Election in Georgia
1944 United States presidential election in Georgia
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
12
0
Popular vote
268,187
59,880
Percentage
81.74%
18.25%
County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Dewey
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Franklin Roosevelt
Democratic
Elected President
Franklin Roosevelt
Democratic
The 1944 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the wider United States Presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Background and vote [ ]
With the exception of a handful of historically Unionist North Georgia counties – chiefly Fannin but also to a lesser extent Pickens , Gilmer and Towns – Georgia since the 1880s had been a one-party state dominated by the Democratic Party. Disfranchisement of almost all African-Americans and most poor whites had made the Republican Party virtually nonexistent outside of local governments in those few hill counties,[1] and the national Democratic Party served as the guardian of white supremacy against a Republican Party historically associated with memories of Reconstruction. The only competitive elections were Democratic primaries , which state laws restricted to whites on the grounds of the Democratic Party being legally a private club.[2]
1944 saw the beginning of the breakdown of this single-party political system when the Supreme Court in Smith v. Allwright ruled against the white primary system.[3] During the period between Smith and the 1944 election, further challenges from blacks[3] occurred after the state announced that coming primaries would remain all-white.[4] Despite some opposition amongst the Southern ruling elite to Roosevelt – mitigated by the replacement of Henry A. Wallace as Vice-Presidential nominee – the incumbent President again overwhelmingly carried the state, losing only 3 percent on his 1940 vote share.
Results [ ]
1944 United States presidential election in Georgia[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Franklin Roosevelt
268,187
81.74%
12
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey
59,880[a]
18.25%
0
Prohibition
Claude Watson
36
0.01%
0
Socialist
Norman Thomas
6
0.00%
0
Results by county [ ]
County
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican/Independent Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[7]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Appling
1,318
77.30%
387
22.70%
0
0.00%
931
54.60%
1,705
Atkinson
766
89.49%
90
10.51%
0
0.00%
676
78.97%
856
Bacon
763
77.62%
220
22.38%
0
0.00%
543
55.24%
983
Baker
478
93.91%
31
6.09%
0
0.00%
447
87.82%
509
Baldwin
1,307
80.98%
307
19.02%
0
0.00%
1,000
61.96%
1,614
Banks
490
79.16%
125
20.19%
4
0.65%
365
58.97%
619
Barrow
1,513
85.48%
257
14.52%
0
0.00%
1,256
70.96%
1,770
Bartow
1,915
79.10%
506
20.90%
0
0.00%
1,409
58.20%
2,421
Ben Hill
1,046
84.56%
190
15.36%
1
0.08%
856
69.20%
1,237
Berrien
1,481
87.22%
217
12.78%
0
0.00%
1,264
74.44%
1,698
Bibb
5,352
73.96%
1,884
26.04%
0
0.00%
3,468
47.93%
7,236
Bleckley
815
79.28%
213
20.72%
0
0.00%
602
58.56%
1,028
Brantley
540
81.33%
124
18.67%
