1944 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1944 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose ten[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1944 United States presidential election in Iowa

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All 10 Iowa votes to the Electoral College
 
NomineeThomas E. DeweyFranklin D. Roosevelt
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Home stateNew YorkNew York
Running mateJohn W. BrickerHarry S. Truman
Electoral vote100
Popular vote547,267499,876
Percentage51.99%47.49%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Iowa was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (RNew York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 51.99% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 47.49% of the popular vote.[3][4] This is the last election in which an incumbent president of either party won another term in office without winning Iowa.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Iowa
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanThomas E. Dewey 547,267 51.99%
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)499,87647.49%
ProhibitionClaude A. Watson3,7520.36%
SocialistNorman Thomas1,5110.14%
Socialist LaborEdward A. Teichert1930.02%
Total votes1,052,599 100%

Results by county

County[5]Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition
Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
Edward A. Teichert
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adair3,42859.69%2,29740.00%110.19%40.07%30.05%1,13119.69%5,743
Adams2,54057.56%1,86842.33%50.11%00.00%00.00%67215.23%4,413
Allamakee5,01763.27%2,89336.49%90.11%80.10%20.03%2,12426.79%7,929
Appanoose4,92849.18%5,01550.05%690.69%60.06%20.02%-87-0.87%10,020
Audubon2,34643.07%3,09456.80%60.11%10.02%00.00%-748-13.73%5,447
Benton4,37848.43%4,61951.10%210.23%170.19%40.04%-241-2.67%9,039
Black Hawk15,68748.37%16,59351.16%990.31%340.10%210.06%-906-2.79%32,434
Boone4,86844.24%6,06255.09%410.37%300.27%20.02%-1,194-10.85%11,003
Bremer4,86163.61%2,76436.17%80.10%90.12%00.00%2,09727.44%7,642
Buchanan4,65354.69%3,84145.15%120.14%20.02%00.00%8129.54%8,508
Buena Vista3,99348.06%4,27751.47%260.31%120.14%10.01%-284-3.42%8,309
Butler4,18265.03%2,22534.60%130.20%100.16%10.02%1,95730.43%6,431
Calhoun3,37548.59%3,54451.02%180.26%80.12%10.01%-169-2.43%6,946
Carroll4,83350.04%4,79949.68%190.20%80.08%00.00%340.35%9,659
Cass5,61065.53%2,92834.20%170.20%60.07%00.00%2,68231.33%8,561
Cedar4,67363.95%2,61035.72%120.16%120.16%00.00%2,06328.23%7,307
Cerro Gordo8,31147.60%9,08852.05%300.17%190.11%110.06%-777-4.45%17,459
Cherokee3,72353.58%3,19746.01%170.24%100.14%20.03%5267.57%6,949
Chickasaw3,57551.59%3,32848.03%180.26%80.12%00.00%2473.56%6,929
Clarke2,60356.78%1,94642.45%300.65%50.11%00.00%65714.33%4,584
Clay3,05545.43%3,63954.12%190.28%110.16%00.00%-584-8.69%6,724
Clayton5,85557.61%4,25941.91%450.44%40.04%00.00%1,59615.70%10,163
Clinton11,53358.77%8,02840.91%120.06%320.16%190.10%3,50517.86%19,624
Crawford4,24256.49%3,21842.86%230.31%140.19%120.16%1,02413.64%7,509
Dallas5,41349.83%5,31648.93%1131.04%220.20%00.00%970.89%10,864
Davis2,55948.12%2,72751.28%290.55%20.04%10.02%-168-3.16%5,318
Decatur2,93446.81%3,31652.90%170.27%10.02%00.00%-382-6.09%6,268
Delaware5,16467.22%2,49832.52%140.18%50.07%10.01%2,66634.70%7,682
Des Moines9,48855.24%7,54343.91%480.28%960.56%20.01%1,94511.32%17,177
Dickinson2,13346.10%2,47353.45%90.19%110.24%10.02%-340-7.35%4,627
Dubuque12,50249.11%12,86750.54%210.08%580.23%100.04%-365-1.43%25,458
Emmet2,66850.47%2,57748.75%320.61%70.13%20.04%911.72%5,286
Fayette6,69356.50%5,10543.09%330.28%150.13%00.00%1,58813.41%11,846
Floyd5,24860.11%3,44639.47%280.32%70.08%20.02%1,80220.64%8,731
Franklin3,15051.96%2,85147.03%410.68%200.33%00.00%2994.93%6,062
Fremont3,11352.97%2,74746.74%150.26%20.03%00.00%3666.23%5,877
Greene3,43754.88%2,79744.66%190.30%100.16%00.00%64010.22%6,263
Grundy3,62562.14%2,19137.56%90.15%90.15%00.00%1,43424.58%5,834
Guthrie4,04257.93%2,89941.55%270.39%80.11%10.01%1,14316.38%6,977
