Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 1944 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 1944 This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1944 election. At the start of the 1944 Republican National Convention, New York Governor Thomas Dewey seemed like the likely presidential nominee, but his nomination was not assured due to strong support for Ohio Governor John W. Bricker and former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen. Though Dewey wanted California Governor Earl Warren as his running mate, Warren was convinced that Franklin D. Roosevelt would win re-election, and refused to be anyone's running mate.
Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic presidential primaries: 1944 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally): Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945); 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932). New York United States Senate election, 1914 (Democratic primary): 1920 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally): United States presidential election, 1920 New York gubernatorial election, 1928: New York gubernatorial election, 1930: 1932 Democratic presidential primaries: 1932 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally) First tally: Second tally: Third tally: Fourth tally: United States presidential election, 1932 1936 Democratic presidential primaries: 1936 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally): 1940 Democratic