1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska

The 1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 7, 1944[1]

All 6 Nebraska 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 6 0
Popular vote 329,880 233,246
Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Nebraska was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 58.58% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 41.42% of the popular vote.[3][4]

With 58.58% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Dewey's second strongest state after Kansas.[5]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 329,880 58.58%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 233,246 41.42%
Total votes 563,126 100%

Results by county

County[6] Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Adams 7,165 60.84% 4,612 39.16% 2,553 21.68% 11,777
Antelope 3,888 70.61% 1,618 29.39% 2,270 41.23% 5,506
Arthur 268 63.66% 153 36.34% 115 27.32% 421
Banner 378 71.05% 154 28.95% 224 42.11% 532
Blaine 366 59.61% 248 40.39% 118 19.22% 614
Boone 2,865 63.25% 1,665 36.75% 1,200 26.49% 4,530
Box Butte 2,994 63.30% 1,736 36.70% 1,258 26.60% 4,730
Boyd 1,456 61.93% 895 38.07% 561 23.86% 2,351
Brown 1,549 67.52% 745 32.48% 804 35.05% 2,294
Buffalo 6,073 61.19% 3,852 38.81% 2,221 22.38% 9,925
Burt 3,189 59.60% 2,162 40.40% 1,027 19.19% 5,351
Butler 2,493 46.04% 2,922 53.96% -429 -7.92% 5,415
Cass 4,588 59.34% 3,144 40.66% 1,444 18.68% 7,732
Cedar 3,616 66.29% 1,839 33.71% 1,777 32.58% 5,455
Chase 1,444 69.02% 648 30.98% 796 38.05% 2,092
Cherry 2,314 62.80% 1,371 37.20% 943 25.59% 3,685
Cheyenne 2,654 60.24% 1,752 39.76% 902 20.47% 4,406
Clay 3,375 68.81% 1,530 31.19% 1,845 37.61% 4,905
Colfax 2,314 51.51% 2,178 48.49% 136 3.03% 4,492
Cuming 4,008 74.10% 1,401 25.90% 2,607 48.20% 5,409
Custer 5,330 61.61% 3,321 38.39% 2,009 23.22% 8,651
Dakota 1,703 46.13% 1,989 53.87% -286 -7.75% 3,692
Dawes 2,747 65.50% 1,447 34.50% 1,300 31.00% 4,194
Dawson 5,017 68.85% 2,270 31.15% 2,747 37.70% 7,287
Deuel 1,125 73.48% 406 26.52% 719 46.96% 1,531
Dixon 2,382 61.95% 1,463 38.05% 919 23.90% 3,845
Dodge 6,803 61.39% 4,278 38.61% 2,525 22.79% 11,081
Douglas 53,443 45.60% 63,762 54.40% -10,319 -8.80% 117,205
Dundy 1,320 68.29% 613 31.71% 707 36.58% 1,933
Fillmore 3,362 65.28% 1,788 34.72% 1,574 30.56% 5,150
Franklin 2,085 68.27% 969 31.73% 1,116 36.54% 3,054
Frontier 1,855 70.99% 758 29.01% 1,097 41.98% 2,613
Furnas 2,870 68.35% 1,329 31.65% 1,541 36.70% 4,199
Gage 7,352 63.43% 4,238 36.57% 3,114 26.87% 11,590
Garden 1,248 69.76% 541 30.24% 707 39.52% 1,789
Garfield 896 68.71% 408 31.29% 488 37.42% 1,304
Gosper 935 65.89% 484 34.11% 451 31.78% 1,419
Grant 327 65.53% 172 34.47% 155 31.06% 499
Greeley 1,242 49.54% 1,265 50.46% -23 -0.92% 2,507
Hall 7,651 61.61% 4,768 38.39% 2,883 23.21% 12,419
