1944 United States presidential election in Missouri explained

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Election Name:1944 United States presidential election in Missouri
Country:Missouri
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1940 United States presidential election in Missouri
Previous Year:1940
Next Election:1948 United States presidential election in Missouri
Next Year:1948
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 Vote1:15
Popular Vote1:807,804
Percentage1:51.37%
Nominee2:Thomas E. Dewey
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:John W. Bricker
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:761,524
Percentage2:48.43%
Map Size:340px
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 Missouri took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.37% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 48.43% of the popular vote.[3] [4]

Results

Results by county

1944 United States presidential election in Missouri by county[5] [6]
County
Democratic

Republican

Socialist

Prohibition

Margin
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Adair3,60642.22%4,90957.48%140.16%120.14%00.00%-1,303-15.26%8,541
Andrew2,25437.60%3,73462.29%20.03%50.08%00.00%-1,480-24.69%5,995
Atchison2,21444.09%2,80355.83%30.06%10.02%00.00%-589-11.73%5,021
Audrain6,47165.11%3,45534.76%30.03%100.10%00.00%3,01630.35%9,939
Barry4,02940.91%5,79658.85%130.13%80.08%20.02%-1,767-17.94%9,848
Barton2,68844.31%3,35655.32%130.21%100.16%00.00%-668-11.01%6,067
Bates4,09644.35%5,12255.46%60.06%110.12%10.01%-1,026-11.11%9,236
Benton1,10825.14%3,29474.73%10.02%50.11%00.00%-2,186-49.59%4,408
Bollinger1,84139.22%2,85060.72%10.02%20.04%00.00%-1,009-21.50%4,694
Boone9,70469.67%4,19530.12%210.15%80.06%10.01%5,50939.55%13,929
Buchanan20,09157.04%15,11342.91%140.04%50.01%10.00%4,97814.13%35,224
Butler4,21939.70%6,37559.99%50.05%250.24%20.02%-2,156-20.29%10,626
Caldwell2,00137.10%3,38462.75%30.06%50.09%00.00%-1,383-25.64%5,393
Callaway5,75764.51%3,14335.22%60.07%170.19%10.01%2,61429.29%8,924
Camden99031.18%2,18068.66%20.06%30.09%00.00%-1,190-37.48%3,175
6,84545.05%8,33954.88%40.03%70.05%00.00%-1,494-9.83%15,195
Carroll3,28338.94%5,12760.82%200.24%00.00%00.00%-1,844-21.87%8,430
Carter1,20753.60%1,03345.87%80.36%20.09%20.09%1747.73%2,252
Cass4,34748.08%4,68751.84%20.02%50.06%00.00%-340-3.76%9,041
Cedar1,47829.22%3,57670.69%20.04%30.06%00.00%-2,098-41.47%5,059
Chariton3,93050.78%3,80249.12%10.01%70.09%00.00%1281.65%7,740
Christian1,13421.36%4,16778.47%30.06%60.11%00.00%-3,033-57.12%5,310
Clark2,15544.27%2,70755.61%40.08%20.04%00.00%-552-11.34%4,868
Clay8,68256.21%6,72443.53%250.16%130.08%20.01%1,95812.68%15,446
Clinton3,07951.35%2,91248.57%20.03%10.02%20.03%1672.79%5,996
Cole7,13949.21%7,36450.76%20.01%10.01%10.01%-225-1.55%14,507
Cooper3,72942.98%4,92856.79%60.07%130.15%10.01%-1,199-13.82%8,677
Crawford2,17741.36%3,07758.45%40.08%40.08%20.04%-900-17.10%5,264
Dade1,46230.55%3,31669.29%30.06%40.08%10.02%-1,854-38.74%4,786
