United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1944

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1944

November 7, 1944

Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 589,864 527,416 Percentage 52.4% 46.9%

County Results

President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1944 in Minnesota as part of the 1944 United States presidential election.

The Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 62,448 votes, or 5.55%. Nationally, Roosevelt was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term as President, with 432 electoral votes and a comfortable 7.5% lead over Dewey in the popular vote. However, Roosevelt would not serve the entirety of his fourth term, as he died within a half-year after winning his final election.

Roosevelt was the only President of the United States who was elected to more than two quadrennial terms. The 22nd Amendment, ratified on February 27, 1951, ensures that Roosevelt will continue to hold this record indefinitely, as the said amendment prohibits any person from serving more than two and a half terms as President.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1944[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)	589,864	52.41%	11
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	527,416	46.86%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	5,073	0.45%	0
	Socialist Labor	Edward A. Teichert	3,176	0.28%	0
Totals			1,125,529	100.00%	11

References

1. "1944 Presidential Election Results, 1944". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-10-05.