The 1944 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 7, 1944 as part of the
1944 United States presidential election
The 1944 United States presidential election was the 40th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1944. The election took place during World War II. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Re ...
. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Montana voted to give
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
nominee,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt a record fourth term, over the
Republican nominee,
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey
Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican candidate for president in 1944 and 1948: although ...
. Roosevelt won Montana by the substantial margin of 9.35%. This was the last occasion
Gallatin County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until
Barack Obama carried the county in
2008
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.
[Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 247-249 ]
Roosevelt remains the last Democratic presidential candidate to have carried Montana twice.
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Montana
References
{{United States elections
Montana
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
1944 Montana elections