1944 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1944 United States presidential election in Ohio
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Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate John W. Bricker Harry S. Truman
Electoral vote 25 0
Popular vote 1,582,293 1,570,763
Percentage 50.18% 49.82%
County Results
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The 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ohio was narrowly won by Republican Party candidate Thomas E. Dewey with 50.18% of the popular vote; Dewey's running mate was incumbent Ohio Governor John W. Bricker. The Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt got 49.82% of the popular vote.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Ohio
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Thomas Edmund Dewey 1,582,293 50.18% 25
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) 1,570,763 49.82% 0
Totals 3,153,056 100.0% 25

Results by county

County Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican 		Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic 		Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # %
Adams 5,590 58.30% 3,998 41.70% 1,592 16.60% 9,588
Allen 21,024 62.59% 12,564 37.41% 8,460 25.19% 33,588
Ashland 8,994 59.47% 6,130 40.53% 2,864 18.94% 15,124
Ashtabula 17,181 56.33% 13,319 43.67% 3,862 12.66% 30,500
Athens 10,326 58.13% 7,438 41.87% 2,888 16.26% 17,764
Auglaize 8,980 64.75% 4,888 35.25% 4,092 29.51% 13,868
Belmont 15,485 39.13% 24,093 60.87% -8,608 -21.75% 39,578
Brown 5,024 51.44% 4,743 48.56% 281 2.88% 9,767
Butler 22,702 45.96% 26,698 54.04% -3,996 -8.09% 49,400
Carroll 4,898 62.75% 2,907 37.25% 1,991 25.51% 7,805
Champaign 7,795 61.89% 4,800 38.11% 2,995 23.78% 12,595
Clark 22,207 49.83% 22,362 50.17% -155 -0.35% 44,569
Clermont 9,125 53.48% 7,937 46.52% 1,188 6.96% 17,062
Clinton 7,200 65.98% 3,713 34.02% 3,487 31.95% 10,913
Columbiana 19,976 51.52% 18,796 48.48% 1,180 3.04% 38,772
Coshocton 7,917 56.38% 6,126 43.62% 1,791 12.75% 14,043
Crawford 10,464 59.65% 7,079 40.35% 3,385 19.30% 17,543
Cuyahoga 217,824 39.71% 330,659 60.29% -112,835 -20.57% 548,483
Darke 11,135 58.08% 8,036 41.92% 3,099 16.17% 19,171
Defiance 7,450 67.21% 3,634 32.79% 3,816 34.43% 11,084
Delaware 9,186 66.78% 4,569 33.22% 4,617 33.57% 13,755
Erie 10,663 57.90% 7,753 42.10% 2,910 15.80% 18,416
Fairfield 11,135 56.89% 8,439 43.11% 2,696 13.77% 19,574
Fayette 5,933 60.06% 3,945 39.94% 1,988 20.13% 9,878
Franklin 99,292 52.62% 89,394 47.38% 9,898 5.25% 188,686
Fulton 8,258 79.37% 2,147 20.63% 6,111 58.73% 10,405
Gallia 6,464 68.53% 2,968 31.47% 3,496 37.07% 9,432
Geauga 5,295 61.86% 3,264 38.14% 2,031 23.73% 8,559
Greene 9,680 54.95% 7,937 45.05% 1,743 9.89% 17,617
Guernsey 8,878 57.69% 6,512 42.31% 2,366 15.37% 15,390
Hamilton 154,960 51.75% 144,470 48.25% 10,490 3.50% 299,430
Hancock 13,450 68.27% 6,252 31.73% 7,198 36.53% 19,702
Hardin 8,566 62.55% 5,128 37.45% 3,438 25.11% 13,694
Harrison 5,194 60.57% 3,381 39.43% 1,813 21.14% 8,575
