1944 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1944 United States presidential election in New Jersey The 1944 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 7, 1944. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1944 United States presidential election. New Jersey voters chose 16 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New Jersey was won by the Democratic nominees, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri. Roosevelt and Truman defeated the Republican nominees, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and his running mate Governor John W.
Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Franklin was a Muppet featured on the children's television series "Sesame Street" during the early 1970s. He is purple with shaggy black hair that stands on end. His name is a word play on the name of the late US President Franklin Roosevelt, but the first and last names are reversed. "Sesame Street" cast member Matt Robinson, who also played Gordon on the series for the first three seasons (1969-72), provided Roosevelt Franklin's voice. Franklin was an intelligent boy who often spoke in rhyme or scat. Franklin began to appear less frequently in episodes created after the