1944 United States presidential election in Oregon
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.
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 County Results
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Oregon was won by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt over Governor of New York Thomas Dewey by a slim margin of 4.85%.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 |
References
- "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- Dave Leip. "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 373 ISBN 0405077114
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