Dallas1,06424.71%3,23275.06%80.19%20.05%00.00%-2,168-50.35%4,306
Daviess2,56741.61%3,59758.31%50.08%00.00%00.00%-1,030-16.70%6,169
DeKalb1,96142.40%2,65857.47%60.13%00.00%00.00%-697-15.07%4,625
Dent2,69952.29%2,45647.58%30.06%40.08%00.00%2434.71%5,162
Douglas74617.23%3,57082.45%80.18%60.14%00.00%-2,824-65.22%4,330
Dunklin8,43166.23%4,27133.55%100.08%170.13%00.00%4,16032.68%12,729
Franklin5,95838.88%9,32560.84%260.17%160.10%10.01%-3,367-21.97%15,326
Gasconade99416.53%5,00783.27%40.07%80.13%00.00%-4,013-66.74%6,013
Gentry3,02250.37%2,97049.50%40.07%40.07%00.00%520.87%6,000
Greene17,28744.46%21,53155.37%210.05%440.11%30.01%-4,244-10.91%38,886
Grundy2,99741.82%4,15858.02%10.01%80.11%30.04%-1,161-16.20%7,167
Harrison2,62337.67%4,33062.18%70.10%40.06%00.00%-1,707-24.51%6,964
Henry4,58745.09%5,56454.69%40.04%190.19%00.00%-977-9.60%10,174
Hickory56020.48%2,17179.41%30.11%00.00%00.00%-1,611-58.92%2,734
Holt1,78536.09%3,15263.73%10.02%80.16%00.00%-1,367-27.64%4,946
Howard3,95866.88%1,95132.97%10.02%60.10%20.03%2,00733.91%5,918
Howell3,02036.90%5,15162.93%40.05%100.12%00.00%-2,131-26.04%8,185
Iron2,20557.21%1,64942.79%00.00%00.00%00.00%55614.43%3,854
Jackson113,80354.29%95,40645.51%2540.12%1360.06%330.02%18,3978.78%209,632
Jasper13,11143.02%17,30156.77%230.08%270.09%30.01%-4,190-13.75%30,475
Jefferson7,95353.94%6,75845.83%190.13%140.09%10.01%1,1958.10%14,745
Johnson4,41942.58%5,94957.32%70.07%20.02%10.01%-1,530-14.74%10,378
Knox1,94348.48%2,05751.32%50.12%30.07%00.00%-114-2.84%4,008
Laclede3,01139.17%4,67060.75%40.05%10.01%10.01%-1,659-21.58%7,687
Lafayette5,60341.32%7,95158.63%40.03%20.01%10.01%-2,348-17.31%13,561
Lawrence3,85935.99%6,83663.76%80.07%170.16%20.02%-2,977-27.77%10,722
Lewis2,88359.17%1,98840.80%50.10%60.12%00.00%89518.37%4,872
Lincoln3,77356.33%2,91043.45%60.09%90.13%00.00%86312.88%6,698
Linn5,24251.43%4,94248.48%50.05%30.03%10.01%3002.94%10,193
Livingston3,88745.15%4,69754.55%60.07%200.23%00.00%-810-9.41%8,610
Macon4,77249.81%4,79650.06%90.09%40.04%00.00%-24-0.25%9,581
Madison2,20349.09%2,27750.74%40.09%40.09%00.00%-74-1.65%4,488
Maries1,82454.19%1,51945.13%20.06%210.62%00.00%3059.06%3,366
Marion8,57565.21%4,56034.68%110.08%30.02%00.00%4,01530.53%13,149
McDonald2,52341.66%3,52058.12%120.20%10.02%00.00%-997-16.46%6,056
Mercer1,03531.48%2,24968.40%20.06%20.06%00.00%-1,214-36.92%3,288
Miller2,22938.10%3,60961.69%20.03%100.17%00.00%-1,380-23.59%5,850
Mississippi4,18267.97%1,94431.59%120.20%140.23%10.02%2,23836.37%6,153
Moniteau2,32741.72%3,23758.04%50.09%80.14%00.00%-910-16.32%5,577
Monroe5,00081.89%1,09817.98%20.03%60.10%00.00%3,90263.90%6,106
Montgomery2,74343.71%3,52756.20%20.03%20.03%20.03%-784-12.49%6,276
Morgan1,73537.38%2,89662.40%50.11%40.09%10.02%-1,161-25.02%4,641
7,62664.89%4,10834.96%30.03%110.09%40.03%3,51829.94%11,752
Newton5,14642.34%6,98557.47%100.08%130.11%00.00%-1,839-15.13%12,154
Nodaway5,40748.36%5,76651.57%30.03%30.03%10.01%-359-3.21%11,180
Oregon2,73463.38%1,57336.46%60.14%10.02%00.00%1,16126.91%4,314
Osage2,12139.19%3,28460.68%50.09%20.04%00.00%-1,163-21.49%5,412
