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United States presidential election, 1944
The 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1944. Ohio voters chose twenty-five electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Republican Party candidate Thomas E. Dewey narrowly won the state of Ohio with 50.18% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt got 49.82% of the popular vote. This election was one of only two occasions since 1896 Ohio has voted for a losing candidate, the other being in 1960 for Richard Nixon .[1]
Results
Results by county
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast[2]
County
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Adams
5,590
58.30%
3,998
41.70%
1,592
16.60%
9,588
Allen
21,024
62.59%
12,564
37.41%
8,460
25.19%
33,588
Ashland
8,994
59.47%
6,130
40.53%
2,864
18.94%
15,124
Ashtabula
17,181
56.33%
13,319
43.67%
3,862
12.66%
30,500
Athens
10,326
58.13%
7,438
41.87%
2,888
16.26%
17,764
Auglaize
8,980
64.75%
4,888
35.25%
4,092
29.51%
13,868
Belmont
15,485
39.13%
24,093
60.87%
-8,608
-21.75%
39,578
Brown
5,024
51.44%
4,743
48.56%
281
2.88%
9,767
Butler
22,702
45.96%
26,698
54.04%
-3,996
-8.09%
49,400
Carroll
4,898
62.75%
2,907
37.25%
1,991
25.51%
7,805
Champaign
7,795
61.89%
4,800
38.11%
2,995
23.78%
12,595
Clark
22,207
49.83%
22,362
50.17%
-155
-0.35%
44,569
Clermont
9,125
53.48%
7,937
46.52%
1,188
6.96%
17,062
Clinton
7,200
65.98%
3,713
34.02%
3,487
31.95%
10,913
Columbiana
19,976
51.52%
18,796
48.48%
1,180
3.04%
38,772
Coshocton
7,917
56.38%
6,126
43.62%
1,791
12.75%
14,043
Crawford
10,464
59.65%
7,079
40.35%
3,385
19.30%
17,543
Cuyahoga
217,824
39.71%
330,659
60.29%
-112,835
-20.57%
548,483
Darke
11,135
58.08%
8,036
41.92%
3,099
16.17%
19,171
Defiance
7,450
67.21%
3,634
32.79%
3,816
34.43%
11,084
Delaware
9,186
66.78%
4,569
33.22%
4,617
33.57%
13,755
Erie
10,663
57.90%
7,753
42.10%
2,910
15.80%
18,416
Fairfield
11,135
56.89%
8,439
43.11%
2,696
13.77%
19,574
Fayette
5,933
60.06%
3,945
39.94%
1,988
20.13%
9,878
Franklin
99,292
52.62%
89,394
47.38%
9,898
5.25%
188,686
Fulton
8,258
79.37%
2,147
20.63%
6,111
58.73%
10,405
Gallia
6,464
68.53%
2,968
31.47%
3,496
37.07%
9,432
Geauga
5,295
61.86%
3,264
38.14%
2,031
23.73%
8,559
Greene
9,680
54.95%
7,937
45.05%
1,743
9.89%
17,617
Guernsey
8,878
57.69%
6,512
42.31%
2,366
15.37%
15,390
Hamilton
154,960
51.75%
144,470
48.25%
10,490
3.50%
299,430
Hancock
13,450
68.27%
6,252
31.73%
7,198
36.53%
19,702
Hardin
8,566
62.55%
5,128
37.45%
3,438
25.11%
13,694
Harrison
5,194
60.57%
3,381
39.43%
1,813
21.14%
8,575
Henry
7,241
73.54%
2,605
26.46%
4,636
47.09%
9,846
Highland
7,963
59.88%
5,336
40.12%
2,627
19.75%
13,299
Hocking
4,535
54.63%
3,766
45.37%
769
9.26%
8,301
Holmes
3,093
54.69%
2,563
45.31%
530
9.37%
5,656
