1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska Dewey's second strongest state after Kansas. 1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska The 1944 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 58.58% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 41.42% of the popular vote. With 58.58% of the popular
Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt nomination. He easily won the presidential nomination of the 1944 Democratic National Convention, making him the first person to serve as a major party nominee in four separate presidential elections. Roosevelt favored Henry Wallace or James Byrnes as his running mate in 1944, but Wallace was unpopular among conservatives in the party, while Byrnes was opposed by liberals and many Catholics. At the behest of party leaders, Roosevelt accepted Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman, who was acceptable to all factions of the party. Truman was best known for his battle against corruption and inefficiency in wartime spending as the head