1944 United States presidential election in Oregon
← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
All 6 Oregon votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Harry Truman John Bricker
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 248,635 225,365
Percentage 51.78% 46.94%
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The 1944 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oregon was won by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt over Governor of New York Thomas Dewey by a slim margin of 4.85%. This would mark the last Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in Oregon until 1964.[2]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Oregon[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 248,635 51.78%
Republican Thomas Dewey 225,365 46.94%
Independent Norman Thomas 3,785 0.79%
Independent Claude Watson 2,362 0.49%
Total votes 480,147 100%

Results by county

County Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic 		Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast[4]
# % # % # % # %
Baker 3,116 55.24% 2,494 44.21% 31 0.55% 622 11.03% 5,641
Benton 2,830 34.76% 5,242 64.39% 69 0.85% -2,412 -29.63% 8,141
Clackamas 14,060 52.10% 12,492 46.29% 435 1.61% 1,568 5.81% 26,987
Clatsop 6,038 60.19% 3,921 39.09% 72 0.72% 2,117 21.10% 10,031
Columbia 5,213 64.77% 2,696 33.49% 140 1.74% 2,517 31.27% 8,049
Coos 6,476 57.69% 4,609 41.06% 140 1.25% 1,867 16.63% 11,225
Crook 1,145 54.39% 932 44.28% 28 1.33% 213 10.12% 2,105
Curry 678 44.40% 827 54.16% 22 1.44% -149 -9.76% 1,527
Deschutes 3,807 59.24% 2,547 39.64% 72 1.12% 1,260 19.61% 6,426
Douglas 4,563 42.09% 6,134 56.59% 143 1.32% -1,571 -14.49% 10,840
Gilliam 567 53.49% 492 46.42% 1 0.09% 75 7.08% 1,060
Grant 1,072 48.66% 1,006 45.67% 125 5.67% 66 3.00% 2,203
Harney 997 55.57% 787 43.87% 10 0.56% 210 11.71% 1,794
Hood River 1,960 48.85% 2,008 50.05% 44 1.10% -48 -1.20% 4,012
Jackson 6,668 43.23% 8,598 55.74% 160 1.04% -1,930 -12.51% 15,426
Jefferson 297 41.08% 419 57.95% 7 0.97% -122 -16.87% 723
Josephine 3,214 43.70% 4,010 54.52% 131 1.78% -796 -10.82% 7,355
Klamath 6,656 52.34% 5,969 46.94% 92 0.72% 687 5.40% 12,717
Lake 1,147 52.88% 1,008 46.47% 14 0.65% 139 6.41% 2,169
Lane 14,375 44.37% 17,690 54.60% 332 1.02% -3,315 -10.23% 32,397
Lincoln 2,947 50.70% 2,801 48.19% 65 1.12% 146 2.51% 5,813
Linn 6,480 48.02% 6,877 50.97% 136 1.01% -397 -2.94% 13,493
Malheur 2,234 43.99% 2,797 55.08% 47 0.93% -563 -11.09% 5,078
Marion 11,907 41.63% 16,176 56.56% 518 1.81% -4,269 -14.93% 28,601
Morrow 836 52.38% 747 46.80% 13 0.81% 89 5.58% 1,596
Multnomah 105,516 56.66% 78,279 42.04% 2,423 1.30% 27,237 14.63% 186,218
Polk 3,318 45.20% 3,904 53.19% 118 1.61% -586 -7.98% 7,340
Sherman 518 52.01% 475 47.69% 3 0.30% 43 4.32% 996
Tillamook 2,634 50.79% 2,477 47.76% 75 1.45% 157 3.03% 5,186
Umatilla 4,967 47.80% 5,379 51.77% 45 0.43% -412 -3.96% 10,391
Union 3,951 61.50% 2,413 37.56% 60 0.93% 1,538 23.94% 6,424
Wallowa 1,544 56.74% 1,152 42.34% 25 0.92% 392 14.41% 2,721
Wasco 2,313 48.33% 2,429 50.75% 44 0.92% -116 -2.42% 4,786
Washington 9,110 48.78% 9,362 50.13% 205 1.10% -252 -1.35% 18,677
Wheeler 414 43.04% 544 56.55% 4 0.42% -130 -13.51% 962
Yamhill 5,067 45.91% 5,672 51.39% 298 2.70% -605 -5.48% 11,037
Totals 248,635 51.78% 225,365 46.94% 6,147 1.28% 23,270 4.85% 480,147

See also

References

  1. ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Dave Leip. "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  4. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 373 ISBN 0405077114


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