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1944 United States presidential election in North Dakota
← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
All 4 North Dakota votes to the Electoral College
 
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 vote 4 0
Popular vote 118,535 100,144
Percentage 53.84% 45.48%
County Results

Dewey

  50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

Roosevelt

  40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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The 1944 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Dakota was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 53.84% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, with 45.48% of the popular vote. North Dakota was one of six states that became more Democratic compared to 1940, alongside Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Illinois, and Rhode Island.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 118,535 53.84%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 100,144 45.48%
Socialist Norman Thomas 943 0.43%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 549 0.25%
Total votes 220,171 100%

Results by county

County Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican 		Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic 		Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist 		Claude A. Watson
Prohibition 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 966 58.62% 668 40.53% 13 0.79% 1 0.06% 298 18.08% 1,648
Barnes 3,696 55.55% 2,922 43.92% 22 0.33% 13 0.20% 774 11.63% 6,653
Benson 1,726 43.04% 2,261 56.38% 17 0.42% 6 0.15% -535 -13.34% 4,010
Billings 354 62.54% 209 36.93% 2 0.35% 1 0.18% 145 25.62% 566
Bottineau 2,663 57.15% 1,953 41.91% 38 0.82% 6 0.13% 710 15.24% 4,660
Bowman 785 55.67% 609 43.19% 15 1.06% 1 0.07% 176 12.48% 1,410
Burke 1,540 54.47% 1,226 43.37% 58 2.05% 3 0.11% 314 11.11% 2,827
Burleigh 4,616 59.95% 3,061 39.75% 14 0.18% 9 0.12% 1,555 20.19% 7,700
Cass 10,661 50.37% 10,390 49.09% 51 0.24% 65 0.31% 271 1.28% 21,167
Cavalier 2,011 46.68% 2,274 52.79% 4 0.09% 19 0.44% -263 -6.10% 4,308
Dickey 2,134 61.11% 1,339 38.34% 9 0.26% 10 0.29% 795 22.77% 3,492
Divide 1,225 44.19% 1,513 54.58% 26 0.94% 8 0.29% -288 -10.39% 2,772
Dunn 1,374 59.79% 919 39.99% 4 0.17% 1 0.04% 455 19.80% 2,298
Eddy 974 47.56% 1,042 50.88% 24 1.17% 8 0.39% -68 -3.32% 2,048
Emmons 2,255 76.99% 656 22.40% 13 0.44% 5 0.17% 1,599 54.59% 2,929
Foster 891 44.39% 1,102 54.91% 11 0.55% 3 0.15% -211 -10.51% 2,007
Golden Valley 709 61.23% 443 38.26% 4 0.35% 2 0.17% 266 22.97% 1,158
Grand Forks 5,668 42.19% 7,707 57.37% 18 0.13% 41 0.31% -2,039 -15.18% 13,434
Grant 1,745 80.64% 410 18.95% 5 0.23% 4 0.18% 1,335 61.69% 2,164
Griggs 990 44.45% 1,228 55.14% 4 0.18% 5 0.22% -238 -10.69% 2,227
Hettinger 1,812 76.42% 554 23.37% 4 0.17% 1 0.04% 1,258 53.06% 2,371
Kidder 1,397 66.43% 693 32.95% 5 0.24% 8 0.38% 704 33.48% 2,103
LaMoure 2,298 61.25% 1,422 37.90% 14 0.37% 18 0.48% 876 23.35% 3,752
Logan 1,904 86.47% 294 13.35% 3 0.14% 1 0.05% 1,610 73.12% 2,202
McHenry 3,141 61.44% 1,934 37.83% 24 0.47% 13 0.25% 1,207 23.61% 5,112
McIntosh 2,682 91.98% 226 7.75% 8 0.27% 0 0.00% 2,456 84.22% 2,916
McKenzie 1,241 43.35% 1,592 55.61% 9 0.31% 21 0.73% -351 -12.26% 2,863
McLean 2,822 53.37% 2,326 43.99% 130 2.46% 10 0.19% 496 9.38% 5,288
Mercer 2,504 84.71% 445 15.05% 5 0.17% 2 0.07% 2,059 69.65% 2,956
Morton 3,537 65.32% 1,850 34.16% 20 0.37% 8 0.15% 1,687 31.15% 5,415
Mountrail 1,666 45.11% 1,981 53.64% 22 0.60% 24 0.65% -315 -8.53% 3,693
Nelson 1,506 43.77% 1,925 55.94% 3 0.09% 7 0.20% -419 -12.18% 3,441
Oliver 756 76.83% 219 22.26% 6 0.61% 3 0.30% 537 54.57% 984
Pembina 2,410 44.95% 2,903 54.15% 2 0.04% 46 0.86% -493 -9.20% 5,361
Pierce 1,992 60.07% 1,307 39.41% 11 0.33% 6 0.18% 685 20.66% 3,316
Ramsey 2,505 49.28% 2,539 49.95% 29 0.57% 10 0.20% -34 -0.67% 5,083
Ransom 2,044 55.06% 1,639 44.15% 21 0.57% 8 0.22% 405 10.91% 3,712
Renville 1,046 48.34% 1,095 50.60% 19 0.88% 4 0.18% -49 -2.26% 2,164
Richland 4,402 57.74% 3,192 41.87% 11 0.14% 19 0.25% 1,210 15.87% 7,624
Rolette 1,070 37.78% 1,745 61.62% 12 0.42% 5 0.18% -675 -23.83% 2,832
Sargent 1,488 50.72% 1,426 48.60% 11 0.37% 9 0.31% 62 2.11% 2,934
Sheridan 1,910 82.76% 386 16.72% 6 0.26% 6 0.26% 1,524 66.03% 2,308
Sioux 673 59.98% 445 39.66% 1 0.09% 3 0.27% 228 20.32% 1,122
Slope 434 49.43% 439 50.00% 5 0.57% 0 0.00% -5 -0.57% 878
Stark 2,852 64.85% 1,534 34.88% 5 0.11% 7 0.16% 1,318 29.97% 4,398
Steele 1,042 43.89% 1,320 55.60% 8 0.34% 4 0.17% -278 -11.71% 2,374
Stutsman 4,220 56.20% 3,243 43.19% 27 0.36% 19 0.25% 977 13.01% 7,509
Towner 1,097 47.99% 1,185 51.84% 3 0.13% 1 0.04% -88 -3.85% 2,286
Traill 2,370 48.68% 2,479 50.91% 10 0.21% 10 0.21% -109 -2.24% 4,869
Walsh 2,471 34.07% 4,747 65.46% 10 0.14% 24 0.33% -2,276 -31.38% 7,252
Ward 5,514 48.30% 5,822 50.99% 58 0.51% 23 0.20% -308 -2.70% 11,417
Wells 2,529 61.59% 1,557 37.92% 13 0.32% 7 0.17% 972 23.67% 4,106
Williams 2,217 36.57% 3,748 61.82% 87 1.43% 11 0.18% -1,531 -25.25% 6,063
Total 118,535 53.84% 100,144 45.48% 954 0.43% 549 0.25% 18,391 8.35% 220,182

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. "1944 Presidential General Election Results - North Dakota". Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  5. "ND US President Race, November 07, 1944". Our Campaigns.
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