1944 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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

1944 United States presidential election in Arkansas

November 7, 1944[1]
All 9 Arkansas votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Thomas E. Dewey Party Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Running mate Harry S. Truman John W. Bricker Electoral vote 9 0 Popular vote 148,965 63,551 Percentage 69.9% 29.8%
County Results Roosevelt   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Dewey   50-60%   60-70%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

Arkansas was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 69.95% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 29.84% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Arkansas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	148,965	69.95%
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	63,551	29.84%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	438	0.21%
Total votes			212,954	100%

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast[5]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Arkansas	1,711	62.20%	1,031	37.48%	9	0.33%	680	24.72%	2,751
Ashley	2,169	88.17%	285	11.59%	6	0.24%	1,884	76.59%	2,460
Baxter	796	58.02%	572	41.69%	4	0.29%	224	16.33%	1,372
Benton	2,861	46.33%	3,305	53.52%	9	0.15%	-444	-7.19%	6,175
Boone	2,132	61.25%	1,349	38.75%	0	0.00%	783	22.49%	3,481
Bradley	1,710	91.10%	162	8.63%	5	0.27%	1,548	82.47%	1,877
Calhoun	906	88.13%	122	11.87%	0	0.00%	784	76.26%	1,028
Carroll	1,464	55.45%	1,176	44.55%	0	0.00%	288	10.91%	2,640
Chicot	1,552	84.99%	270	14.79%	4	0.22%	1,282	70.21%	1,826
Clark	1,981	75.58%	637	24.30%	3	0.11%	1,344	51.28%	2,621
Clay	1,934	57.54%	1,422	42.31%	5	0.15%	512	15.23%	3,361
Cleburne	839	58.39%	582	40.50%	16	1.11%	257	17.88%	1,437
Cleveland	960	86.49%	150	13.51%	0	0.00%	810	72.97%	1,110
Columbia	2,145	84.35%	394	15.49%	4	0.16%	1,751	68.86%	2,543
Conway	1,579	71.09%	639	28.77%	3	0.14%	940	42.32%	2,221
Craighead	3,582	70.60%	1,474	29.05%	18	0.35%	2,108	41.55%	5,074
Crawford	1,702	59.47%	1,141	39.87%	19	0.66%	561	19.60%	2,862
Crittenden	1,548	80.63%	372	19.38%	0	0.00%	1,176	61.25%	1,920
Cross	1,724	79.01%	452	20.71%	6	0.27%	1,272	58.30%	2,182
Dallas	1,238	82.15%	266	17.65%	3	0.20%	972	64.50%	1,507
Desha	1,175	86.27%	186	13.66%	1	0.07%	989	72.61%	1,362
Drew	1,370	81.02%	320	18.92%	1	0.06%	1,050	62.09%	1,691
Faulkner	2,332	72.00%	897	27.69%	10	0.31%	1,435	44.30%	3,239
Franklin	1,188	72.13%	457	27.75%	2	0.12%	731	44.38%	1,647
Fulton	660	55.60%	525	44.23%	2	0.17%	135	11.37%	1,187
Garland	3,596	63.43%	2,069	36.50%	4	0.07%	1,527	26.94%	5,669
Grant	1,088	76.51%	334	23.49%	0	0.00%	754	53.02%	1,422
Greene	2,565	73.26%	928	26.51%	8	0.23%	1,637	46.76%	3,501
Hempstead	2,157	77.34%	624	22.37%	8	0.29%	1,533	54.97%	2,789
