1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Election in South Dakota
The 1944 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Dakota was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 58.33% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 41.67% of the popular vote.[3][4]
With 58.33% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Dewey's third strongest state after Kansas and Nebraska.[5]
Results
Results by county
County[6]
|
Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
|
Margin
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Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Armstrong
|
0
|
0.00%
|
4
|
100.00%
|
-4
|
-100.00%
|
4
|
Aurora
|
1,163
|
53.50%
|
1,011
|
46.50%
|
152
|
6.99%
|
2,174
|
Beadle
|
3,610
|
48.44%
|
3,842
|
51.56%
|
-232
|
-3.11%
|
7,452
|
Bennett
|
494
|
46.60%
|
566
|
53.40%
|
-72
|
-6.79%
|
1,060
|
Bon Homme
|
2,553
|
56.31%
|
1,981
|
43.69%
|
572
|
12.62%
|
4,534
|
Brookings
|
4,136
|
66.61%
|
2,073
|
33.39%
|
2,063
|
33.23%
|
6,209
|
Brown
|
5,611
|
46.90%
|
6,352
|
53.10%
|
-741
|
-6.19%
|
11,963
|
Brule
|
1,002
|
41.51%
|
1,412
|
58.49%
|
-410
|
-16.98%
|
2,414
|
Buffalo
|
324
|
56.45%
|
250
|
43.55%
|
74
|
12.89%
|
574
|
Butte
|
1,824
|
66.28%
|
928
|
33.72%
|
896
|
32.56%
|
2,752
|
Campbell
|
1,047
|
83.43%
|
208
|
16.57%
|
839
|
66.85%
|
1,255
|
Charles Mix
|
2,171
|
44.56%
|
2,701
|
55.44%
|
-530
|
-10.88%
|
4,872
|
Clark
|
1,936
|
61.56%
|
1,209
|
38.44%
|
727
|
23.12%
|
3,145
|
Clay
|
1,970
|
52.31%
|
1,796
|
47.69%
|
174
|
4.62%
|
3,766
|
Codington
|
3,348
|
51.76%
|
3,120
|
48.24%
|
228
|
3.53%
|
6,468
|
Corson
|
1,008
|
56.19%
|
786
|
43.81%
|
222
|
12.37%
|
1,794
|
Custer
|
1,288
|
64.40%
|
712
|
35.60%
|
576
|
28.80%
|
2,000
|
Davison
|
2,929
|
47.62%
|
3,222
|
52.38%
|
-293
|
-4.76%
|
6,151
|
Day
|
2,593
|
51.04%
|
2,487
|
48.96%
|
106
|
2.09%
|
5,080
|
Deuel
|
1,910
|
61.81%
|
1,180
|
38.19%
|
730
|
23.62%
|
3,090
|
Dewey
|
913
|
64.12%
|
511
|
35.88%
|
402
|
28.23%
|
1,424
|
Douglas
|
1,483
|
67.35%
|
719
|
32.65%
|
764
|
34.70%
|
2,202
|
Edmunds
|
1,762
|
64.71%
|
961
|
35.29%
|
801
|
29.42%
|
2,723
|
Fall River
|
1,938
|
63.33%
|
1,122
|
36.67%
|
816
|
26.67%
|
3,060
|
Faulk
|
1,090
|
54.88%
|
896
|
45.12%
|
194
|
9.77%
|
1,986
|
Grant
|
2,278
|
60.70%
|
1,475
|
39.30%
|
803
|
21.40%
|
3,753
|
Gregory
|
2,067
|
56.17%
|
1,613
|
43.83%
|
454
|
12.34%
|
3,680
|
Haakon
|
638
|
62.61%
|
381
|
37.39%
|
257
|
25.22%
|
1,019
|
Hamlin
|
1,811
|
63.97%
|
1,020
|
36.03%
|
791
|
27.94%
|
2,831
|
Hand
|
1,558
|
57.62%
|
1,146
|
42.38%
|
412
|
15.24%
|
2,704
|
Hanson
|
1,070