Huron
11,442
66.06%
5,879
33.94%
5,563
32.12%
17,321
Jackson
6,786
59.26%
4,666
40.74%
2,120
18.51%
11,452
Jefferson
15,496
38.43%
24,827
61.57%
-9,331
-23.14%
40,323
Knox
9,963
64.13%
5,573
35.87%
4,390
28.26%
15,536
Lake
13,697
51.86%
12,713
48.14%
984
3.73%
26,410
Lawrence
9,312
53.90%
7,966
46.10%
1,346
7.79%
17,278
Licking
16,815
56.74%
12,819
43.26%
3,996
13.48%
29,634
Logan
9,882
66.65%
4,944
33.35%
4,938
33.31%
14,826
Lorain
23,866
48.59%
25,254
51.41%
-1,388
-2.83%
49,120
Lucas
77,247
50.37%
76,109
49.63%
1,138
0.74%
153,356
Madison
5,546
62.17%
3,374
37.83%
2,172
24.35%
8,920
Mahoning
35,184
33.42%
70,102
66.58%
-34,918
-33.16%
105,286
Marion
11,925
57.61%
8,775
42.39%
3,150
15.22%
20,700
Medina
10,375
63.35%
6,003
36.65%
4,372
26.69%
16,378
Meigs
6,401
65.32%
3,399
34.68%
3,002
30.63%
9,800
Mercer
7,712
63.04%
4,522
36.96%
3,190
26.07%
12,234
Miami
14,751
58.47%
10,476
41.53%
4,275
16.95%
25,227
Monroe
3,617
50.30%
3,574
49.70%
43
0.60%
7,191
Montgomery
63,336
43.47%
82,367
56.53%
-19,031
-13.06%
145,703
Morgan
4,309
72.13%
1,665
27.87%
2,644
44.26%
5,974
Morrow
5,439
69.78%
2,356
30.22%
3,083
39.55%
7,795
Muskingum
17,577
58.00%
12,729
42.00%
4,848
16.00%
30,306
Noble
4,130
64.89%
2,235
35.11%
1,895
29.77%
6,365
Ottawa
6,922
58.35%
4,941
41.65%
1,981
16.70%
11,863
Paulding
4,515
65.72%
2,355
34.28%
2,160
31.44%
6,870
Perry
7,339
59.24%
5,050
40.76%
2,289
18.48%
12,389
Pickaway
5,997
52.80%
5,362
47.20%
635
5.59%
11,359
Pike
3,117
43.99%
3,968
56.01%
-851
-12.01%
7,085
Portage
12,284
49.50%
12,533
50.50%
-249
-1.00%
24,817
Preble
6,609
57.56%
4,872
42.44%
1,737
15.13%
11,481
Putnam
8,004
71.79%
3,145
28.21%
4,859
43.58%
11,149
Richland
18,065
53.97%
15,406
46.03%
2,659
7.94%
33,471
Ross
11,424
53.50%
9,928
46.50%
1,496
7.01%
21,352
Sandusky
13,763
69.19%
6,129
30.81%
7,634
38.38%
19,892
Scioto
17,489
50.51%
17,134
49.49%
355
1.03%
34,623
Seneca
15,137
70.86%
6,224
29.14%
8,913
41.73%
21,361
Shelby
7,084
55.75%
5,622
44.25%
1,462
11.51%
12,706
Stark
51,506
47.30%
57,393
52.70%
-5,887
-5.41%
108,899
Summit
64,696
41.61%
90,783
58.39%
-26,087
-16.78%
155,479
Trumbull
25,150
42.30%
34,312
57.70%
-9,162
-15.41%
59,462
Tuscarawas
14,357
47.01%
16,184
52.99%
-1,827
-5.98%
30,541
Union
6,908
70.38%
2,907
29.62%
4,001
40.76%
9,815
Van Wert
8,529
62.83%
5,046
37.17%
3,483
25.66%
13,575
Vinton
2,719
59.82%
1,826
40.18%
893
19.65%
4,545
Warren
8,598
59.86%
5,765
40.14%
2,833
19.72%
14,363
Washington
11,676
62.44%
7,023
37.56%
4,653
24.88%
18,699
Wayne
13,616
58.89%
9,506
41.11%
4,110
17.78%
23,122
Williams
8,738
71.89%
3,417
28.11%
5,321
43.78%
12,155
Wood
16,016
66.62%
8,025
33.38%
7,991
33.24%
24,041
Wyandot
6,144
65.54%
3,231
34.46%
2,913
31.07%
9,375
Totals
1,582,293
50.18%
1,570,763
49.82%
11,530
0.37%
3,153,056
References