1944 United States presidential election

1944 United States presidential election

November 8, 1944
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Thomas E. Dewey James Farley Henry Wallace Party Republican Democrat Progressive Home state New York New York Iowa Running mate Joseph Martin Jr. Paul Dever Claude Pepper Electoral vote 355 175 1 States carried 30 18 0 Popular vote 19,783,675 18,207,984 5,296,072 Percentage 45.7% 42.1% 12.2%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Dewey/Martin, and blue denotes those won by Farley/Dever. Green denotes the electoral vote for Wallace/Pepper by an Iowa faithless elector.
President before election Thomas E. Dewey Republican Elected President Thomas E. Dewey Republican

The 1944 United States Presidential Election was the 40th quadrennial presidential election. It was the only presidential election that was held during the Second World War.