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1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut

← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
 
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 8 0
Popular vote 435,146 390,527
Percentage 52.30% 46.94%


President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a margin of 5.36%.

This is the most recent election in which a candidate won Connecticut without carrying Middlesex County.

Results[edit]

1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York Harry S. Truman of Missouri 435,146 52.30% 8 100.00%
Republican Thomas Edmund Dewey of New York John William Bricker of Ohio 390,527 46.94% 0 0.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York Darlington Hoopes of Pennsylvania 5,097 0.61% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Edward A. Teichert of Pennsylvania Arla Arbaugh of Ohio 1,220 0.15% 0 0.00%
Total 831,990 100.00% 8 100.00%

By county[edit]

1944 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [2]
County Roosevelt % Roosevelt # Dewey % Dewey # Others % Others # Total #
Fairfield 48.3% 99,181 50.5% 103,693 1.2% 2,423 205,297
Hartford 57.0% 127,841 42.5% 95,224 0.5% 1,153 224,218
Litchfield 44.2% 19,212 55.2% 24,019 0.6% 248 43,479
Middlesex 48.3% 13,551 51.0% 14,315 0.6% 176 28,042
New Haven 52.7% 123,450 46.5% 108,883 0.8% 1,811 234,144
New London 54.5% 29,304 44.9% 24,153 0.5% 285 53,742
Tolland 48.1% 7,721 51.2% 8,208 0.7% 117 16,046
Windham 55.1% 14,886 44.5% 12,032 0.4% 104 27,022

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "1944 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.