FAIR and interactive data graphics from a scientific knowledge graph

Add links

1944 United States presidential election in Arizona

← 1940 November 7, 1944[1] 1948 →

All 4 Arizona 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 4 0
Popular vote 80,926 56,287
Percentage 58.80% 40.90%

County Results
Roosevelt
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%


President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

Arizona was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 58.80% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 40.90% of the popular vote.[3][4] This is the last time a Democrat won Arizona with a double digit margin of victory. And the last time the same Democrat nominee won Arizona in two elections

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Arizona[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 80,926 58.80%
Republican Thomas Dewey 56,287 40.90%
Prohibition Claude A. Watson 421 0.31%
Majority 24,639 17.90%
Total votes 137,634 100.00%

Results by county

County[5] Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Apache 1,238 62.91% 728 36.99% 2 0.10% 510 25.91% 1,968
Cochise 6,935 67.21% 3,371 32.67% 13 0.13% 3,564 34.54% 10,319
Coconino 2,236 55.51% 1,786 44.34% 6 0.15% 450 11.17% 4,028
Gila 4,818 67.79% 2,260 31.80% 29 0.41% 2,558 35.99% 7,107
Graham 2,393 67.43% 1,151 32.43% 5 0.14% 1,242 35.00% 3,549
Greenlee 1,956 72.34% 739 27.33% 9 0.33% 1,217 45.01% 2,704
Maricopa 32,197 56.23% 24,853 43.41% 208 0.36% 7,344 12.83% 57,258
Mohave 1,303 57.05% 974 42.64% 7 0.31% 329 14.40% 2,284
Navajo 2,660 62.56% 1,579 37.14% 13 0.31% 1,081 25.42% 4,252
Pima 13,006 54.39% 10,850 45.37% 57 0.24% 2,156 9.02% 23,913
Pinal 3,026 61.04% 1,909 38.51% 22 0.44% 1,117 22.53% 4,957
Santa Cruz 1,291 63.85% 727 35.95% 4 0.20% 564 27.89% 2,022
Yavapai 4,395 55.21% 3,529 44.33% 36 0.45% 866 10.88% 7,960
Yuma 3,472 65.35% 1,831 34.46% 10 0.19% 1,641 30.89% 5,313
Totals 80,926 58.80% 56,287 40.90% 421 0.31% 24,639 17.90% 137,634

Electors

Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on July 18, 1944.[6]

Franklin D. Roosevelt
& Harry S. Truman
Democratic Party
Thomas E. Dewey
& John W. Bricker
Republican Party
Claude A. Watson
& Andrew N. Johnson
Prohibition Party
  • Henry M. Beard
  • Ed Cahill
  • Claire N. Webb
  • E. T. Williams Jr.
  • Mary A. Fegtly
  • E. V. O'Malley
  • Thomas H. O'Brien
  • C. B. Wilson
  • F. H. Chadwick
  • Mrs. J. A. LeMay
  • Don M. Headley
  • Will S. James

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1944 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945–49)". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 7, 1944". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, July 18, 1944". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.