1944 United States presidential election 1944 United States presidential election The United States presidential election of 1944 was the 40th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1944. The election took place during World War II. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Roosevelt had become the first president to win a third term with his victory in the 1940 presidential election, and there was little doubt that he would seek a fourth term. Unlike in 1940, Roosevelt faced little opposition within his own party, and he easily won the presidential nomination of the 1944 Democratic National Convention. However, that
1944 United States presidential election in Florida 1944 United States presidential election in Florida The 1944 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 7, 1944. Voters chose eight electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt won by a large margin of 40.64 percentage points or 196,162 votes and received Florida's electoral votes. This constitutes the last time a Democratic Presidential nominee won over sixty percent of the vote in Florida. This election effectively became Florida's last as a member of the Democratic "Solid South". A combination of mass immigration, especially of retirees, from