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On election day, 7 November 1944, Democratic nominee Forrest Smith won re-election by a margin of 54,142 votes against his opponent Republican nominee George Metzger, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Smith was sworn in for his fourth term on 8 January 1945.
