1944 Utah gubernatorial election

The 1944 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democrat Herbert B. Maw defeated Republican nominee J. Bracken Lee with 50.21% of the vote. This is the closest gubernatorial election in Utah to date.

This is also the last time a Democrat was elected Governor until 1964.

Primary election Primary elections were held on July 11, 1944. No runoffs were required in the gubernatorial primaries.

Democratic primary Candidates Stanley N. Child Herbert B. Maw, incumbent governor

Results

Republican primary Candidates J. Bracken Lee, Mayor of Price Reed E. Vetterli

Results

General election

Candidates Herbert B. Maw, Democratic J. Bracken Lee, Republican

Results

Results by county County Herbert B. MawDemcoratic J. Bracken LeeRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver92444.25%1,16455.75%-240-11.49%2,088Box Elder3,53749.21%3,65150.79%-114-1.59%7,188Cache5,58947.11%6,27452.89%-685-5.77%11,863Carbon3,28442.78%4,39257.22%-1,108-14.43%7,676Daggett9354.07%7945.93%148.14%172Davis4,30648.96%4,48951.04%-183-2.08%8,795Duchesne1,54856.31%1,20143.69%34712.62%2,749Emery1,03043.30%1,34956.70%-319-13.41%2,379Garfield49334.96%91765.04%-424-30.07%1,410Grand29235.92%52164.08%-229-28.17%813Iron1,50541.51%2,12158.49%-616-16.99%3,626Juab1,26947.58%1,39852.42%-129-4.84%2,667Kane24627.73%64172.27%-395-44.53%887Millard1,74946.42%2,01953.58%-270-7.17%3,768Morgan51042.36%69457.64%-184-15.28%1,204Piute27237.11%46162.89%-189-25.78%733Rich35244.61%43755.39%-85-10.77%789Salt Lake58,31555.46%46,82844.54%11,48710.93%105,143San Juan41046.91%46453.09%-54-6.18%874Sanpete3,17951.04%3,04948.96%1302.09%6,228Sevier1,68638.04%2,74661.96%-1,060-23.92%4,432Summit1,44444.96%1,76855.04%-324-10.09%3,212Tooele2,29650.66%2,23649.34%601.32%4,532Uintah1,56052.12%1,43347.88%1274.24%2,993Utah11,50545.28%13,90654.72%-2,401-9.45%25,411Wasatch1,12148.53%1,18951.47%-68-2.94%2,310Washington1,63350.02%1,63249.98%10.03%3,265Wayne40654.06%34545.94%618.12%751Weber13,35346.36%15,44753.64%-2,094-7.27%28,800Total123,90750.21%122,85149.79%1,0560.43%246,758

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Duchesne Sanpete Uintah Washington Wayne

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carbon Emery Juab Utah Weber

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