0
0.00%
416
62.65%
664
Brooks
1,381
83.19%
279
16.81%
0
0.00%
1,102
66.39%
1,660
Bryan
688
88.43%
90
11.57%
0
0.00%
598
76.86%
778
Bulloch
1,921
87.52%
274
12.48%
0
0.00%
1,647
75.03%
2,195
Burke
909
85.59%
153
14.41%
0
0.00%
756
71.19%
1,062
Butts
1,330
93.99%
85
6.01%
0
0.00%
1,245
87.99%
1,415
Calhoun
736
95.21%
37
4.79%
0
0.00%
699
90.43%
773
Camden
556
87.97%
76
12.03%
0
0.00%
480
75.95%
632
Candler
653
82.55%
138
17.45%
0
0.00%
515
65.11%
791
Carroll
3,331
82.55%
704
17.45%
0
0.00%
2,627
65.11%
4,035
Catoosa
1,453
78.63%
395
21.37%
0
0.00%
1,058
57.25%
1,848
Charlton
462
83.85%
89
16.15%
0
0.00%
373
67.70%
551
Chatham
8,725
80.91%
2,058
19.09%
0
0.00%
6,667
61.83%
10,783
Chattahoochee
100
84.03%
19
15.97%
0
0.00%
81
68.07%
119
Chattooga
2,495
89.68%
287
10.32%
0
0.00%
2,208
79.37%
2,782
Cherokee
1,348
56.00%
1,059
44.00%
0
0.00%
289
12.01%
2,407
Clarke
3,112
91.91%
274
8.09%
0
0.00%
2,838
83.82%
3,386
Clay
442
92.66%
35
7.34%
0
0.00%
407
85.32%
477
Clayton
1,828
88.14%
245
11.81%
1
0.05%
1,583
76.33%
2,074
Clinch
582
90.09%
64
9.91%
0
0.00%
518
80.19%
646
Cobb
5,000
78.75%
1,349
21.25%
0
0.00%
3,651
57.51%
6,349
Coffee
1,625
81.62%
366
18.38%
0
0.00%
1,259
63.23%
1,991
Colquitt
2,308
76.83%
696
23.17%
0
0.00%
1,612
53.66%
3,004
Columbia
508
87.59%
72
12.41%
0
0.00%
436
75.17%
580
Cook
1,155
84.99%
204
15.01%
0
0.00%
951
69.98%
1,359
Coweta
2,649
95.32%
130
4.68%
0
0.00%
2,519
90.64%
2,779
Crawford
375
71.56%
149
28.44%
0
0.00%
226
43.13%
524
Crisp
1,199
84.68%
217
15.32%
0
0.00%
982
69.35%
1,416
Dade
943
84.80%
169
15.20%
0
0.00%
774
69.60%
1,112
Dawson
469
57.83%
342
42.17%
0
0.00%
127
15.66%
811
De Kalb
12,069
82.52%
2,555
17.47%
1
0.01%
9,514
65.05%
14,625
Decatur
1,606
84.53%
294
15.47%
0
0.00%
1,312
69.05%
1,900
Dodge
1,437
85.84%
237
14.16%
0
0.00%
1,200
71.68%
1,674
Dooly
845
90.67%
87
9.33%
0
0.00%
758
81.33%
932
Dougherty
3,199
90.44%
338
9.56%
0
0.00%
2,861
80.89%
3,537
Douglas
828
74.73%
280
25.27%
0
0.00%
548
49.46%
1,108
Early
1,753
95.79%
77
4.21%
0
0.00%
1,676
91.58%
1,830
Echols
466
91.73%
42
8.27%
0
0.00%
424
83.46%
508
Effingham
433
54.26%
365
45.74%
0
0.00%
68
8.52%
798
Elbert
1,564
80.79%
370
19.11%
2
0.10%
1,194
61.67%
1,936
Emanuel
1,635
83.72%
317
16.23%
1
0.05%
1,318
67.49%
1,953
Evans
756
86.50%
117
13.39%
1
0.11%
639
73.11%
874
Fannin
1,298
39.60%
1,980
60.40%
0
0.00%
-682
-20.81%
3,278
Fayette
782
88.86%
98
11.14%
0
0.00%
684
77.73%
880
Floyd
4,764
80.92%
1,123
19.08%
0
0.00%
3,641
61.85%
5,887
Forsyth
1,047
60.10%
695
39.90%
0
0.00%
352
20.21%
1,742
Franklin
1,377
80.76%
328
19.24%
0
0.00%
1,049
61.52%
1,705
Fulton
37,161
82.86%
7,687
17.14%
0
0.00%
29,474
65.72%
44,848
Gilmer
884
52.71%
793
47.29%
0
0.00%
91
5.43%
1,677
Glascock
318
66.39%
161
33.61%
0
0.00%
157
32.78%
479
Glynn
1,995
83.82%
385
16.18%
0
0.00%
1,610
67.65%
2,380
Gordon
1,457
70.22%
617
29.73%
1
0.05%
840
40.48%
2,075
Grady
1,661
88.16%
223
11.84%
0
0.00%
1,438
76.33%
1,884
Greene
1,246
89.38%
144
10.33%
4
0.29%
1,102
79.05%
1,394
Gwinnett
3,339
82.40%
713
17.60%
0
0.00%
2,626
64.81%
4,052
Habersham
1,842
78.52%
504
21.48%
0
0.00%
1,338
57.03%
2,346
