1944 United States presidential election in Maryland

1944 United States presidential election in Maryland
All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
Roosevelt 50–60%	Dewey 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democratic	Elected President ; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democratic

The 1944 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Quick facts All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College, Nominee ...

Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 51.85% of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 48.15% of the popular vote.^[3]^[4]

In this election, Maryland voted 3.79% to the right of the nation at-large.^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	315,490	51.85%
	Republican	Thomas E. Dewey	292,949	48.15%
Total votes			608,439	100%

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican		Margin		Total votes cast^[6]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[6]
Allegany	15,345	49.61%	15,589	50.39%	-244	-0.79%	30,934
Anne Arundel	10,269	48.60%	10,860	51.40%	-591	-2.80%	21,129
Baltimore	26,275	43.56%	34,047	56.44%	-7,772	-12.88%	60,322
Baltimore City	163,493	59.17%	112,817	40.83%	50,676	18.34%	276,310
Calvert	1,549	41.49%	2,184	58.51%	-635	-17.01%	3,733
Caroline	2,060	40.13%	3,073	59.87%	-1,013	-19.74%	5,133
Carroll	4,483	33.25%	8,999	66.75%	-4,516	-33.50%	13,482
Cecil	4,662	55.89%	3,680	44.11%	982	11.77%	8,342
Charles	1,875	40.50%	2,755	59.50%	-880	-19.01%	4,630
Dorchester	4,764	52.90%	4,241	47.10%	523	5.81%	9,005
Frederick	8,528	42.87%	11,367	57.13%	-2,839	-14.27%	19,895
Garrett	1,961	32.03%	4,162	67.97%	-2,201	-35.95%	6,123
Harford	4,839	41.75%	6,751	58.25%	-1,912	-16.50%	11,590
Howard	3,140	48.43%	3,344	51.57%	-204	-3.15%	6,484
Kent	2,454	51.07%	2,351	48.93%	103	2.14%	4,805
Montgomery	15,324	42.90%	20,400	57.10%	-5,076	-14.21%	35,724
Prince George's	14,006	50.46%	13,750	49.54%	256	0.92%	27,756
Queen Anne's	3,027	58.82%	2,119	41.18%	908	17.64%	5,146
Somerset	3,125	45.19%	3,790	54.81%	-665	-9.62%	6,915
St. Mary's	1,891	41.43%	2,673	58.57%	-782	-17.13%	4,564
Talbot	2,768	42.72%	3,712	57.28%	-944	-14.57%	6,480
Washington	11,365	48.17%	12,227	51.83%	-862	-3.65%	23,592
Wicomico	5,674	52.96%	5,040	47.04%	634	5.92%	10,714
Worcester	2,613	46.40%	3,018	53.60%	-405	-7.19%	5,631
Totals	315,490	51.85%	292,949	48.15%	22,541	3.70%	608,439

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