United States presidential election in New Mexico, 1944

United States presidential election in New Mexico, 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 4 0 Popular vote 81,389 70,688 Percentage 53.5% 46.4%

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

The 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1944. All 48 States were part of the United States presidential election. New Mexico voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

New Mexico was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt,^[1] against Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who was making his first bid for the Presidency. Higher relative population in New Mexico increased the number of Presidential electors from the state to four, from three in the previous election cycle.

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2013-04-27.