United States presidential election in Michigan, 1944

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1944
November 7, 1944
All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker
Electoral vote 19 0
Popular vote 1,106,899 1,084,423
Percentage 50.19% 49.18%
President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

 Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Michigan voters chose nineteen[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan voted for Democratic nominee, incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican Governor of New York Thomas Dewey, carrying 50.19% of the vote to Dewey's 49.18%.[2][3]

Results

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1944
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 1,106,899 50.19%
Republican Thomas Dewey 1,084,423 49.18%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 6,503 0.29%
Socialist Norman Thomas 4,598 0.21%
America First Gerald L. K. Smith 1,530 0.07%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert 1,264 0.06%
Write-in 6 0.00%
Total votes 2,205,223 100%

References

  1. ↑ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ↑ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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