Hamilton 3,057 69.68% 1,330 30.32% 1,727 39.37% 4,387
Harlan 1,991 66.43% 1,006 33.57% 985 32.87% 2,997
Hayes 782 66.89% 387 33.11% 395 33.79% 1,169
Hitchcock 1,556 63.95% 877 36.05% 679 27.91% 2,433
Holt 4,198 62.07% 2,565 37.93% 1,633 24.15% 6,763
Hooker 330 76.21% 103 23.79% 227 52.42% 433
Howard 1,556 43.25% 2,042 56.75% -486 -13.51% 3,598
Jefferson 4,257 66.06% 2,187 33.94% 2,070 32.12% 6,444
Johnson 2,649 72.22% 1,019 27.78% 1,630 44.44% 3,668
Kearney 1,782 58.45% 1,267 41.55% 515 16.89% 3,049
Keith 1,739 60.26% 1,147 39.74% 592 20.51% 2,886
Keya Paha 781 70.04% 334 29.96% 447 40.09% 1,115
Kimball 1,169 66.99% 576 33.01% 593 33.98% 1,745
Knox 3,762 60.20% 2,487 39.80% 1,275 20.40% 6,249
Lancaster 26,715 58.01% 19,338 41.99% 7,377 16.02% 46,053
Lincoln 5,969 57.88% 4,344 42.12% 1,625 15.76% 10,313
Logan 450 64.84% 244 35.16% 206 29.68% 694
Loup 488 72.84% 182 27.16% 306 45.67% 670
Madison 6,892 67.14% 3,373 32.86% 3,519 34.28% 10,265
McPherson 310 72.43% 118 27.57% 192 44.86% 428
Merrick 2,691 65.94% 1,390 34.06% 1,301 31.88% 4,081
Morrill 1,998 64.33% 1,108 35.67% 890 28.65% 3,106
Nance 1,697 60.39% 1,113 39.61% 584 20.78% 2,810
Nemaha 3,267 64.67% 1,785 35.33% 1,482 29.33% 5,052
Nuckolls 2,685 62.56% 1,607 37.44% 1,078 25.12% 4,292
Otoe 5,291 66.51% 2,664 33.49% 2,627 33.02% 7,955
Pawnee 2,254 63.87% 1,275 36.13% 979 27.74% 3,529
Perkins 1,301 61.75% 806 38.25% 495 23.49% 2,107
Phelps 2,460 62.90% 1,451 37.10% 1,009 25.80% 3,911
Pierce 2,956 71.06% 1,204 28.94% 1,752 42.12% 4,160
Platte 4,509 56.67% 3,448 43.33% 1,061 13.33% 7,957
Polk 2,357 60.84% 1,517 39.16% 840 21.68% 3,874
Red Willow 3,107 59.31% 2,132 40.69% 975 18.61% 5,239
Richardson 4,482 56.27% 3,483 43.73% 999 12.54% 7,965
Rock 984 66.04% 506 33.96% 478 32.08% 1,490
Saline 3,255 45.50% 3,899 54.50% -644 -9.00% 7,154
Sarpy 2,641 49.88% 2,654 50.12% -13 -0.25% 5,295
Saunders 6,615 61.17% 4,199 38.83% 2,416 22.34% 10,814
Scotts Bluff 6,947 65.05% 3,733 34.95% 3,214 30.09% 10,680
Seward 3,721 64.11% 2,083 35.89% 1,638 28.22% 5,804
Sheridan 2,570 71.37% 1,031 28.63% 1,539 42.74% 3,601
Sherman 1,309 45.25% 1,584 54.75% -275 -9.51% 2,893
Sioux 876 68.22% 408 31.78% 468 36.45% 1,284
Stanton 1,682 65.81% 874 34.19% 808 31.61% 2,556
Thayer 3,554 68.37% 1,644 31.63% 1,910 36.74% 5,198
Thomas 338 61.23% 214 38.77% 124 22.46% 552
Thurston 1,584 49.25% 1,632 50.75% -48 -1.49% 3,216
Valley 2,096 58.70% 1,475 41.30% 621 17.39% 3,571
Washington 2,844 55.57% 2,274 44.43% 570 11.14% 5,118
Wayne 2,886 73.87% 1,021 26.13% 1,865 47.73% 3,907
Webster 2,523 69.75% 1,094 30.25% 1,429 39.51% 3,617
Wheeler 392 55.84% 310 44.16% 82 11.68% 702
York 4,885 72.99% 1,808 27.01% 3,077 45.97% 6,693
Totals329,88058.58%233,24641.42%17.16%563,126

References

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