1944 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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[2] 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.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
|
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
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Total votes cast[5]
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
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%
|
36,756
|
Totals |
486,774 |
56.84% |
361,689 |
42.24% |
7,865 |
0.92% |
125,085 |
14.61% |
856,328
|
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
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