1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 5.36%.
This is the most recent election in which a candidate won Connecticut without carrying Middlesex County.
Results
1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York | Harry S. Truman of Missouri | 435,146 | 52.30% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
Republican | Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York | John William Bricker of Ohio | 390,527 | 46.94% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Socialist | Norman Thomas of New York | Darlington Hoopes of Pennsylvania | 5,097 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania | Arla Arbaugh of Ohio | 1,220 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 831,990 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% |
By county
1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [2] | |||||||
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County | Roosevelt % | Roosevelt # | Dewey % | Dewey # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
Fairfield | 48.3% | 99,181 | 50.5% | 103,693 | 1.2% | 2,423 | 205,297 |
Hartford | 57.0% | 127,841 | 42.5% | 95,224 | 0.5% | 1,153 | 224,218 |
Litchfield | 44.2% | 19,212 | 55.2% | 24,019 | 0.6% | 248 | 43,479 |
Middlesex | 48.3% | 13,551 | 51.0% | 14,315 | 0.6% | 176 | 28,042 |
New Haven | 52.7% | 123,450 | 46.5% | 108,883 | 0.8% | 1,811 | 234,144 |
New London | 54.5% | 29,304 | 44.9% | 24,153 | 0.5% | 285 | 53,742 |
Tolland | 48.1% | 7,721 | 51.2% | 8,208 | 0.7% | 117 | 16,046 |
Windham | 55.1% | 14,886 | 44.5% | 12,032 | 0.4% | 104 | 27,022 |
See also
References
- ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "1944 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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