1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota Dakota would prove to be Dewey's third strongest state after Kansas and Nebraska. 1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota The 1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. South Dakota voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Dakota was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 58.33% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman,
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, the library was built under the President's personal direction in 1939-1940, and dedicated on June 30, 1941. It is the first presidential library in the United States and one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration. Built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain, it was constructed on of