Election in Pennsylvania
1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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
35
0
Popular vote
1,940,479
1,835,054
Percentage
51.14%
48.36%
County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
Dewey
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
The 1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1944 as part of the 1944 United States presidential election . Voters chose 35 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Pennsylvania voted to give Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt a record fourth term, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey . Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a slim margin of 2.78%.
Results [ ]
1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)
1,940,479
51.14%
35
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey
1,835,054
48.36%
0
Socialist
Norman Thomas
11,721
0.31%
0
Prohibition
Claude Watson
5,750
0.15%
0
Industrial Government
Edward Teichert
1,789
0.05%
0
Totals
3,794,793
100.00%
35
Results by county [ ]
County
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
5,881
39.91%
8,787
59.63%
67
0.45%
-2,906
-19.72%
14,735
Allegheny
350,690
57.09%
261,218
42.52%
2,393
0.39%
89,472
14.56%
614,301
Armstrong
10,202
42.54%
13,656
56.94%
126
0.53%
-3,454
-14.40%
23,984
Beaver
32,743
57.79%
23,555
41.57%
360
0.64%
9,188
16.22%
56,658
Bedford
5,175
37.11%
8,703
62.40%
68
0.49%
-3,528
-25.30%
13,946
Berks
43,889
53.91%
35,274
43.33%
2,247
2.76%
8,615
10.58%
81,410
Blair
18,003
41.76%
24,925
57.82%
178
0.41%
-6,922
-16.06%
43,106
Bradford
5,523
28.86%
13,472
70.40%
142
0.74%
-7,949
-41.54%
19,137
Bucks
17,823
40.76%
25,634
58.62%
270
0.62%
-7,811
-17.86%
43,727
Butler
12,377
38.75%
19,341
60.55%
226
0.71%
-6,964
-21.80%
31,944
Cambria
39,676
58.22%
28,203
41.39%
264
0.39%
11,473
16.84%
68,143
Cameron
1,115
39.08%
1,729
60.60%
9
0.32%
-614
-21.52%
2,853
Carbon
11,060
52.74%
9,837
46.91%
73
0.35%
1,223
5.83%
20,970
Centre
8,064
44.21%
10,048
55.08%
130
0.71%
-1,984
-10.88%
18,242
Chester
18,548
40.84%
26,655
58.70%
208
0.46%
-8,107
-17.85%
45,411
Clarion
5,263
39.10%
8,098
60.16%
99
0.74%
-2,835
-21.06%
13,460
Clearfield
13,617
48.92%
13,986
50.24%
233
0.84%
-369
-1.33%
27,836
Clinton
5,703
48.85%
5,915
50.66%
57
0.49%
-212
-1.82%
11,675
Columbia
9,647
50.63%
9,336
49.00%
70
0.37%
311
1.63%
19,053
Crawford
9,216
37.48%
15,205
61.83%
170
0.69%
-5,989
-24.35%
24,591
Cumberland
12,068
40.25%
17,782
59.30%
134
0.45%
-5,714
-19.06%
29,984
Dauphin
30,684
40.51%
44,725
59.05%
333
0.44%
-14,041
-18.54%
75,742
Delaware
64,021
44.67%
78,533
54.80%
755
0.53%
-14,512
-10.13%
143,309
Elk
6,097
51.63%
5,645
47.80%
67
0.57%
452
3.83%
11,809
Erie
32,912
47.99%
35,247
51.40%
419
0.61%
-2,335
-3.40%
68,578
Fayette
35,093
61.04%
21,945
38.17%
451
0.78%
13,148
22.87%
57,489
Forest
673
33.02%
1,344