Ozark62818.81%2,70781.10%30.09%00.00%00.00%-2,079-62.28%3,338
Pemiscot7,38062.90%4,33336.93%60.05%110.09%30.03%3,04725.97%11,733
Perry2,01432.35%4,20767.57%10.02%30.05%10.02%-2,193-35.22%6,226
Pettis7,17648.18%7,69651.67%100.07%100.07%20.01%-520-3.49%14,894
Phelps4,25657.14%3,18042.69%90.12%10.01%30.04%1,07614.44%7,449
Pike4,65958.01%3,35141.72%70.09%150.19%00.00%1,30816.28%8,032
Platte3,74161.40%2,34438.47%70.11%10.02%00.00%1,39722.93%6,093
Polk2,52733.32%5,04066.45%60.08%110.15%10.01%-2,513-33.13%7,585
Pulaski3,04856.44%2,34543.43%40.07%30.06%00.00%70313.02%5,400
Putnam1,16827.28%3,10672.55%40.09%30.07%00.00%-1,938-45.27%4,281
Ralls2,79970.57%1,16429.35%30.08%00.00%00.00%1,63541.23%3,966
Randolph7,62972.48%2,87927.35%80.08%90.09%00.00%4,75045.13%10,525
Ray4,52159.28%3,09440.57%70.09%40.05%10.01%1,42718.71%7,627
Reynolds1,87766.25%95133.57%50.18%00.00%00.00%92632.69%2,833
Ripley1,92350.89%1,84148.72%110.29%40.11%00.00%822.17%3,779
4,88040.78%7,05058.92%310.26%40.03%10.01%-2,170-18.13%11,966
2,11939.02%3,30660.87%20.04%40.07%00.00%-1,187-21.86%5,431
6,74547.92%7,32052.00%40.03%70.05%00.00%-575-4.08%14,076
57,78047.26%64,13152.45%2710.22%650.05%190.02%-6,351-5.19%122,266
204,68760.22%134,41139.54%5740.17%1520.04%950.03%70,27620.67%339,919
1,87845.83%2,21454.03%40.10%20.05%00.00%-336-8.20%4,098
Saline6,71552.65%6,02247.22%40.03%110.09%10.01%6935.43%12,753
Schuyler1,72952.97%1,52646.75%70.21%20.06%00.00%2036.22%3,264
Scotland2,15851.11%2,05848.74%30.07%30.07%00.00%1002.37%4,222
Scott7,13263.86%3,99535.77%70.06%310.28%30.03%3,13728.09%11,168
Shannon2,09365.12%1,11034.54%90.28%10.03%10.03%98330.58%3,214
Shelby3,43563.76%1,93435.90%60.11%120.22%00.00%1,50127.86%5,387
Stoddard5,98253.96%5,07945.81%60.05%180.16%10.01%9038.15%11,086
Stone73719.30%3,08080.67%10.03%00.00%00.00%-2,343-61.37%3,818
Sullivan2,88046.85%3,26253.07%30.04%20.03%00.00%-382-6.21%6,147
Taney93627.18%2,49972.56%50.15%40.12%00.00%-1,563-45.38%3,444
Texas4,01150.53%3,91649.33%50.06%60.08%00.00%951.20%7,938
Vernon4,88548.55%5,17151.39%10.01%40.04%10.01%-286-2.84%10,062
Warren81521.19%3,01778.42%100.26%40.10%10.03%-2,202-57.24%3,847
Washington2,06541.52%2,90058.30%50.10%10.02%30.06%-835-16.79%4,974
Wayne2,16949.87%2,17149.92%40.09%40.09%10.02%-2-0.05%4,349
Webster2,77739.26%4,28160.53%30.04%110.16%10.01%-1,504-21.26%7,073
Worth1,43749.88%1,44450.12%00.00%00.00%00.00%-7-0.24%2,881
Wright2,11632.37%4,41367.51%80.12%00.00%00.00%-2,297-35.14%6,537
Totals807,35651.37%761,17248.43%1,7510.11%1,1750.07%2200.01%46,1842.94%1,571,684

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1944 — Encyclopædia Britannica. July 19, 2018.
  2. Web site: 1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49). July 19, 2018.
  3. Web site: 1944 Presidential General Election Results — Missouri. July 19, 2018.
  4. Web site: The American Presidency Project — Election of 1944. July 19, 2018.
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 262-263
  6. Web site: MO US President Race, November 07, 1944. Our Campaigns.