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[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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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.[2]
Results
edit| 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
edit| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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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