Hall
3,066
79.37%
796
20.61%
1
0.03%
2,270
58.76%
3,863
Hancock
380
77.71%
109
22.29%
0
0.00%
271
55.42%
489
Haralson
1,248
57.80%
911
42.20%
0
0.00%
337
15.61%
2,159
Harris
893
91.87%
79
8.13%
0
0.00%
814
83.74%
972
Hart
1,161
86.38%
183
13.62%
0
0.00%
978
72.77%
1,344
Heard
557
75.07%
185
24.93%
0
0.00%
372
50.13%
742
Henry
1,461
90.58%
152
9.42%
0
0.00%
1,309
81.15%
1,613
Houston
535
73.79%
190
26.21%
0
0.00%
345
47.59%
725
Irwin
862
76.90%
259
23.10%
0
0.00%
603
53.79%
1,121
Jackson
1,754
88.81%
221
11.19%
0
0.00%
1,533
77.62%
1,975
Jasper
777
90.03%
86
9.97%
0
0.00%
691
80.07%
863
Jeff Davis
737
86.00%
120
14.00%
0
0.00%
617
72.00%
857
Jefferson
1,043
79.20%
274
20.80%
0
0.00%
769
58.39%
1,317
Jenkins
698
87.36%
101
12.64%
0
0.00%
597
74.72%
799
Johnson
978
76.29%
304
23.71%
0
0.00%
674
52.57%
1,282
Jones
661
76.95%
196
22.82%
2
0.23%
465
54.13%
859
Lamar
1,015
87.65%
143
12.35%
0
0.00%
872
75.30%
1,158
Lanier
625
93.98%
40
6.02%
0
0.00%
585
87.97%
665
Laurens
2,544
83.63%
498
16.37%
0
0.00%
2,046
67.26%
3,042
Lee
447
94.30%
27
5.70%
0
0.00%
420
88.61%
474
Liberty
481
79.77%
122
20.23%
0
0.00%
359
59.54%
603
Lincoln
444
72.91%
165
27.09%
0
0.00%
279
45.81%
609
Long
318
71.14%
129
28.86%
0
0.00%
189
42.28%
447
Lowndes
2,092
83.91%
401
16.09%
0
0.00%
1,691
67.83%
2,493
Lumpkin
896
80.87%
212
19.13%
0
0.00%
684
61.73%
1,108
Macon
889
84.11%
168
15.89%
0
0.00%
721
68.21%
1,057
Madison
1,235
82.22%
265
17.64%
2
0.13%
970
64.58%
1,502
Marion
501
87.74%
70
12.26%
0
0.00%
431
75.48%
571
McDuffie
795
80.96%
187
19.04%
0
0.00%
608
61.91%
982
McIntosh
406
72.76%
149
26.70%
3
0.54%
257
46.06%
558
Meriwether
2,187
92.05%
189
7.95%
0
0.00%
1,998
84.09%
2,376
Miller
809
93.20%
59
6.80%
0
0.00%
750
86.41%
868
Mitchell
2,179
90.60%
226
9.40%
0
0.00%
1,953
81.21%
2,405
Monroe
1,132
73.41%
410
26.59%
0
0.00%
722
46.82%
1,542
Montgomery
575
85.82%
94
14.03%
1
0.15%
481
71.79%
670
Morgan
1,166
95.50%
51
4.18%
4
0.33%
1,115
91.32%
1,221
Murray
1,375
67.20%
671
32.80%
0
0.00%
704
34.41%
2,046
Muscogee
6,498
82.86%
1,344
17.14%
0
0.00%
5,154
65.72%
7,842
Newton
2,022
94.27%
123
5.73%
0
0.00%
1,899
88.53%
2,145
Oconee
570
74.51%
195
25.49%
0
0.00%
375
49.02%
765
Oglethorpe
922
84.20%
173
15.80%
0
0.00%
749
68.40%
1,095
Paulding
1,355
63.53%
775
36.33%
3
0.14%
580
27.19%
2,133
Peach
919
79.57%
236
20.43%
0
0.00%
683
59.13%
1,155
Pickens
780
49.52%
795
50.48%
0
0.00%
-15
-0.95%
1,575
Pierce
1,069
86.63%
165
13.37%
0
0.00%
904
73.26%
1,234
Pike
742
84.80%
133
15.20%
0
0.00%
609
69.60%
875
Polk
2,698
85.35%
463
14.65%
0
0.00%
2,235
70.71%
3,161
Pulaski
592
91.50%
55
8.50%
0
0.00%
537
83.00%
647
Putnam
701
90.45%
74
9.55%
0
0.00%
627
80.90%
775
Quitman
355
95.69%
16
4.31%
0
0.00%
339
91.37%
371
Rabun
1,247
87.08%
185
12.92%
0
0.00%
1,062
74.16%
1,432
Randolph
1,159
91.62%
106
8.38%
0
0.00%
1,053
83.24%
1,265
Richmond
6,918
85.72%
1,152
14.28%
0
0.00%
5,766
71.45%
8,070
Rockdale
946
90.79%
96
9.21%
0
0.00%
850
81.57%
1,042
Schley
329
89.89%
37
10.11%
0
0.00%
292
79.78%
366
Screven
895
81.96%
197
18.04%
0
0.00%
698
63.92%
1,092
Seminole
1,076
92.84%
83
7.16%
0
0.00%
993
85.68%
