1944 United States presidential election in Arkansas explained

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Election Name:	1944 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Country:	Arkansas
Flag Year:	1924
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1940 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Previous Year:	1940
Next Election:	1948 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Next Year:	1948
Votes For Election:	All 9 Arkansas votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 7, 1944^[1]
Image1:	1944_portrait_of_FDR_(1)(small).jpg
Nominee1:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Harry S. Truman
Electoral Vote1:	9
Popular Vote1:	148,965
Percentage1:	69.9%
Nominee2:	Thomas E. Dewey
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	John W. Bricker
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	63,551
Percentage2:	29.8%
Map Size:	300px
President
Before Election:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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

Arkansas was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 69.95 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 29.84 percent of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Results by county

1944 United States presidential election in Arkansas by county^[5]

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Arkansas		1,711		62.20%		1,031		37.48%		9		0.33%		680		24.72%		2,751
	Ashley		2,169		88.17%		285		11.59%		6		0.24%		1,884		76.59%		2,460
	Baxter		796		58.02%		572		41.69%		4		0.29%		224		16.33%		1,372
	Benton		2,861		46.33%		3,305		53.52%		9		0.15%		-444		-7.19%		6,175
	Boone		2,132		61.25%		1,349		38.75%		0		0.00%		783		22.49%		3,481
	Bradley		1,710		91.10%		162		8.63%		5		0.27%		1,548		82.47%		1,877
	Calhoun		906		88.13%		122		11.87%		0		0.00%		784		76.26%		1,028
	Carroll		1,464		55.45%		1,176		44.55%		0		0.00%		288		10.91%		2,640
	Chicot		1,552		84.99%		270		14.79%		4		0.22%		1,282		70.21%		1,826
	Clark		1,981		75.58%		637		24.30%		3		0.11%		1,344		51.28%		2,621
	Clay		1,934		57.54%		1,422		42.31%		5		0.15%		512		15.23%		3,361
	Cleburne		839		58.39%		582		40.50%		16		1.11%		257		17.88%		1,437
	Cleveland		960		86.49%		150		13.51%		0		0.00%		810		72.97%		1,110
	Columbia		2,145		84.35%		394		15.49%		4		0.16%		1,751		68.86%		2,543
	Conway		1,579		71.09%		639		28.77%		3		0.14%		940		42.32%		2,221
	Craighead		3,582		70.60%		1,474		29.05%		18		0.35%		2,108		41.55%		5,074
	Crawford		1,702		59.47%		1,141		39.87%		19		0.66%		561		19.60%		2,862
	Crittenden		1,548		80.63%		372		19.38%		0		0.00%		1,176		61.25%		1,920
	Cross		1,724		79.01%		452		20.71%		6		0.27%		1,272		58.30%		2,182
	Dallas		1,238		82.15%		266		17.65%		3		0.20%		972		64.50%		1,507
	Desha		1,175		86.27%		186		13.66%		1		0.07%		989		72.61%		1,362
	Drew		1,370		81.02%		320		18.92%		1		0.06%		1,050		62.09%		1,691
	Faulkner		2,332		72.00%		897		27.69%		10		0.31%		1,435		44.30%		3,239
	Franklin		1,188		72.13%		457		27.75%		2		0.12%		731		44.38%		1,647
	Fulton		660		55.60%		525		44.23%		2		0.17%		135		11.37%		1,187
	Garland		3,596		63.43%		2,069		36.50%		4		0.07%		1,527		26.94%		5,669
	Grant		1,088		76.51%		334		23.49%		0		0.00%		754		53.02%		1,422
	Greene		2,565		73.26%		928		26.51%		8		0.23%		1,637		46.76%		3,501
	Hempstead		2,157		77.34%		624		22.37%		8		0.29%		1,533		54.97%		2,789
	Hot Spring		1,646		65.58%		853		33.98%		11		0.44%		793		31.59%		2,510
	Howard		1,538		72.62%		576		27.20%		4		0.19%		962		45.42%		2,118
