United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1944

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1944
November 7, 1944[1]
All 9 Mississippi votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 168,479 11,601
Percentage 93.6% 6.4%
President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

 Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

Mississippi was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 93.56% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 6.44% of the popular vote.[3][4]

The 1944 Mississippi election marks the last time any candidate has received over ninety percent of the popular vote in any state.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1944
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 168,479 93.56%
Republican Thomas E. Dewey 11,601 6.44%
Total votes 180,080 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1944 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.