65.95%
21
1.03%
-671
-32.92%
2,038
Franklin
8,807
39.58%
13,380
60.13%
63
0.28%
-4,573
-20.55%
22,250
Fulton
1,758
45.58%
2,084
54.03%
15
0.39%
-326
-8.45%
3,857
Greene
8,392
59.13%
5,747
40.49%
53
0.37%
2,645
18.64%
14,192
Huntingdon
4,131
33.53%
8,106
65.80%
83
0.67%
-3,975
-32.26%
12,320
Indiana
8,863
37.83%
14,388
61.42%
175
0.75%
-5,525
-23.58%
23,426
Jefferson
6,425
36.62%
10,970
62.52%
152
0.87%
-4,545
-25.90%
17,547
Juniata
2,666
43.05%
3,512
56.71%
15
0.24%
-846
-13.66%
6,193
Lackawanna
59,190
55.54%
47,261
44.34%
127
0.12%
11,929
11.19%
106,578
Lancaster
27,353
37.64%
44,888
61.77%
432
0.59%
-17,535
-24.13%
72,673
Lawrence
17,331
47.33%
18,886
51.57%
403
1.10%
-1,555
-4.25%
36,620
Lebanon
11,818
43.52%
15,206
56.00%
129
0.48%
-3,388
-12.48%
27,153
Lehigh
29,134
47.73%
31,584
51.75%
315
0.52%
-2,450
-4.01%
61,033
Luzerne
73,674
51.81%
67,984
47.81%
541
0.38%
5,690
4.00%
142,199
Lycoming
15,658
43.81%
19,886
55.64%
197
0.55%
-4,228
-11.83%
35,741
McKean
6,492
34.90%
11,988
64.45%
121
0.65%
-5,496
-29.55%
18,601
Mercer
16,589
45.57%
19,606
53.85%
212
0.58%
-3,017
-8.29%
36,407
Mifflin
5,693
47.63%
6,205
51.92%
54
0.45%
-512
-4.28%
11,952
Monroe
5,490
46.81%
6,202
52.88%
37
0.32%
-712
-6.07%
11,729
Montgomery
47,815
37.70%
78,260
61.71%
752
0.59%
-30,445
-24.01%
126,827
Montour
2,212
44.71%
2,727
55.12%
8
0.16%
-515
-10.41%
4,947
Northampton
32,584
54.75%
26,643
44.76%
292
0.49%
5,941
9.98%
59,519
Northumberland
20,333
47.90%
21,995
51.81%
122
0.29%
-1,662
-3.92%
42,450
Perry
3,265
36.16%
5,722
63.37%
43
0.48%
-2,457
-27.21%
9,030
Philadelphia
496,367
58.70%
346,380
40.96%
2,883
0.34%
149,987
17.74%
845,630
Pike
1,408
34.33%
2,674
65.20%
19
0.46%
-1,266
-30.87%
4,101
Potter
1,894
29.58%
4,474
69.86%
36
0.56%
-2,580
-40.29%
6,404
Schuylkill
35,852
46.72%
40,671
53.00%
221
0.29%
-4,819
-6.28%
76,744
Snyder
1,795
23.89%
5,696
75.81%
23
0.31%
-3,901
-51.92%
7,514
Somerset
10,287
38.96%
16,039
60.74%
79
0.30%
-5,752
-21.78%
26,405
Sullivan
1,329
41.60%
1,858
58.15%
8
0.25%
-529
-16.56%
3,195
Susquehanna
4,212
32.20%
8,819
67.42%
49
0.37%
-4,607
-35.22%
13,080
Tioga
3,248
23.69%
10,381
75.73%
79
0.58%
-7,133
-52.04%
13,708
Union
1,704
23.25%
5,585
76.19%
41
0.56%
-3,881
-52.95%
7,330
Venango
6,426
29.69%
14,916
68.91%
304
1.40%
-8,490
-39.22%
21,646
Warren
4,440
32.05%
9,276
66.96%
137
0.99%
-4,836
-34.91%
13,853
Washington
46,023
62.17%
27,615
37.30%
392
0.53%
18,408
24.87%
74,030
Wayne
2,793
25.22%
8,242
74.43%
39
0.35%
-5,449
-49.21%
11,074
Westmoreland
61,057
58.17%
43,202
41.16%
705
0.67%
17,855
17.01%
104,964
Wyoming
1,982
30.11%
4,581
69.60%
19
0.29%
-2,599
-39.49%
6,582
York
38,226
53.72%
32,617
45.84%
315
0.44%
5,609
7.88%
71,158
Totals
1,940,479
51.14%
1,835,054
48.36%
19,260
0.51%
105,425
2.78%
3,794,793
See also [ ]
List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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