1944 United States presidential election in Kansas 1944 United States presidential election in Kansas The 1944 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 60.25% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 39.18% of the popular vote. Dewey’s margin was the biggest against FDR in any state during
Third and fourth terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt draw back on his anti-colonialism. That annoyed Indian nationalist leaders, though most of those leaders were in British prisons for the duration because they would not support the war against Japan. Roosevelt also promised to return Chinese territories seized by Japan since 1895, and ended the practice of American special rights in China. Unlike 1940, Roosevelt openly sought re-election in 1944, and he faced little opposition for the Democratic 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