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Election in Kentucky
1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky|
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County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Dewey
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
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The 1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 11[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 54.45 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John W. Bricker, with 45.22 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
County
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
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Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast[5]
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Adair
|
2,411
|
41.23%
|
3,414
|
58.39%
|
22
|
0.38%
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-1,003
|
-17.15%
|
5,847
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Allen
|
1,742
|
35.65%
|
3,120
|
63.86%
|
24
|
0.49%
|
-1,378
|
-28.20%
|
4,886
|
Anderson
|
2,148
|
60.02%
|
1,409
|
39.37%
|
22
|
0.61%
|
739
|
20.65%
|
3,579
|
Ballard
|
2,845
|
81.50%
|
637
|
18.25%
|
9
|
0.26%
|
2,208
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63.25%
|
3,491
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Barren
|
4,439
|
57.64%
|
3,262
|
42.36%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,177
|
15.28%
|
7,701
|
Bath
|
2,184
|
57.88%
|
1,581
|
41.90%
|
8
|
0.21%
|
603
|
15.98%
|
3,773
|
Bell
|
4,616
|
48.72%
|
4,822
|
50.90%
|
36
|
0.38%
|
-206
|
-2.17%
|
9,474
|
Boone
|
2,451
|
62.51%
|
1,457
|
37.16%
|
13
|
0.33%
|
994
|
25.35%
|
3,921
|
Bourbon
|
3,828
|
65.97%
|
1,957
|
33.72%
|
18
|
0.31%
|
1,871
|
32.24%
|
5,803
|
Boyd
|
8,130
|
54.06%
|
6,868
|
45.66%
|
42
|
0.28%
|
1,262
|
8.39%
|
15,040
|
Boyle
|
3,490
|
61.02%
|
2,195
|
38.38%
|
34
|
0.59%
|
1,295
|
22.64%
|
5,719
|
Bracken
|
1,915
|
56.04%
|
1,483
|
43.40%
|
19
|
0.56%
|
432
|
12.64%
|
3,417
|
Breathitt
|
2,922
|
69.85%
|
1,230
|
29.40%
|
31
|
0.74%
|
1,692
|
40.45%
|
4,183
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Breckinridge
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2,889
|
46.46%
|
3,292
|
52.94%
|
37
|
0.60%
|
-403
|
-6.48%
|
6,218
|
Bullitt
|
2,092
|
70.30%
|
876
|
29.44%
|
8
|
0.27%
|
1,216
|
40.86%
|
2,976
|
Butler
|
1,153
|
25.54%
|
3,354
|
74.30%
|
7
|
0.16%
|
-2,201
|
-48.76%
|
4,514
|
Caldwell
|
2,444
|
52.04%
|
2,242
|
47.74%
|
10
|
0.21%
|
202
|
4.30%
|
4,696
|
Calloway
|
4,888
|
81.12%
|
1,121
|
18.60%
|
17
|
0.28%
|
3,767
|
62.51%
|
6,026
|
Campbell
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12,959
|
48.59%
|
13,647
|
51.17%
|
64
|
0.24%
|
-688
|
-2.58%
|
26,670
|
Carlisle
|
2,057
|
80.10%
|
505
|
19.67%
|
6
|
0.23%
|
1,552
|
60.44%
|
2,568
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Carroll
|
2,662
|
