The 1944 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, with 56.84% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Ohio Governor John Bricker, with 42.24% of the popular vote.
Results
Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Adams 1,062 38.76% 1,666 60.80% 12 0.44% -604 -22.04% 2,740 Asotin 1,888 57.74% 1,367 41.80% 15 0.46% 521 15.93% 3,270 Benton 4,233 51.80% 3,905 47.79% 34 0.42% 328 4.01% 8,172 Chelan 6,557 47.82% 7,081 51.64% 75 0.55% -524 -3.82% 13,713 Clallam 5,441 60.11% 3,551 39.23% 59 0.65% 1,890 20.88% 9,051 Clark 18,861 59.78% 12,312 39.03% 376 1.19% 6,549 20.76% 31,549 Columbia 1,039 45.77% 1,211 53.35% 20 0.88% -172 -7.58% 2,270 Cowlitz 10,485 62.41% 6,157 36.65% 157 0.93% 4,328 25.76% 16,799 Douglas 1,832 49.99% 1,809 49.36% 24 0.65% 23 0.63% 3,665 Ferry 792 60.23% 518 39.39% 5 0.38% 274 20.84% 1,315 Franklin 1,974 58.56% 1,381 40.97% 16 0.47% 593 17.59% 3,371 Garfield 677 42.00% 925 57.38% 10 0.62% -248 -15.38% 1,612 Grant 2,354 60.33% 1,530 39.21% 18 0.46% 824 21.12% 3,902 Grays Harbor 13,803 63.41% 7,834 35.99% 130 0.60% 5,969 27.42% 21,767 Island 1,662 52.15% 1,487 46.66% 38 1.19% 175 5.49% 3,187 Jefferson 1,829 56.07% 1,415 43.38% 18 0.55% 414 12.69% 3,262 King 165,308 57.68% 118,719 41.42% 2,577 0.90% 46,589 16.26% 286,604 Kitsap 24,016 67.67% 11,224 31.62% 251 0.71% 12,792 36.04% 35,491 Kittitas 4,227 55.00% 3,423 44.54% 36 0.47% 804 10.46% 7,686 Klickitat 2,089 50.62% 1,980 47.98% 58 1.41% 109 2.64% 4,127 Lewis 7,706 46.07% 8,896 53.19% 124 0.74% -1,190 -7.11% 16,726 Lincoln 2,328 45.95% 2,723 53.75% 15 0.30% -395 -7.80% 5,066 Mason 3,379 62.61% 1,976 36.61% 42 0.78% 1,403 26.00% 5,397 Okanogan 4,642 52.97% 4,084 46.60% 38 0.43% 558 6.37% 8,764 Pacific 3,745 60.64% 2,419 39.17% 12 0.19% 1,326 21.47% 6,176 Pend Oreille 1,385 56.48% 1,052 42.90% 15 0.61% 333 13.58% 2,452 Pierce 53,269 61.68% 31,626 36.62% 1,475 1.71% 21,643 25.06% 86,370 San Juan 644 47.56% 703 51.92% 7 0.52% -59 -4.36% 1,354 Skagit 9,409 54.29% 7,805 45.03% 118 0.68% 1,604 9.25% 17,332 Skamania 968 58.77% 668 40.56% 11 0.67% 300 18.21% 1,647 Snohomish 27,345 63.40% 15,182 35.20% 603 1.40% 12,163 28.20% 43,130 Spokane 45,491 55.27% 36,359 44.18% 456 0.55% 9,132 11.10% 82,306 Stevens 3,951 55.14% 3,151 43.98% 63 0.88% 800 11.17% 7,165 Thurston 9,708 54.64% 7,900 44.47% 158 0.89% 1,808 10.18% 17,766 Wahkiakum 1,003 64.92% 532 34.43% 10 0.65% 471 30.49% 1,545 Walla Walla 5,793 43.77% 7,364 55.64% 78 0.59% -1,571 -11.87% 13,235 Whatcom 14,787 52.63% 12,890 45.88% 421 1.50% 1,897 6.75% 28,098 Whitman 5,449 47.42% 6,000 52.22% 41 0.36% -551 -4.80% 11,490 Yakima 15,643 42.56% 20,864 56.76% 249 0.68% -5,221 -14.20% 36,756Totals486,77456.84%361,68942.24%7,8650.92%125,08514.61%856,328
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Benton
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lewis Lincoln San Juan
See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
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