Hamilton3,83746.91%4,30252.59%320.39%80.10%10.01%-465-5.68%8,180
Hancock3,11451.87%2,85547.56%240.40%90.15%10.02%2594.31%6,003
Hardin5,05955.63%3,97543.71%250.27%350.38%00.00%1,08411.92%9,094
Harrison5,05954.35%4,20145.13%440.47%50.05%00.00%8589.22%9,309
Henry5,02864.31%2,74135.06%450.58%40.05%00.00%2,28729.25%7,818
Howard2,96148.43%3,13251.23%180.29%20.03%10.02%-171-2.80%6,114
Humboldt2,52547.73%2,74951.97%130.25%30.06%00.00%-224-4.23%5,290
Ida2,64057.38%1,94342.23%130.28%50.11%00.00%69715.15%4,601
Iowa3,95953.94%3,11942.49%2493.39%120.16%10.01%84011.44%7,340
Jackson4,34155.05%3,53744.85%30.04%50.06%00.00%80410.20%7,886
Jasper6,41347.58%6,97851.77%640.47%220.16%20.01%-565-4.19%13,479
Jefferson4,33559.03%2,92639.84%781.06%40.05%10.01%1,40919.19%7,344
Johnson6,39642.93%8,43456.62%350.23%310.21%10.01%-2,038-13.68%14,897
Jones4,45355.44%3,56344.36%60.07%80.10%20.02%89011.08%8,032
Keokuk4,64453.96%3,90045.32%530.62%90.10%00.00%7448.65%8,606
Kossuth4,91847.14%5,48852.60%230.22%20.02%20.02%-570-5.46%10,433
Lee9,40653.03%8,25246.53%590.33%190.11%00.00%1,1546.51%17,736
Linn21,29350.03%21,12349.63%880.21%500.12%80.02%1700.40%42,562
Louisa2,74558.67%1,89440.48%370.79%30.06%00.00%85118.19%4,679
Lucas3,13954.94%2,52644.21%440.77%30.05%10.02%61310.73%5,713
Lyon3,06560.79%1,97039.07%40.08%30.06%00.00%1,09521.72%5,042
Madison3,73759.20%2,55040.39%250.40%10.02%00.00%1,18718.80%6,313
Mahaska5,12350.86%4,65246.19%2662.64%290.29%20.02%4714.68%10,072
Marion4,87442.99%6,36556.14%830.73%150.13%10.01%-1,491-13.15%11,338
Marshall7,32555.67%5,59842.55%2041.55%260.20%40.03%1,72713.13%13,157
Mills3,28860.65%2,10638.85%230.42%40.07%00.00%1,18221.80%5,421
Mitchell3,40655.54%2,69643.97%190.31%70.11%40.07%71011.58%6,132
Monona3,58348.64%3,76151.06%170.23%50.07%00.00%-178-2.42%7,366
Monroe2,62544.41%3,25855.12%130.22%120.20%30.05%-633-10.71%5,911
Montgomery4,16561.40%2,57237.92%410.60%40.06%10.01%1,59323.49%6,783
Muscatine7,10459.38%4,80140.13%230.19%350.29%00.00%2,30319.25%11,963
O'Brien4,03356.01%3,13843.58%140.19%160.22%00.00%89512.43%7,201
Osceola2,10055.29%1,68944.47%60.16%30.08%00.00%41110.82%3,798
Page6,30065.07%3,29734.05%740.76%90.09%20.02%3,00331.02%9,682
Palo Alto2,77242.43%3,72657.03%250.38%100.15%00.00%-954-14.60%6,533
Plymouth6,08567.04%2,97032.72%130.14%50.06%30.03%3,11534.32%9,076
Pocahontas2,60041.94%3,57757.70%140.23%80.13%00.00%-977-15.76%6,199
Polk36,62944.07%46,07255.43%2150.26%1830.22%190.02%-9,443-11.36%83,118
Pottawattamie14,00754.25%11,75245.52%310.12%270.10%10.00%2,2558.73%25,818
Poweshiek4,18649.47%4,23450.04%310.37%100.12%00.00%-48-0.57%8,461
Ringgold2,76759.35%1,86740.05%260.56%20.04%00.00%90019.31%4,662
Sac3,77053.63%3,22345.85%330.47%30.04%10.01%5477.78%7,030
Scott18,01548.58%18,96251.14%160.04%810.22%70.02%-947-2.55%37,081
Shelby3,87355.86%2,97842.95%801.15%20.03%00.00%89512.91%6,933
Sioux6,55265.92%3,36933.89%130.13%60.06%00.00%3,18332.02%9,940
Story7,16351.84%6,55447.43%390.28%590.43%30.02%6094.41%13,818
Tama5,24949.67%5,28650.02%180.17%140.13%00.00%-37-0.35%10,567
Taylor3,80461.35%2,37638.32%190.31%10.02%00.00%1,42823.03%6,200
Union4,56661.29%2,86138.40%170.23%50.07%10.01%1,70522.89%7,450
Van Buren3,09560.43%1,99738.99%280.55%20.04%00.00%1,09821.44%5,122
Wapello8,24444.02%10,73255.38%790.42%250.13%90.05%-2,128-11.36%18,729
Warren4,26655.83%3,31943.44%440.58%110.14%10.01%94712.39%7,641
Washington5,30860.57%3,42339.06%280.32%40.05%00.00%1,88521.51%8,763
Wayne3,09850.31%3,02549.12%310.50%40.06%00.00%731.19%6,158
Webster6,93542.11%9,47757.55%280.17%260.16%20.01%-2,542-15.44%16,468
Winnebago2,80851.24%2,65448.43%160.29%20.04%00.00%1542.81%5,480
Winneshiek5,31853.76%4,55746.06%90.09%80.08%10.01%7617.69%9,893
Woodbury18,54447.43%20,44852.30%470.12%520.13%50.01%-1,904-4.87%39,096
Worth2,08644.15%2,62955.64%100.21%00.00%00.00%-543-11.49%4,725
Wright3,91647.86%4,23251.72%240.29%100.12%10.01%-316-3.86%8,183
Totals547,267499,87651.99%47.49%3,7520.36%1,5110.14%1930.02%47,3914.50%1,052,599

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