77.65%
|
755
|
22.02%
|
11
|
0.32%
|
1,907
|
55.63%
|
3,428
|
Carter
|
2,733
|
39.84%
|
4,117
|
60.01%
|
10
|
0.15%
|
-1,384
|
-20.17%
|
6,860
|
Casey
|
1,520
|
28.10%
|
3,869
|
71.53%
|
20
|
0.37%
|
-2,349
|
-43.43%
|
5,409
|
Christian
|
6,260
|
57.96%
|
4,506
|
41.72%
|
35
|
0.32%
|
1,754
|
16.24%
|
10,801
|
Clark
|
3,608
|
64.85%
|
1,929
|
34.67%
|
27
|
0.49%
|
1,679
|
30.18%
|
5,564
|
Clay
|
1,185
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21.57%
|
4,307
|
78.38%
|
3
|
0.05%
|
-3,122
|
-56.82%
|
5,495
|
Clinton
|
564
|
17.71%
|
2,618
|
82.20%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
-2,054
|
-64.49%
|
3,185
|
Crittenden
|
1,544
|
36.25%
|
2,690
|
63.16%
|
25
|
0.59%
|
-1,146
|
-26.91%
|
4,259
|
Cumberland
|
717
|
21.43%
|
2,619
|
78.27%
|
10
|
0.30%
|
-1,902
|
-56.84%
|
3,346
|
Daviess
|
8,143
|
56.73%
|
6,135
|
42.74%
|
77
|
0.54%
|
2,008
|
13.99%
|
14,355
|
Edmonson
|
1,016
|
29.38%
|
2,433
|
70.36%
|
9
|
0.26%
|
-1,417
|
-40.98%
|
3,458
|
Elliott
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1,721
|
77.00%
|
514
|
23.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,207
|
54.00%
|
2,235
|
Estill
|
2,000
|
44.28%
|
2,493
|
55.19%
|
24
|
0.53%
|
-493
|
-10.91%
|
4,517
|
Fayette
|
13,567
|
55.15%
|
10,857
|
44.14%
|
174
|
0.71%
|
2,710
|
11.02%
|
24,598
|
Fleming
|
2,612
|
49.36%
|
2,666
|
50.38%
|
14
|
0.26%
|
-54
|
-1.02%
|
5,292
|
Floyd
|
7,729
|
70.74%
|
3,197
|
29.26%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
4,532
|
41.48%
|
10,926
|
Franklin
|
6,356
|
75.24%
|
2,050
|
24.27%
|
42
|
0.50%
|
4,306
|
50.97%
|
8,448
|
Fulton
|
2,973
|
81.68%
|
654
|
17.97%
|
13
|
0.36%
|
2,319
|
63.71%
|
3,640
|
Gallatin
|
1,360
|
72.03%
|
516
|
27.33%
|
12
|
0.64%
|
844
|
44.70%
|
1,888
|
Garrard
|
1,764
|
46.18%
|
2,042
|
53.46%
|
14
|
0.37%
|
-278
|
-7.28%
|
3,820
|
Grant
|
2,413
|
59.62%
|
1,621
|
40.05%
|
13
|
0.32%
|
792
|
19.57%
|
4,047
|
Graves
|
8,057
|
78.70%
|
2,172
|
21.22%
|
9
|
0.09%
|
5,885
|
57.48%
|
10,238
|
Grayson
|
2,436
|
40.03%
|
3,629
|
59.64%
|
20
|
0.33%
|
-1,193
|
-19.61%
|
6,085
|
Green
|
1,809
|
42.88%
|
2,379
|
56.39%
|
31
|
0.73%
|
-570
|
-13.51%
|
4,219
|
Greenup
|
3,821
|
50.66%
|
3,718
|
49.30%
|
3
|
0.04%
|
103
|
1.37%
|
7,542
|
Hancock
|
1,129
|
45.00%
|
1,365
|
54.40%
|
15
|
0.60%
|
-236
|
-9.41%
|
2,509
|
Hardin
|
4,436
|
60.82%
|
2,831
|
38.81%
|
27
|
0.37%
|
1,605
|
22.00%
|
7,294
|
Harlan
|
8,000
|
57.81%
|
5,815
|
42.02%
|
23
|
0.17%
|
2,185
|
15.79%
|
13,838
|
Harrison
|
3,706
|
71.38%
|
1,466
|
28.24%
|
20
|
0.39%
|
2,240
|
43.14%
|
5,192
|
Hart
|
3,138
|
50.93%
|
3,014
|
48.91%
|
10
|
0.16%
|
124
|
2.01%
|
6,162
|
Henderson
|
5,887
|
68.49%
|
2,683
|
31.22%
|
25
|
0.29%
|
3,204
|
37.28%
|
8,595
|
Henry
|
3,548
|
70.08%
|
1,497
|
29.57%
|
18
|
0.36%
|
2,051
|
40.51%
|
5,063
|
Hickman
|
2,005
|
77.06%
|
588
|
22.60%
|
9
|
0.35%
|
1,417
|
54.46%
|
2,602
|
Hopkins
|
7,352
|
65.80%
|
3,795
|
33.96%
