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The 1944 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, with 56.84% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Ohio Governor John Bricker, with 42.24% of the popular vote.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 486,774 | 56.84% | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Dewey | 361,689 | 42.24% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 3,824 | 0.45% | |
| Prohibition | Claude A. Watson | 2,396 | 0.28% | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward A. Teichert | 1,645 | 0.19% | |
| Total votes | 856,328 | 100% | ||
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||
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| Adams | 1,062 | 38.76% | 1,666 | 60.80% | 12 | 0.44% | -604 | -22.04% | 2,740 |
| Asotin | 1,888 | 57.74% | 1,367 | 41.80% | 15 | 0.46% | 521 | 15.93% | 3,270 |
| Benton | 4,233 | 51.80% | 3,905 | 47.79% | 34 | 0.42% | 328 | 4.01% | 8,172 |
| Chelan | 6,557 | 47.82% | 7,081 | 51.64% | 75 | 0.55% | -524 | -3.82% | 13,713 |
| Clallam | 5,441 | 60.11% | 3,551 | 39.23% | 59 | 0.65% | 1,890 | 20.88% | 9,051 |
| Clark | 18,861 | 59.78% | 12,312 | 39.03% | 376 | 1.19% | 6,549 | 20.76% | 31,549 |
| Columbia | 1,039 | 45.77% | 1,211 | 53.35% | 20 | 0.88% | -172 | -7.58% | 2,270 |
| Cowlitz | 10,485 | 62.41% | 6,157 | 36.65% | 157 | 0.93% | 4,328 | 25.76% | 16,799 |
| Douglas | 1,832 | 49.99% | 1,809 | 49.36% | 24 | 0.65% | 23 | 0.63% | 3,665 |
| Ferry | 792 | 60.23% | 518 | 39.39% | 5 | 0.38% | 274 | 20.84% | 1,315 |
| Franklin | 1,974 | 58.56% | 1,381 | 40.97% | 16 | 0.47% | 593 | 17.59% | 3,371 |
| Garfield | 677 | 42.00% | 925 | 57.38% | 10 | 0.62% | -248 | -15.38% | 1,612 |
| Grant | 2,354 | 60.33% | 1,530 | 39.21% | 18 | 0.46% | 824 | 21.12% | 3,902 |
| Grays Harbor | 13,803 | 63.41% | 7,834 | 35.99% | 130 | 0.60% | 5,969 | 27.42% | 21,767 |
| Island | 1,662 | 52.15% | 1,487 | 46.66% | 38 | 1.19% | 175 | 5.49% | 3,187 |
| Jefferson | 1,829 | 56.07% | 1,415 | 43.38% | 18 | 0.55% | 414 | 12.69% | 3,262 |
| King | 165,308 | 57.68% | 118,719 | 41.42% | 2,577 | 0.90% | 46,589 | 16.26% | 286,604 |
| Kitsap | 24,016 | 67.67% | 11,224 | 31.62% | 251 | 0.71% | 12,792 | 36.04% | 35,491 |
| Kittitas | 4,227 | 55.00% | 3,423 | 44.54% | 36 | 0.47% | 804 | 10.46% | 7,686 |
| Klickitat | 2,089 | 50.62% | 1,980 | 47.98% | 58 | 1.41% | 109 | 2.64% | 4,127 |
| Lewis | 7,706 | 46.07% | 8,896 | 53.19% | 124 | 0.74% | -1,190 | -7.11% | 16,726 |
| Lincoln | 2,328 | 45.95% | 2,723 | 53.75% | 15 | 0.30% | -395 | -7.80% | 5,066 |
| Mason | 3,379 | 62.61% | 1,976 | 36.61% | 42 | 0.78% | 1,403 | 26.00% | 5,397 |
| Okanogan | 4,642 | 52.97% | 4,084 | 46.60% | 38 | 0.43% | 558 | 6.37% | 8,764 |
| Pacific | 3,745 | 60.64% | 2,419 | 39.17% | 12 | 0.19% | 1,326 | 21.47% | 6,176 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,385 | 56.48% | 1,052 | 42.90% | 15 | 0.61% | 333 | 13.58% | 2,452 |
| Pierce | 53,269 | 61.68% | 31,626 | 36.62% | 1,475 | 1.71% | 21,643 | 25.06% | 86,370 |
| San Juan | 644 | 47.56% | 703 | 51.92% | 7 | 0.52% | -59 | -4.36% | 1,354 |
| Skagit | 9,409 | 54.29% | 7,805 | 45.03% | 118 | 0.68% | 1,604 | 9.25% | 17,332 |
| Skamania | 968 | 58.77% | 668 | 40.56% | 11 | 0.67% | 300 | 18.21% | 1,647 |
| Snohomish | 27,345 | 63.40% | 15,182 | 35.20% | 603 | 1.40% | 12,163 | 28.20% | 43,130 |
| Spokane | 45,491 | 55.27% | 36,359 | 44.18% | 456 | 0.55% | 9,132 | 11.10% | 82,306 |
| Stevens | 3,951 | 55.14% | 3,151 | 43.98% | 63 | 0.88% | 800 | 11.17% | 7,165 |
| Thurston | 9,708 | 54.64% | 7,900 | 44.47% | 158 | 0.89% | 1,808 | 10.18% | 17,766 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,003 | 64.92% | 532 | 34.43% | 10 | 0.65% | 471 | 30.49% | 1,545 |
| Walla Walla | 5,793 | 43.77% | 7,364 | 55.64% | 78 | 0.59% | -1,571 | -11.87% | 13,235 |
| Whatcom | 14,787 | 52.63% | 12,890 | 45.88% | 421 | 1.50% | 1,897 | 6.75% | 28,098 |
| Whitman | 5,449 | 47.42% | 6,000 | 52.22% | 41 | 0.36% | -551 | -4.80% | 11,490 |
| Yakima | 15,643 | 42.56% | 20,864 | 56.76% | 249 | 0.68% | -5,221 | -14.20% | 36,756 |
| Totals | 486,774 | 56.84% | 361,689 | 42.24% | 7,865 | 0.92% | 125,085 | 14.61% | 856,328 |
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