1,159
Spalding
2,805
92.79%
217
7.18%
1
0.03%
2,588
85.61%
3,023
Stephens
1,158
84.53%
212
15.47%
0
0.00%
946
69.05%
1,370
Stewart
597
88.44%
78
11.56%
0
0.00%
519
76.89%
675
Sumter
1,550
88.88%
194
11.12%
0
0.00%
1,356
77.75%
1,744
Talbot
832
94.87%
45
5.13%
0
0.00%
787
89.74%
877
Taliaferro
389
98.48%
6
1.52%
0
0.00%
383
96.96%
395
Tattnall
1,215
71.09%
494
28.91%
0
0.00%
721
42.19%
1,709
Taylor
773
74.18%
269
25.82%
0
0.00%
504
48.37%
1,042
Telfair
1,187
87.22%
174
12.78%
0
0.00%
1,013
74.43%
1,361
Terrell
1,639
97.10%
49
2.90%
0
0.00%
1,590
94.19%
1,688
Thomas
1,747
75.79%
557
24.16%
1
0.04%
1,190
51.63%
2,305
Tift
1,630
80.45%
396
19.55%
0
0.00%
1,234
60.91%
2,026
Toombs
1,825
88.51%
237
11.49%
0
0.00%
1,588
77.01%
2,062
Towns
1,137
62.78%
674
37.22%
0
0.00%
463
25.57%
1,811
Treutlen
893
94.30%
54
5.70%
0
0.00%
839
88.60%
947
Troup
3,233
90.43%
342
9.57%
0
0.00%
2,891
80.87%
3,575
Turner
797
70.41%
334
29.51%
1
0.09%
463
40.90%
1,132
Twiggs
457
72.89%
170
27.11%
0
0.00%
287
45.77%
627
Union
1,288
62.89%
760
37.11%
0
0.00%
528
25.78%
2,048
Upson
2,362
90.67%
243
9.33%
0
0.00%
2,119
81.34%
2,605
Walker
2,753
78.23%
765
21.74%
1
0.03%
1,988
56.49%
3,519
Walton
2,046
92.25%
172
7.75%
0
0.00%
1,874
84.49%
2,218
Ware
2,306
83.34%
459
16.59%
2
0.07%
1,847
66.75%
2,767
Warren
449
74.46%
152
25.21%
2
0.33%
297
49.25%
603
Washington
1,094
75.71%
351
24.29%
0
0.00%
743
51.42%
1,445
Wayne
978
79.51%
252
20.49%
0
0.00%
726
59.02%
1,230
Webster
284
81.38%
65
18.62%
0
0.00%
219
62.75%
349
Wheeler
517
77.40%
151
22.60%
0
0.00%
366
54.79%
668
White
706
81.24%
161
18.53%
2
0.23%
545
62.72%
869
Whitfield
2,827
73.26%
1,032
26.74%
0
0.00%
1,795
46.51%
3,859
Wilcox
1,364
86.88%
206
13.12%
0
0.00%
1,158
73.76%
1,570
Wilkes
946
85.61%
159
14.39%
0
0.00%
787
71.22%
1,105
Wilkinson
763
73.79%
271
26.21%
0
0.00%
492
47.58%
1,034
Worth
1,096
83.41%
218
16.59%
0
0.00%
878
66.82%
1,314
Totals
268,187
81.73%
59,900
18.26%
42
0.01%
208,287
63.48%
328,129
Notes [ ]
^ Dewey total is a fusion of 56,507 Republican votes and 3,373 votes cast by a slate of "Independent Democrats".[6]
References [ ]
^ Phillips, Kevin P. ; The Emerging Republican Majority , pp. 208, 210 ISBN 9780691163246
^ Springer, Melanie Jean; How the States Shaped the Nation: American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout, 1920-2000 , p. 155 ISBN 022611435X
^ a b Klarman, Michael J.; ‘The Legal and Political Context of Smith v. Allwright and the Subsequent History of the White Primary’; Florida State University Law Review , Vol. 29, No. 55, pp. 61-69
^ Mickey, Robert W.; ‘The Beginning of the End for Authoritarian Rule in America: Smith v. Allwright and the Abolition of the White Primary in the Deep South, 1944–1948’; Studies in American Political Development , vol. 22 (Fall 2008), pp. 143-182
^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1944 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia
^ "GA US President Race, November 07, 1944" . Our Campaigns.
^ Géoelections; 1944 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
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