1944 United States elections net loss of one seat to the Republicans, they still kept a large majority in the Senate. 1944 United States elections The 1944 United States elections was held on November 7, 1944, taking place just a month after the Allies liberated Paris in World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term, while the Democrats retained their majorities in both chambers of Congress. Seeking a record fourth term, Democratic incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt was challenged by Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. Dewey ran an energetic campaign, seeking a smaller government and
1944 United States presidential election in Florida 1944 United States presidential election in Florida The 1944 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 7, 1944. Voters chose eight electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt won by a large margin of 40.64 percentage points or 196,162 votes and received Florida's electoral votes. This constitutes the last time a Democratic Presidential nominee won over sixty percent of the vote in Florida. This election effectively became Florida's last as a member of the Democratic "Solid South". A combination of mass immigration, especially of retirees, from