Main article: 1944 United States presidential election
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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 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt over Governor of New York Thomas Dewey by a slim margin of 4.85%. This would mark the last Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in Oregon until 1964.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- 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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