|
27
|
0.24%
|
3,557
|
31.83%
|
11,174
|
Jackson
|
328
|
8.39%
|
3,578
|
91.56%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
-3,250
|
-83.16%
|
3,908
|
Jefferson
|
80,236
|
56.66%
|
60,905
|
43.01%
|
480
|
0.34%
|
19,331
|
13.65%
|
141,621
|
Jessamine
|
2,426
|
57.11%
|
1,790
|
42.14%
|
32
|
0.75%
|
636
|
14.97%
|
4,248
|
Johnson
|
2,222
|
32.32%
|
4,642
|
67.53%
|
10
|
0.15%
|
-2,420
|
-35.21%
|
6,874
|
Kenton
|
17,524
|
57.96%
|
12,654
|
41.85%
|
58
|
0.19%
|
4,870
|
16.11%
|
30,236
|
Knott
|
3,867
|
82.81%
|
803
|
17.19%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,064
|
65.61%
|
4,670
|
Knox
|
2,385
|
31.51%
|
5,178
|
68.40%
|
7
|
0.09%
|
-2,793
|
-36.90%
|
7,570
|
Larue
|
2,065
|
56.72%
|
1,550
|
42.57%
|
26
|
0.71%
|
515
|
14.14%
|
3,641
|
Laurel
|
2,104
|
29.39%
|
5,051
|
70.54%
|
5
|
0.07%
|
-2,947
|
-41.16%
|
7,160
|
Lawrence
|
2,408
|
46.89%
|
2,715
|
52.87%
|
12
|
0.23%
|
-307
|
-5.98%
|
5,135
|
Lee
|
1,072
|
42.04%
|
1,468
|
57.57%
|
10
|
0.39%
|
-396
|
-15.53%
|
2,550
|
Leslie
|
499
|
15.70%
|
2,679
|
84.30%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-2,180
|
-68.60%
|
3,178
|
Letcher
|
4,599
|
53.04%
|
4,055
|
46.77%
|
16
|
0.18%
|
544
|
6.27%
|
8,670
|
Lewis
|
1,434
|
30.40%
|
3,275
|
69.43%
|
8
|
0.17%
|
-1,841
|
-39.03%
|
4,717
|
Lincoln
|
3,087
|
52.13%
|
2,793
|
47.16%
|
42
|
0.71%
|
294
|
4.96%
|
5,922
|
Livingston
|
1,686
|
58.30%
|
1,202
|
41.56%
|
4
|
0.14%
|
484
|
16.74%
|
2,892
|
Logan
|
5,110
|
69.63%
|
2,211
|
30.13%
|
18
|
0.25%
|
2,899
|
39.50%
|
7,339
|
Lyon
|
1,743
|
65.06%
|
924
|
34.49%
|
12
|
0.45%
|
819
|
30.57%
|
2,679
|
Madison
|
5,769
|
51.02%
|
5,468
|
48.36%
|
70
|
0.62%
|
301
|
2.66%
|
11,307
|
Magoffin
|
2,031
|
48.75%
|
2,135
|
51.25%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-104
|
-2.50%
|
4,166
|
Marion
|
2,996
|
63.83%
|
1,673
|
35.64%
|
25
|
0.53%
|
1,323
|
28.18%
|
4,694
|
Marshall
|
2,947
|
68.95%
|
1,316
|
30.79%
|
11
|
0.26%
|
1,631
|
38.16%
|
4,274
|
Martin
|
571
|
21.64%
|
2,067
|
78.33%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
-1,496
|
-56.69%
|
2,639
|
Mason
|
3,810
|
53.62%
|
3,256
|
45.83%
|
39
|
0.55%
|
554
|
7.80%
|
7,105
|
McCracken
|
10,846
|
71.73%
|
4,190
|
27.71%
|
84
|
0.56%
|
6,656
|
44.02%
|
15,120
|
McCreary
|
880
|
20.46%
|
3,419
|
79.49%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
-2,539
|
-59.03%
|
4,301
|
McLean
|
2,222
|
55.59%
|
1,752
|
43.83%
|
23
|
0.58%
|
470
|
11.76%
|
3,997
|
Meade
|
1,828
|
63.47%
|
1,040
|
36.11%
|
12
|
0.42%
|
788
|
27.36%
|
2,880
|
Menifee
|
976
|
63.09%
|
568
|
36.72%
|
3
|
0.19%
|
408
|
26.37%
|
1,547
|
Mercer
|
3,086
|
59.97%
|
2,039
|
39.62%
|
21
|
0.41%
|
1,047
|
20.35%
|
5,146
|
Metcalfe
|
1,694
|
42.22%
|
2,306
|
57.48%
|
12
|
0.30%
|
-612
|
-15.25%
|
4,012
|
Monroe
|
1,101
|
23.18%
|
3,648
|
76.82%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-2,547
|
-53.63%
|
4,749
|
Montgomery
|
2,334
|
61.05%