	Independence		1,779		59.70%		1,192		40.00%		9		0.30%		587		19.70%		2,980
	Izard		853		67.75%		402		31.93%		4		0.32%		451		35.82%		1,259
	Jackson		2,318		84.85%		414		15.15%		0		0.00%		1,904		69.69%		2,732
	Jefferson		4,095		72.15%		1,578		27.80%		3		0.05%		2,517		44.34%		5,676
	Johnson		1,311		68.60%		593		31.03%		7		0.37%		718		37.57%		1,911
	Lafayette		1,150		86.66%		177		13.34%		0		0.00%		973		73.32%		1,327
	Lawrence		1,810		66.06%		927		33.83%		3		0.11%		883		32.23%		2,740
	Lee		1,118		80.09%		275		19.70%		3		0.21%		843		60.39%		1,396
	Lincoln		1,034		88.00%		141		12.00%		0		0.00%		893		76.00%		1,175
	Little River		961		74.55%		326		25.29%		2		0.16%		635		49.26%		1,289
	Logan		2,269		63.83%		1,279		35.98%		7		0.20%		990		27.85%		3,555
	Lonoke		2,064		74.70%		697		25.23%		2		0.07%		1,367		49.48%		2,763
	Madison		1,788		45.75%		2,120		54.25%		0		0.00%		-332		-8.50%		3,908
	Marion		842		66.40%		414		32.65%		12		0.95%		428		33.75%		1,268
	Miller		2,873		74.60%		972		25.24%		6		0.16%		1,901		49.36%		3,851
	Mississippi		3,938		75.22%		1,292		24.68%		5		0.10%		2,646		50.54%		5,235
	Monroe		1,311		81.63%		291		18.12%		4		0.25%		1,020		63.51%		1,606
	Montgomery		573		62.01%		349		37.77%		2		0.22%		224		24.24%		924
	Nevada		1,353		76.40%		415		23.43%		3		0.17%		938		52.96%		1,771
	Newton		710		43.03%		934		56.61%		6		0.36%		-224		-13.58%		1,650
	Ouachita		3,154		86.93%		473		13.04%		1		0.03%		2,681		73.90%		3,628
	Perry		710		71.36%		285		28.64%		0		0.00%		425		42.71%		995
	Phillips		2,046		80.30%		501		19.66%		1		0.04%		1,545		60.64%		2,548
	Pike		877		67.88%		405		31.35%		10		0.77%		472		36.53%		1,292
	Poinsett		2,506		88.93%		311		11.04%		1		0.04%		2,195		77.89%		2,818
	Polk		999		56.35%		764		43.09%		10		0.56%		235		13.25%		1,773
	Pope		2,048		71.58%		805		28.14%		8		0.28%		1,243		43.45%		2,861
	Prairie		1,117		70.47%		465		29.34%		3		0.19%		652		41.14%		1,585
	Pulaski		16,470		72.91%		6,069		26.87%		50		0.22%		10,401		46.04%		22,589
	Randolph		1,514		73.89%		529		25.82%		6		0.29%		985		48.07%		2,049
	St. Francis		1,654		78.46%		446		21.16%		8		0.38%		1,208		57.31%		2,108
	Saline		2,556		79.45%		643		19.99%		18		0.56%		1,913		59.47%		3,217
	Scott		898		72.07%		348		27.93%		0		0.00%		550		44.14%		1,246
	Searcy		891		38.62%		1,409		61.07%		7		0.30%		-518		-22.45%		2,307
	Sebastian		6,008		63.46%		3,452		36.46%		7		0.07%		2,556		27.00%		9,467
	Sevier		1,356		77.66%		389		22.28%		1		0.06%		967		55.38%		1,746
	Sharp		1,217		64.29%		664		35.08%		12		0.63%		553		29.21%		1,893
	Stone		592		51.30%		549		47.57%		13		1.13%		43		3.73%		1,154
	Union		4,624		84.70%		833		15.26%		2		0.04%		3,791		69.44%		5,459
	Van Buren		1,090		62.39%		655		37.49%		2		0.11%		435		24.90%		1,747
	Washington		3,089		49.81%		3,084		49.73%		28		0.45%		5		0.08%		6,201
	White		2,532		65.29%		1,346		34.71%		0		0.00%		1,186		30.58%		3,878
	Woodruff		1,377		82.85%		279		16.79%		6		0.36%		1,098		66.06%		1,662
	Yell		1,642		77.02%		489		22.94%		1		0.05%		1,153		54.08%		2,132
Totals	148,965	69.95%	63,551	29.84%	438	0.21%	85,414	40.11%	212,954

See also

• United States presidential elections in Arkansas

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1944 — Encyclopædia Britannica. December 26, 2017.
2. Web site: 1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49). December 26, 2017.
3. Web site: 1944 Presidential General Election Results — Arkansas. December 26, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project — Election of 1944. December 26, 2017.
5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 50-51