1944 United States presidential election in California
The 1944 United States presidential election in California took place on November 7, 1944 as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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| Turnout | 86.13% (of registered voters)  4.69 pp 65.72% (of eligible voters)  12.6 pp [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California voted for the Democratic incumbent, Franklin Roosevelt, in a landslide over the Republican challenger, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey.
Results
| 1944 United States presidential election in California[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) | 1,988,564 | 56.48% | 25 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 1,512,965 | 42.97% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 14,770 | 0.42% | 0 | |
| No party | Norman Thomas (write-in) | 2,515 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 1,881 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| No party | Edward A. Teichert (write-in) | 180 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
| Totals | 3,520,875 | 100.00% | 25 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
Results by county
| County | Roosevelt | Votes | Dewey | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solano | 69.93% | 24,335 | 29.77% | 10,361 | 0.30% | 105 |
| Plumas | 69.83% | 2,625 | 29.95% | 1,126 | 0.21% | 8 |
| Sacramento | 66.30% | 49,204 | 33.16% | 24,611 | 0.54% | 403 |
| Lassen | 65.81% | 3,678 | 33.92% | 1,896 | 0.27% | 15 |
| Kings | 65.04% | 6,591 | 34.22% | 3,468 | 0.74% | 75 |
| Contra Costa | 63.96% | 47,831 | 35.86% | 26,816 | 0.18% | 138 |
| Fresno | 63.84% | 40,769 | 35.50% | 22,668 | 0.67% | 425 |
| Placer | 62.66% | 7,149 | 36.78% | 4,196 | 0.56% | 64 |
| Amador | 61.69% | 1,976 | 37.18% | 1,191 | 1.12% | 36 |
| San Francisco | 60.51% | 208,609 | 38.92% | 134,163 | 0.57% | 1,959 |
| El Dorado | 59.95% | 3,016 | 39.55% | 1,990 | 0.50% | 25 |
| Sierra | 59.64% | 662 | 39.91% | 443 | 0.45% | 5 |
| Madera | 59.47% | 4,276 | 39.85% | 2,865 | 0.68% | 49 |
| Ventura | 59.33% | 16,342 | 40.19% | 11,071 | 0.48% | 131 |
| Shasta | 58.90% | 5,798 | 40.87% | 4,023 | 0.22% | 22 |
| Merced | 58.25% | 9,192 | 41.31% | 6,518 | 0.44% | 69 |
| Yolo | 57.70% | 5,837 | 41.84% | 4,233 | 0.45% | 46 |
| Alameda | 57.70% | 169,631 | 41.83% | 122,982 | 0.47% | 1,374 |
| Yuba | 57.63% | 3,254 | 42.14% | 2,379 | 0.23% | 13 |
| Tuolumne | 57.51% | 2,566 | 41.77% | 1,864 | 0.72% | 32 |
| Trinity | 57.33% | 770 | 42.22% | 567 | 0.45% | 6 |
| Siskiyou | 57.29% | 5,914 | 42.15% | 4,351 | 0.56% | 58 |
| Humboldt | 56.83% | 12,083 | 42.93% | 9,127 | 0.24% | 50 |
| Colusa | 56.81% | 2,090 | 42.92% | 1,579 | 0.27% | 10 |
| Los Angeles | 56.75% | 886,252 | 42.68% | 666,441 | 0.57% | 8,871 |
| Calaveras | 56.19% | 1,893 | 43.19% | 1,455 | 0.62% | 21 |
| Kern | 55.56% | 26,205 | 43.96% | 20,730 | 0.48% | 226 |
| Mariposa | 55.06% | 1,203 | 44.16% | 965 | 0.78% | 17 |
| Nevada | 54.79% | 3,266 | 44.42% | 2,648 | 0.79% | 47 |
| Modoc | 54.28% | 1,540 | 45.40% | 1,288 | 0.32% | 9 |
| San Diego | 53.94% | 89,959 | 45.42% | 75,746 | 0.64% | 1,059 |
| Mendocino | 53.75% | 5,452 | 45.89% | 4,655 | 0.35% | 36 |
| Monterey | 53.66% | 14,342 | 45.82% | 12,246 | 0.52% | 140 |
| Santa Barbara | 53.37% | 15,721 | 46.33% | 13,647 | 0.30% | 89 |
| San Bernardino | 52.59% | 38,530 | 46.52% | 34,084 | 0.88% | 646 |
| Butte | 52.55% | 8,811 | 46.83% | 7,852 | 0.63% | 105 |
| San Joaquin | 52.48% | 27,074 | 47.21% | 24,357 | 0.30% | 157 |
| Santa Clara | 52.36% | 43,869 | 47.04% | 39,409 | 0.60% | 499 |
| Marin | 52.04% | 14,516 | 47.69% | 13,304 | 0.27% | 76 |
| Napa | 51.87% | 7,748 | 47.48% | 7,092 | 0.64% | 96 |
| Tehama | 51.53% | 3,130 | 47.79% | 2,903 | 0.68% | 41 |
| Stanislaus | 51.33% | 15,537 | 47.23% | 14,297 | 1.44% | 437 |
| San Luis Obispo | 50.63% | 8,068 | 48.90% | 7,793 | 0.47% | 75 |
| San Mateo | 50.62% | 34,594 | 49.15% | 33,590 | 0.23% | 158 |
| Glenn | 50.20% | 2,452 | 49.32% | 2,409 | 0.47% | 23 |
| Tulare | 49.97% | 16,221 | 49.30% | 16,005 | 0.73% | 238 |
| Sutter | 49.54% | 3,083 | 49.99% | 3,111 | 0.47% | 29 |
| Sonoma | 49.27% | 15,949 | 50.38% | 16,309 | 0.34% | 111 |
| Inyo | 49.09% | 1,647 | 50.64% | 1,699 | 0.27% | 9 |
| San Benito | 46.82% | 1,998 | 52.80% | 2,253 | 0.37% | 16 |
| Imperial | 45.76% | 5,085 | 53.81% | 5,979 | 0.43% | 48 |
| Santa Cruz | 45.34% | 9,357 | 53.80% | 11,102 | 0.86% | 178 |
| Riverside | 45.26% | 19,439 | 53.94% | 23,168 | 0.81% | 346 |
| Del Norte | 44.70% | 818 | 55.25% | 1,011 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lake | 44.61% | 1,671 | 54.97% | 2,059 | 0.43% | 16 |
| Orange | 42.47% | 28,649 | 56.92% | 38,394 | 0.60% | 407 |
| Mono | 38.97% | 242 | 60.87% | 378 | 0.16% | 1 |
| Alpine | 31.47% | 45 | 68.53% | 98 | 0.00% | 0 |
References
- https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf
- "1944 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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