Presidential primaries were organized by the Democratic Party to select delegates to determine the party's nominees in the 1944 United States presidential election. Voting took place from March 14 to May 19, 1944, in 14 U.S. states. The incumbent president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt won the majority of contests and was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term by the 1944 Democratic National Convention.
Contests DateContestPopular vote Roosevelt Uncommitted Others March 14 New Hampshire — 6,772(100.0%) — April 5 Wisconsin 49,632(94.3%) — 3,014(5.7%) April 11 Illinois 47,961(99.3%) — 343(0.3%) Nebraska 37,405(99.2%) — 319(0.8%) April 25 Massachusetts — 57,299(100.0%) — Pennsylvania 322,469(99.7%) — 961(0.3%) May 2 Alabama — 116,922(100.0%) — Florida — 118,518(100.0%) — South Dakota — 14,141(100.0%) — May 9 Ohio — 164,915(100.0%) — West Virginia — — 59,282(100.0%) May 16 California 770,222(100.0%) — — New Jersey 16,884(99.6%) — 60(0.4%) May 19 Oregon 79,833(98.7%) — 1,057(1.3%) TOTAL 1,324,006(70.9%) 478,567(25.6%) 65,036(3.5%)
See also 1944 Republican Party presidential primaries White primary
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