1944 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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

1944 United States presidential election in Wyoming

November 7, 1944

Nominee Thomas E. Dewey Franklin D. Roosevelt Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate John W. Bricker Harry S. Truman Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 51,921 49,419 Percentage 51.23% 48.77%

County Results Dewey   50-60%   60-70% Roosevelt   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

Wyoming was won by 47th Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio John W. Bricker, with 51.23 percent of the popular vote against President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with United States Senator Harry S. Truman, with 48.77 percent of the popular vote.[1]

Dewey became the first Republican nominee to win Wyoming since Herbert Hoover in 1928, sixteen years earlier.

Results

1944 United States presidential election in Wyoming[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	51,921	51.23%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt	49,419	48.77%
Total votes			101,340	100.00%

Results by county

County	Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast[2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Albany	2,970	47.91%	3,229	52.09%	-259	-4.18%	6,199
Big Horn	2,659	53.47%	2,314	46.53%	345	6.94%	4,973
Campbell	1,514	62.87%	894	37.13%	620	25.74%	2,408
Carbon	2,698	47.49%	2,983	52.51%	-285	-5.02%	5,681
Converse	1,601	62.05%	979	37.95%	622	24.10%	2,580
Crook	1,244	64.32%	690	35.68%	554	28.64%	1,934
Fremont	3,193	59.46%	2,177	40.54%	1,016	18.92%	5,370
Goshen	2,674	63.85%	1,514	36.15%	1,160	27.70%	4,188
Hot Springs	877	47.51%	969	52.49%	-92	-4.98%	1,846
Johnson	1,384	64.67%	756	35.33%	628	29.34%	2,140
Laramie	7,326	49.27%	7,542	50.73%	-216	-1.46%	14,868
Lincoln	1,649	43.52%	2,140	56.48%	-491	-12.96%	3,789
Natrona	5,196	51.52%	4,890	48.48%	306	3.04%	10,086
Niobrara	1,312	61.37%	826	38.63%	486	22.74%	2,138
Park	2,571	53.25%	2,257	46.75%	314	6.50%	4,828
Platte	1,776	53.49%	1,544	46.51%	232	6.98%	3,320
Sheridan	3,802	49.61%	3,862	50.39%	-60	-0.78%	7,664
Sublette	683	59.24%	470	40.76%	213	18.48%	1,153
Sweetwater	2,623	31.90%	5,599	68.10%	-2,976	-36.20%	8,222
Teton	637	56.07%	499	43.93%	138	12.14%	1,136
Uinta	1,305	42.66%	1,754	57.34%	-449	-14.68%	3,059
Washakie	1,130	59.26%	777	40.74%	353	18.52%	1,907
Weston	1,097	59.27%	754	40.73%	343	18.54%	1,851
Totals	51,921	51.23%	49,419	48.77%	2,502	2.46%	101,340

References

1. "1944 Presidential Election Results – Wyoming".
2. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 517 ISBN 0405077114