1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oregon
1944 United States presidential election in Oregon
Election in Oregon
The 1944 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Main article: 1944 United States presidential election
Quick Facts All 6 Oregon votes to the Electoral College, Nominee ...
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Oregon was won by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt over Governor of New York Thomas Dewey by a slim margin of 4.85%. This would mark the last Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in Oregon until 1964.[2]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 248,635 | 51.78% | |
| Republican | Thomas Dewey | 225,365 | 46.94% | |
| Independent | Norman Thomas | 3,785 | 0.79% | |
| Independent | Claude Watson | 2,362 | 0.49% | |
| Total votes | 480,147 | 100% | ||
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Results by county
More information County, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic ...
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 3,116 | 55.24% | 2,494 | 44.21% | 31 | 0.55% | 622 | 11.03% | 5,641 |
| Benton | 2,830 | 34.76% | 5,242 | 64.39% | 69 | 0.85% | -2,412 | -29.63% | 8,141 |
| Clackamas | 14,060 | 52.10% | 12,492 | 46.29% | 435 | 1.61% | 1,568 | 5.81% | 26,987 |
| Clatsop | 6,038 | 60.19% | 3,921 | 39.09% | 72 | 0.72% | 2,117 | 21.10% | 10,031 |
| Columbia | 5,213 | 64.77% | 2,696 | 33.49% | 140 | 1.74% | 2,517 | 31.27% | 8,049 |
| Coos | 6,476 | 57.69% | 4,609 | 41.06% | 140 | 1.25% | 1,867 | 16.63% | 11,225 |
| Crook | 1,145 | 54.39% | 932 | 44.28% | 28 | 1.33% | 213 | 10.12% | 2,105 |
| Curry | 678 | 44.40% | 827 | 54.16% | 22 | 1.44% | -149 | -9.76% | 1,527 |
| Deschutes | 3,807 | 59.24% | 2,547 | 39.64% | 72 | 1.12% | 1,260 | 19.61% | 6,426 |
| Douglas | 4,563 | 42.09% | 6,134 | 56.59% | 143 | 1.32% | -1,571 | -14.49% | 10,840 |
| Gilliam | 567 | 53.49% | 492 | 46.42% | 1 | 0.09% | 75 | 7.08% | 1,060 |
| Grant | 1,072 | 48.66% | 1,006 | 45.67% | 125 | 5.67% | 66 | 3.00% | 2,203 |
| Harney | 997 | 55.57% | 787 | 43.87% | 10 | 0.56% | 210 | 11.71% | 1,794 |
| Hood River | 1,960 | 48.85% | 2,008 | 50.05% | 44 | 1.10% | -48 | -1.20% | 4,012 |
| Jackson | 6,668 | 43.23% | 8,598 | 55.74% | 160 | 1.04% | -1,930 | -12.51% | 15,426 |
| Jefferson | 297 | 41.08% | 419 | 57.95% | 7 | 0.97% | -122 | -16.87% | 723 |
| Josephine | 3,214 | 43.70% | 4,010 | 54.52% | 131 | 1.78% | -796 | -10.82% | 7,355 |
| Klamath | 6,656 | 52.34% | 5,969 | 46.94% | 92 | 0.72% | 687 | 5.40% | 12,717 |
| Lake | 1,147 | 52.88% | 1,008 | 46.47% | 14 | 0.65% | 139 | 6.41% | 2,169 |
| Lane | 14,375 | 44.37% | 17,690 | 54.60% | 332 | 1.02% | -3,315 | -10.23% | 32,397 |
| Lincoln | 2,947 | 50.70% | 2,801 | 48.19% | 65 | 1.12% | 146 | 2.51% | 5,813 |
| Linn | 6,480 | 48.02% | 6,877 | 50.97% | 136 | 1.01% | -397 | -2.94% | 13,493 |
| Malheur | 2,234 | 43.99% | 2,797 | 55.08% | 47 | 0.93% | -563 | -11.09% | 5,078 |
| Marion | 11,907 | 41.63% | 16,176 | 56.56% | 518 | 1.81% | -4,269 | -14.93% | 28,601 |
| Morrow | 836 | 52.38% | 747 | 46.80% | 13 | 0.81% | 89 | 5.58% | 1,596 |
| Multnomah | 105,516 | 56.66% | 78,279 | 42.04% | 2,423 | 1.30% | 27,237 | 14.63% | 186,218 |
| Polk | 3,318 | 45.20% | 3,904 | 53.19% | 118 | 1.61% | -586 | -7.98% | 7,340 |
| Sherman | 518 | 52.01% | 475 | 47.69% | 3 | 0.30% | 43 | 4.32% | 996 |
| Tillamook | 2,634 | 50.79% | 2,477 | 47.76% | 75 | 1.45% | 157 | 3.03% | 5,186 |
| Umatilla | 4,967 | 47.80% | 5,379 | 51.77% | 45 | 0.43% | -412 | -3.96% | 10,391 |
| Union | 3,951 | 61.50% | 2,413 | 37.56% | 60 | 0.93% | 1,538 | 23.94% | 6,424 |
| Wallowa | 1,544 | 56.74% | 1,152 | 42.34% | 25 | 0.92% | 392 | 14.41% | 2,721 |
| Wasco | 2,313 | 48.33% | 2,429 | 50.75% | 44 | 0.92% | -116 | -2.42% | 4,786 |
| Washington | 9,110 | 48.78% | 9,362 | 50.13% | 205 | 1.10% | -252 | -1.35% | 18,677 |
| Wheeler | 414 | 43.04% | 544 | 56.55% | 4 | 0.42% | -130 | -13.51% | 962 |
| Yamhill | 5,067 | 45.91% | 5,672 | 51.39% | 298 | 2.70% | -605 | -5.48% | 11,037 |
| Totals | 248,635 | 51.78% | 225,365 | 46.94% | 6,147 | 1.28% | 23,270 | 4.85% | 480,147 |
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- "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-1949)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- Dave Leip. "1944 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 373 ISBN 0405077114
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