1944 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1944 United States presidential election in South Carolina The 1944 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. South Carolina was won by Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over New York governor Thomas E. Dewey by a landslide margin of 83.18 percent. Unpledged Southern Democrats – foreshadowing the Dixiecrat bolt that would begin in the following election to completely transform the state’s politics – received
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