Hot Spring	1,646	65.58%	853	33.98%	11	0.44%	793	31.59%	2,510
Howard	1,538	72.62%	576	27.20%	4	0.19%	962	45.42%	2,118
Independence	1,779	59.70%	1,192	40.00%	9	0.30%	587	19.70%	2,980
Izard	853	67.75%	402	31.93%	4	0.32%	451	35.82%	1,259
Jackson	2,318	84.85%	414	15.15%	0	0.00%	1,904	69.69%	2,732
Jefferson	4,095	72.15%	1,578	27.80%	3	0.05%	2,517	44.34%	5,676
Johnson	1,311	68.60%	593	31.03%	7	0.37%	718	37.57%	1,911
Lafayette	1,150	86.66%	177	13.34%	0	0.00%	973	73.32%	1,327
Lawrence	1,810	66.06%	927	33.83%	3	0.11%	883	32.23%	2,740
Lee	1,118	80.09%	275	19.70%	3	0.21%	843	60.39%	1,396
Lincoln	1,034	88.00%	141	12.00%	0	0.00%	893	76.00%	1,175
Little River	961	74.55%	326	25.29%	2	0.16%	635	49.26%	1,289
Logan	2,269	63.83%	1,279	35.98%	7	0.20%	990	27.85%	3,555
Lonoke	2,064	74.70%	697	25.23%	2	0.07%	1,367	49.48%	2,763
Madison	1,788	45.75%	2,120	54.25%	0	0.00%	-332	-8.50%	3,908
Marion	842	66.40%	414	32.65%	12	0.95%	428	33.75%	1,268
Miller	2,873	74.60%	972	25.24%	6	0.16%	1,901	49.36%	3,851
Mississippi	3,938	75.22%	1,292	24.68%	5	0.10%	2,646	50.54%	5,235
Monroe	1,311	81.63%	291	18.12%	4	0.25%	1,020	63.51%	1,606
Montgomery	573	62.01%	349	37.77%	2	0.22%	224	24.24%	924
Nevada	1,353	76.40%	415	23.43%	3	0.17%	938	52.96%	1,771
Newton	710	43.03%	934	56.61%	6	0.36%	-224	-13.58%	1,650
Ouachita	3,154	86.93%	473	13.04%	1	0.03%	2,681	73.90%	3,628
Perry	710	71.36%	285	28.64%	0	0.00%	425	42.71%	995
Phillips	2,046	80.30%	501	19.66%	1	0.04%	1,545	60.64%	2,548
Pike	877	67.88%	405	31.35%	10	0.77%	472	36.53%	1,292
Poinsett	2,506	88.93%	311	11.04%	1	0.04%	2,195	77.89%	2,818
Polk	999	56.35%	764	43.09%	10	0.56%	235	13.25%	1,773
Pope	2,048	71.58%	805	28.14%	8	0.28%	1,243	43.45%	2,861
Prairie	1,117	70.47%	465	29.34%	3	0.19%	652	41.14%	1,585
Pulaski	16,470	72.91%	6,069	26.87%	50	0.22%	10,401	46.04%	22,589
Randolph	1,514	73.89%	529	25.82%	6	0.29%	985	48.07%	2,049
St. Francis	1,654	78.46%	446	21.16%	8	0.38%	1,208	57.31%	2,108
Saline	2,556	79.45%	643	19.99%	18	0.56%	1,913	59.47%	3,217
Scott	898	72.07%	348	27.93%	0	0.00%	550	44.14%	1,246
Searcy	891	38.62%	1,409	61.07%	7	0.30%	-518	-22.45%	2,307
Sebastian	6,008	63.46%	3,452	36.46%	7	0.07%	2,556	27.00%	9,467
Sevier	1,356	77.66%	389	22.28%	1	0.06%	967	55.38%	1,746
Sharp	1,217	64.29%	664	35.08%	12	0.63%	553	29.21%	1,893
Stone	592	51.30%	549	47.57%	13	1.13%	43	3.73%	1,154
Union	4,624	84.70%	833	15.26%	2	0.04%	3,791	69.44%	5,459
Van Buren	1,090	62.39%	655	37.49%	2	0.11%	435	24.90%	1,747
Washington	3,089	49.81%	3,084	49.73%	28	0.45%	5	0.08%	6,201
White	2,532	65.29%	1,346	34.71%	0	0.00%	1,186	30.58%	3,878
Woodruff	1,377	82.85%	279	16.79%	6	0.36%	1,098	66.06%	1,662
Yell	1,642	77.02%	489	22.94%	1	0.05%	1,153	54.08%	2,132
Totals	148,965	69.95%	63,551	29.84%	438	0.21%	85,414	40.11%	212,954

References

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2. "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 50-51 ISBN 0405077114