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United States presidential election of 1944: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 7, 1944
Location United States
Context World War II

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt and Truman campaign poster
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1944 presidential election by state. States won by Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded blue, while those won by Dewey (Republican) are shaded red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with most states colored blue, indicating a Democratic victory in the majority of the country.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling and leaning on a surface, holding a cigarette in a holder, wearing a suit and glasses, photographed in 1937.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of United States
Henry A. Wallace, 33rd vice president of the United States, seated at a desk in a suit, holding a pen over papers, looking toward the camera.
Henry A. Wallace
vice president of United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Wendell Willkie
American politician
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John W. Bricker
American politician
Portrait of Thomas E. Dewey, 1948, showing him in a suit and tie with a neatly trimmed mustache, looking directly at the camera.
Thomas E. Dewey
governor of New York
Thomas, Norman
Norman Thomas
American politician

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