1944 United States presidential election in Oklahoma explained

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Election Name:1944 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Country:Oklahoma
Flag Year:1941
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1940 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Previous Year:1940
Next Election:1948 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Next Year:1948
Votes For Election:All 10 Oklahoma 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 Vote1:10
Popular Vote1:401,549
Percentage1:55.57%
Nominee2:Thomas E. Dewey
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:John W. Bricker
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:319,424
Percentage2:44.2%
Map Size:400px
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 Oklahoma took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oklahoma was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 55.57% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 44.20% of the popular vote.[3] [4]

Results

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast[5]
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Adair2,76049.60%2,79250.18%120.22%-32-0.58%5,564
Alfalfa1,71633.11%3,43466.27%320.62%-1,718-33.15%5,182
Atoka2,17258.81%1,51541.02%60.16%65717.79%3,693
Beaver1,35541.12%1,91358.06%270.82%-558-16.93%3,295
Beckham3,60863.78%2,03435.96%150.27%1,57427.82%5,657
Blaine2,09737.51%3,48062.24%140.25%-1,383-24.74%5,591
Bryan7,18080.91%1,67718.90%170.19%5,50362.01%8,874
Caddo6,85055.23%5,52944.58%240.19%1,32110.65%12,403
Canadian4,80050.57%4,67449.24%180.19%1261.33%9,492
Carter9,18478.81%2,44620.99%240.21%6,73857.82%11,654
Cherokee3,41550.50%3,33649.33%120.18%791.17%6,763
Choctaw4,35875.46%1,40424.31%130.23%2,95451.15%5,775
Cimarron74647.25%82252.06%110.70%-76-4.81%1,579
Cleveland5,24058.86%3,64240.91%210.24%1,59817.95%8,903
Coal1,95971.92%76027.90%50.18%1,19944.02%2,724
Comanche7,34263.96%4,10935.80%280.24%3,23328.16%11,479
Cotton2,71167.88%1,26631.70%170.43%1,44536.18%3,994
Craig3,36351.86%3,11147.97%110.17%2523.89%6,485
Creek8,34252.36%7,54947.38%410.26%7934.98%15,932
Custer3,92853.79%3,34945.86%250.34%5797.93%7,302
Delaware2,37346.29%2,66051.89%931.81%-287-5.60%5,126
Dewey1,80845.35%2,16654.33%130.33%-358-8.98%3,987
Ellis1,10436.18%1,93963.55%80.26%-835-27.37%3,051
Garfield7,87941.13%11,21158.53%650.34%-3,332-17.39%19,155
Garvin5,32871.80%2,08628.11%70.09%3,24243.69%7,421
Grady7,68965.28%4,06934.55%200.17%3,62030.74%11,778
Grant2,04540.26%3,02159.48%130.26%-976-19.22%5,079
Greer2,98473.43%1,07526.45%50.12%1,90946.97%4,064
Harmon1,93379.03%50320.56%100.41%1,43058.46%2,446
Harper1,05642.70%1,39456.37%230.93%-338-13.67%2,473
Haskell2,92458.00%2,10241.70%150.30%82216.31%5,041
Hughes5,00966.73%2,48433.09%130.17%2,52533.64%7,506
Jackson4,86678.59%1,31321.20%130.21%3,55357.38%6,192
Jefferson2,94874.88%97424.74%150.38%1,97450.14%3,937
Johnston2,33971.35%92528.22%140.43%1,41443.14%3,278
Kay8,65647.45%9,49852.07%880.48%-842-4.62%18,242
Kingfisher2,17538.78%3,41760.92%170.30%-1,242-22.14%5,609
Kiowa4,17566.48%2,08133.14%240.38%2,09433.34%6,280
Latimer1,94859.85%1,29639.82%110.34%65220.03%3,255
Le Flore5,66060.54%3,66739.22%220.24%1,99321.32%9,349
Lincoln3,91044.74%4,80154.94%280.32%-891-10.20%8,739
Logan3,79545.09%4,58654.48%360.43%-791-9.40%8,417
Love1,95581.29%44618.54%40.17%1,50962.74%2,405
Major96524.09%3,01975.38%210.52%-2,054-51.29%4,005
Marshall2,26174.77%75224.87%110.36%1,50949.90%3,024
Mayes3,83049.93%3,82249.82%190.25%80.10%7,671
McClain3,30168.76%1,49231.08%80.17%1,80937.68%4,801
McCurtain5,32278.83%1,41921.02%100.15%3,90357.81%6,751
McIntosh3,19055.28%2,56944.52%120.21%62110.76%5,771
Murray2,60271.96%1,00527.79%90.25%1,59744.16%3,616
Muskogee11,67958.42%8,28041.42%310.16%3,39917.00%19,990
Noble2,30042.81%3,06056.95%130.24%-760-14.14%5,373
Nowata2,58148.46%2,73051.26%150.28%-149-2.80%5,326
Okfuskee3,29160.09%2,17739.75%90.16%1,11420.34%5,477
Oklahoma57,81257.59%42,46442.30%1160.12%15,34815.29%100,392
Okmulgee9,73764.09%5,43035.74%250.16%4,30728.35%15,192
Osage6,84655.17%5,55744.78%70.06%1,28910.39%12,410
Ottawa5,87653.69%5,05646.19%130.12%8207.49%10,945
Pawnee2,46042.52%3,31057.21%160.28%-850-14.69%5,786
Payne5,62448.06%6,04851.68%300.26%-424-3.62%11,702
Pittsburg8,53567.60%4,06832.22%230.18%4,46735.38%12,626
Pontotoc6,55268.73%2,96031.05%210.22%3,59237.68%9,533
Pottawatomie9,13058.31%6,48641.42%430.27%2,64416.88%15,659
Pushmataha2,84870.50%1,18129.23%110.27%1,66741.26%4,040
Roger Mills2,01563.44%1,14836.15%130.41%86727.30%3,176
Rogers3,20946.13%3,73953.75%80.12%-530-7.62%6,956
Seminole7,11660.86%4,56039.00%160.14%2,55621.86%11,692
Sequoyah3,57155.18%2,89344.70%80.12%67810.48%6,472
Stephens6,18968.97%2,76630.82%190.21%3,42338.14%8,974
Texas2,11954.75%1,73144.73%200.52%38810.03%3,870
Tillman3,90272.13%1,49627.65%120.22%2,40644.47%5,410
Tulsa33,43643.89%42,66356.00%890.12%-9,227-12.11%76,188
Wagoner2,37340.58%3,46759.29%80.14%-1,094-18.71%5,848
Washington5,09043.72%6,53356.12%180.15%-1,443-12.40%11,641
Washita3,52456.40%2,70643.31%180.29%81813.09%6,248
Woods2,42642.75%3,22656.85%230.41%-800-14.10%5,675
Woodward2,15241.19%3,05558.47%180.34%-903-17.28%5,225
Totals401,54955.57%319,42444.20%1,6630.23%82,12511.36%722,636

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 - Oklahoma. July 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1944. July 20, 2018.
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 363-364