|
55.33%
|
864
|
44.67%
|
206
|
10.65%
|
1,934
|
Harding
|
552
|
52.82%
|
493
|
47.18%
|
59
|
5.65%
|
1,045
|
Hughes
|
1,676
|
64.12%
|
938
|
35.88%
|
738
|
28.23%
|
2,614
|
Hutchinson
|
3,799
|
84.46%
|
699
|
15.54%
|
3,100
|
68.92%
|
4,498
|
Hyde
|
842
|
64.97%
|
454
|
35.03%
|
388
|
29.94%
|
1,296
|
Jackson
|
340
|
61.48%
|
213
|
38.52%
|
127
|
22.97%
|
553
|
Jerauld
|
1,217
|
62.47%
|
731
|
37.53%
|
486
|
24.95%
|
1,948
|
Jones
|
465
|
63.79%
|
264
|
36.21%
|
201
|
27.57%
|
729
|
Kingsbury
|
2,541
|
68.73%
|
1,156
|
31.27%
|
1,385
|
37.46%
|
3,697
|
Lake
|
2,956
|
65.70%
|
1,543
|
34.30%
|
1,413
|
31.41%
|
4,499
|
Lawrence
|
3,528
|
65.41%
|
1,866
|
34.59%
|
1,662
|
30.81%
|
5,394
|
Lincoln
|
3,298
|
66.99%
|
1,625
|
33.01%
|
1,673
|
33.98%
|
4,923
|
Lyman
|
867
|
57.92%
|
630
|
42.08%
|
237
|
15.83%
|
1,497
|
Marshall
|
1,511
|
52.57%
|
1,363
|
47.43%
|
148
|
5.15%
|
2,874
|
McCook
|
2,516
|
68.39%
|
1,163
|
31.61%
|
1,353
|
36.78%
|
3,679
|
McPherson
|
2,290
|
84.81%
|
410
|
15.19%
|
1,880
|
69.63%
|
2,700
|
Meade
|
1,912
|
62.16%
|
1,164
|
37.84%
|
748
|
24.32%
|
3,076
|
Mellette
|
544
|
57.02%
|
410
|
42.98%
|
134
|
14.05%
|
954
|
Miner
|
1,544
|
58.62%
|
1,090
|
41.38%
|
454
|
17.24%
|
2,634
|
Minnehaha
|
13,920
|
57.67%
|
10,216
|
42.33%
|
3,704
|
15.35%
|
24,136
|
Moody
|
2,080
|
59.43%
|
1,420
|
40.57%
|
660
|
18.86%
|
3,500
|
Pennington
|
5,246
|
59.87%
|
3,517
|
40.13%
|
1,729
|
19.73%
|
8,763
|
Perkins
|
1,325
|
57.11%
|
995
|
42.89%
|
330
|
14.22%
|
2,320
|
Potter
|
1,001
|
58.27%
|
717
|
41.73%
|
284
|
16.53%
|
1,718
|
Roberts
|
2,721
|
47.36%
|
3,024
|
52.64%
|
-303
|
-5.27%
|
5,745
|
Sanborn
|
1,212
|
54.84%
|
998
|
45.16%
|
214
|
9.68%
|
2,210
|
Shannon
|
562
|
53.93%
|
480
|
46.07%
|
82
|
7.87%
|
1,042
|
Spink
|
2,365
|
50.86%
|
2,285
|
49.14%
|
80
|
1.72%
|
4,650
|
Stanley
|
384
|
62.14%
|
234
|
37.86%
|
150
|
24.27%
|
618
|
Sully
|
612
|
67.11%
|
300
|
32.89%
|
312
|
34.21%
|
912
|
Todd
|
737
|
51.90%
|
683
|
48.10%
|
54
|
3.80%
|
1,420
|
Tripp
|
1,911
|
53.82%
|
1,640
|
46.18%
|
271
|
7.63%
|
3,551
|
Turner
|
3,549
|
73.13%
|
1,304
|
26.87%
|
2,245
|
46.26%
|
4,853
|
Union
|
2,501
|
54.87%
|
2,057
|
45.13%
|
444
|
9.74%
|
4,558
|
Walworth
|
1,533
|
55.64%
|
1,222
|
44.36%
|
311
|
11.29%
|
2,755
|
Washabaugh
|
139
|
48.77%
|
146
|
51.23%
|
-7
|
-2.46%
|
285
|
Yankton
|
3,313
|
58.41%
|
2,359
|
41.59%
|
954
|
16.82%
|
5,672
|
Ziebach
|
331
|
48.32%
|
354
|
51.68%
|
-23
|
-3.36%
|
685
|
Totals |
135,365 |
58.33% |
96,711 |
41.67% |
38,654 |
16.66% |
232,076
|
See also
References
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