | -19.74% | 5,133 |
Carroll | 4,483 | 33.25% | 8,999 | 66.75% | -4,516 | -33.50% | 13,482 |
Cecil | 4,662 | 55.89% | 3,680 | 44.11% | 982 | 11.77% | 8,342 |
Charles | 1,875 | 40.50% | 2,755 | 59.50% | -880 | -19.01% | 4,630 |
Dorchester | 4,764 | 52.90% | 4,241 | 47.10% | 523 | 5.81% | 9,005 |
Frederick | 8,528 | 42.87% | 11,367 | 57.13% | -2,839 | -14.27% | 19,895 |
Garrett | 1,961 | 32.03% | 4,162 | 67.97% | -2,201 | -35.95% | 6,123 |
Harford | 4,839 | 41.75% | 6,751 | 58.25% | -1,912 | -16.50% | 11,590 |
Howard | 3,140 | 48.43% | 3,344 | 51.57% | -204 | -3.15% | 6,484 |
Kent | 2,454 | 51.07% | 2,351 | 48.93% | 103 | 2.14% | 4,805 |
Montgomery | 15,324 | 42.90% | 20,400 | 57.10% | -5,076 | -14.21% | 35,724 |
Prince George's | 14,006 | 50.46% | 13,750 | 49.54% | 256 | 0.92% | 27,756 |
Queen Anne's | 3,027 | 58.82% | 2,119 | 41.18% | 908 | 17.64% | 5,146 |
Somerset | 3,125 | 45.19% | 3,790 | 54.81% | -665 | -9.62% | 6,915 |
St. Mary's | 1,891 | 41.43% | 2,673 | 58.57% | -782 | -17.13% | 4,564 |
Talbot | 2,768 | 42.72% | 3,712 | 57.28% | -944 | -14.57% | 6,480 |
Washington | 11,365 | 48.17% | 12,227 | 51.83% | -862 | -3.65% | 23,592 |
Wicomico | 5,674 | 52.96% | 5,040 | 47.04% | 634 | 5.92% | 10,714 |
Worcester | 2,613 | 46.40% | 3,018 | 53.60% | -405 | -7.19% | 5,631 |
Totals | 315,490 | 51.85% | 292,949 | 48.15% | 22,541 | 3.70% | 608,439 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Allegany
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (County)
- Calvert
- Caroline
- Frederick
- Howard
- Montgomery
- Somerset
- St. Mary's
- Washington
- Worcester
See also
- United States presidential elections in Maryland
- 1944 United States presidential election
- 1944 United States elections
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- Géoelections; 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
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