Henry 7,241 73.54% 2,605 26.46% 4,636 47.09% 9,846
Highland 7,963 59.88% 5,336 40.12% 2,627 19.75% 13,299
Hocking 4,535 54.63% 3,766 45.37% 769 9.26% 8,301
Holmes 3,093 54.69% 2,563 45.31% 530 9.37% 5,656
Huron 11,442 66.06% 5,879 33.94% 5,563 32.12% 17,321
Jackson 6,786 59.26% 4,666 40.74% 2,120 18.51% 11,452
Jefferson 15,496 38.43% 24,827 61.57% -9,331 -23.14% 40,323
Knox 9,963 64.13% 5,573 35.87% 4,390 28.26% 15,536
Lake 13,697 51.86% 12,713 48.14% 984 3.73% 26,410
Lawrence 9,312 53.90% 7,966 46.10% 1,346 7.79% 17,278
Licking 16,815 56.74% 12,819 43.26% 3,996 13.48% 29,634
Logan 9,882 66.65% 4,944 33.35% 4,938 33.31% 14,826
Lorain 23,866 48.59% 25,254 51.41% -1,388 -2.83% 49,120
Lucas 77,247 50.37% 76,109 49.63% 1,138 0.74% 153,356
Madison 5,546 62.17% 3,374 37.83% 2,172 24.35% 8,920
Mahoning 35,184 33.42% 70,102 66.58% -34,918 -33.16% 105,286
Marion 11,925 57.61% 8,775 42.39% 3,150 15.22% 20,700
Medina 10,375 63.35% 6,003 36.65% 4,372 26.69% 16,378
Meigs 6,401 65.32% 3,399 34.68% 3,002 30.63% 9,800
Mercer 7,712 63.04% 4,522 36.96% 3,190 26.07% 12,234
Miami 14,751 58.47% 10,476 41.53% 4,275 16.95% 25,227
Monroe 3,617 50.30% 3,574 49.70% 43 0.60% 7,191
Montgomery 63,336 43.47% 82,367 56.53% -19,031 -13.06% 145,703
Morgan 4,309 72.13% 1,665 27.87% 2,644 44.26% 5,974
Morrow 5,439 69.78% 2,356 30.22% 3,083 39.55% 7,795
Muskingum 17,577 58.00% 12,729 42.00% 4,848 16.00% 30,306
Noble 4,130 64.89% 2,235 35.11% 1,895 29.77% 6,365
Ottawa 6,922 58.35% 4,941 41.65% 1,981 16.70% 11,863
Paulding 4,515 65.72% 2,355 34.28% 2,160 31.44% 6,870
Perry 7,339 59.24% 5,050 40.76% 2,289 18.48% 12,389
Pickaway 5,997 52.80% 5,362 47.20% 635 5.59% 11,359
Pike 3,117 43.99% 3,968 56.01% -851 -12.01% 7,085
Portage 12,284 49.50% 12,533 50.50% -249 -1.00% 24,817
Preble 6,609 57.56% 4,872 42.44% 1,737 15.13% 11,481
Putnam 8,004 71.79% 3,145 28.21% 4,859 43.58% 11,149
Richland 18,065 53.97% 15,406 46.03% 2,659 7.94% 33,471
Ross 11,424 53.50% 9,928 46.50% 1,496 7.01% 21,352
Sandusky 13,763 69.19% 6,129 30.81% 7,634 38.38% 19,892
Scioto 17,489 50.51% 17,134 49.49% 355 1.03% 34,623
Seneca 15,137 70.86% 6,224 29.14% 8,913 41.73% 21,361
Shelby 7,084 55.75% 5,622 44.25% 1,462 11.51% 12,706
Stark 51,506 47.30% 57,393 52.70% -5,887 -5.41% 108,899
Summit 64,696 41.61% 90,783 58.39% -26,087 -16.78% 155,479
Trumbull 25,150 42.30% 34,312 57.70% -9,162 -15.41% 59,462
Tuscarawas 14,357 47.01% 16,184 52.99% -1,827 -5.98% 30,541
Union 6,908 70.38% 2,907 29.62% 4,001 40.76% 9,815
Van Wert 8,529 62.83% 5,046 37.17% 3,483 25.66% 13,575
Vinton 2,719 59.82% 1,826 40.18% 893 19.65% 4,545
Warren 8,598 59.86% 5,765 40.14% 2,833 19.72% 14,363
Washington 11,676 62.44% 7,023 37.56% 4,653 24.88% 18,699
Wayne 13,616 58.89% 9,506 41.11% 4,110 17.78% 23,122
Williams 8,738 71.89% 3,417 28.11% 5,321 43.78% 12,155
Wood 16,016 66.62% 8,025 33.38% 7,991 33.24% 24,041
Wyandot 6,144 65.54% 3,231 34.46% 2,913 31.07% 9,375
Totals 1,582,293 50.18% 1,570,763 49.82% 11,530 0.37% 3,153,056

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 350-351 ISBN 0405077114