|
1,481
|
38.74%
|
8
|
0.21%
|
853
|
22.31%
|
3,823
|
Morgan
|
3,242
|
72.63%
|
1,217
|
27.26%
|
5
|
0.11%
|
2,025
|
45.36%
|
4,464
|
Muhlenberg
|
3,657
|
44.04%
|
4,618
|
55.61%
|
29
|
0.35%
|
-961
|
-11.57%
|
8,304
|
Nelson
|
3,648
|
62.78%
|
2,136
|
36.76%
|
27
|
0.46%
|
1,512
|
26.02%
|
5,811
|
Nicholas
|
1,813
|
62.84%
|
1,059
|
36.71%
|
13
|
0.45%
|
754
|
26.14%
|
2,885
|
Ohio
|
3,131
|
40.89%
|
4,494
|
58.69%
|
32
|
0.42%
|
-1,363
|
-17.80%
|
7,657
|
Oldham
|
1,908
|
64.74%
|
1,021
|
34.65%
|
18
|
0.61%
|
887
|
30.10%
|
2,947
|
Owen
|
3,157
|
83.08%
|
627
|
16.50%
|
16
|
0.42%
|
2,530
|
66.58%
|
3,800
|
Owsley
|
325
|
13.77%
|
2,033
|
86.11%
|
3
|
0.13%
|
-1,708
|
-72.34%
|
2,361
|
Pendleton
|
2,096
|
51.25%
|
1,977
|
48.34%
|
17
|
0.42%
|
119
|
2.91%
|
4,090
|
Perry
|
5,527
|
56.04%
|
4,333
|
43.94%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
1,194
|
12.11%
|
9,862
|
Pike
|
9,757
|
54.52%
|
8,092
|
45.21%
|
48
|
0.27%
|
1,665
|
9.30%
|
17,897
|
Powell
|
1,023
|
52.98%
|
902
|
46.71%
|
6
|
0.31%
|
121
|
6.27%
|
1,931
|
Pulaski
|
3,934
|
31.91%
|
8,318
|
67.47%
|
76
|
0.62%
|
-4,384
|
-35.56%
|
12,328
|
Robertson
|
855
|
60.51%
|
556
|
39.35%
|
2
|
0.14%
|
299
|
21.16%
|
1,413
|
Rockcastle
|
1,327
|
25.84%
|
3,802
|
74.03%
|
7
|
0.14%
|
-2,475
|
-48.19%
|
5,136
|
Rowan
|
1,944
|
51.51%
|
1,815
|
48.09%
|
15
|
0.40%
|
129
|
3.42%
|
3,774
|
Russell
|
1,185
|
28.09%
|
3,019
|
71.56%
|
15
|
0.36%
|
-1,834
|
-43.47%
|
4,219
|
Scott
|
3,627
|
69.11%
|
1,589
|
30.28%
|
32
|
0.61%
|
2,038
|
38.83%
|
5,248
|
Shelby
|
4,415
|
68.49%
|
1,997
|
30.98%
|
34
|
0.53%
|
2,418
|
37.51%
|
6,446
|
Simpson
|
2,821
|
73.27%
|
1,012
|
26.29%
|
17
|
0.44%
|
1,809
|
46.99%
|
3,850
|
Spencer
|
1,443
|
68.85%
|
646
|
30.82%
|
7
|
0.33%
|
797
|
38.02%
|
2,096
|
Taylor
|
2,475
|
48.19%
|
2,622
|
51.05%
|
39
|
0.76%
|
-147
|
-2.86%
|
5,136
|
Todd
|
2,990
|
68.36%
|
1,363
|
31.16%
|
21
|
0.48%
|
1,627
|
37.20%
|
4,374
|
Trigg
|
2,511
|
65.10%
|
1,332
|
34.53%
|
14
|
0.36%
|
1,179
|
30.57%
|
3,857
|
Trimble
|
1,916
|
86.70%
|
264
|
11.95%
|
30
|
1.36%
|
1,652
|
74.75%
|
2,210
|
Union
|
3,489
|
78.65%
|
935
|
21.08%
|
12
|
0.27%
|
2,554
|
57.57%
|
4,436
|
Warren
|
7,528
|
60.18%
|
4,944
|
39.52%
|
37
|
0.30%
|
2,584
|
20.66%
|
12,509
|
Washington
|
2,283
|
49.05%
|
2,353
|
50.56%
|
18
|
0.39%
|
-70
|
-1.50%
|
4,654
|
Wayne
|
2,022
|
39.88%
|
3,048
|
60.12%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-1,026
|
-20.24%
|
5,070
|
Webster
|
3,324
|
64.06%
|
1,840
|
35.46%
|
25
|
0.48%
|
1,484
|
28.60%
|
5,189
|
Whitley
|
2,352
|
26.94%
|
6,378
|
73.05%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
-4,026
|
-46.11%
|
8,731
|
Wolfe
|
1,450
|
61.94%
|
889
|
37.98%
|
2
|
0.09%
|
561
|
23.96%
|
2,341
|
Woodford
|
2,154
|
60.81%
|
1,374
|
38.79%
|
14
|
0.40%
|
780
|
22.02%
|
3,542
|
Totals |
472,589 |
54.45% |
392,448 |
45.22% |
2,887 |
0.33% |
80,141 |
9.23% |
867,924
|
References