United States presidential election in Virginia, 1944

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1944

November 7, 1944

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 11 0 Popular vote 242,276 145,243 Percentage 62.36% 37.39%

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

The 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1944 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 53.39% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1944
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	242,276	62.36%	11
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	145,243	37.39%	0
	Prohibition	Claude A. Watson	459	0.12%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	417	0.11%	0
	Socialist Labor	Edward Teichert	90	0.02%	0
Totals			388,485	100.00%	11