1944 United States presidential election in Maryland
← 1940 November 7, 1944[1] 1948 →
All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
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 vote 8 0
Popular vote 315,490 292,949
Percentage 51.85% 48.15%
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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[2] 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.[3][4]

In this election, Maryland voted 3.79% to the right of the nation at-large.[5]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Maryland
Party Candidate Votes %
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[6]
# % # % # %
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Géoelections; 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
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