1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico The 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1944. All forty-eight contemporary States were part of the United States presidential election. New Mexico voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President. A larger relative population in New Mexico increased the number of presidential electors from the state to four, from three in the previous election cycle. New Mexico was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, against Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who was
Third and fourth terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt Third and fourth terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The third and fourth terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on January 20, 1941, the date of Roosevelt's third inauguration, and ended with Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945. Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the United States presidential election, 1940. He remains the only president to serve for more than two terms. Unlike his first two terms in office, Roosevelt's third and fourth terms were dominated by foreign policy concerns, as the United States became a belligerent in World