1940  1944 Presidential Election Returns  1948

President Franklin Roosevelt was campaigning for an unprecedented fourth term. Despite his poor health, he felt that he needed to remain at the helm as the United States continued to fight in World War II. The party knew he might die in office, and nominated a new Vice President in Harry Truman. The New Deal Roosevelt had offered remained popular, as did the President. His opponent, New York Governor Thomas Dewey, campaigned against the New Deal. He also argued in the tradition of Herbert Hoover for smaller government. He also attacked the "tired old men" in Washington who had run the country for so long! Another curious development in the election involved the Texas Regulars. The Texas Regulars were electors who were not instructed on how to vote in the Electoral College, but were Democrats for small government who were opposed to Roosevelt. Roosevelt campaigned vigorously, which countered claims about his poor health. He campaigned on the slogan "Don't Change Horses Midstream." Voters re-elected Roosevelt in a wide margin, but Roosevelt would die less than a half year of beginning his fourth term. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Truman* 25,612,916 53 432 Dewey/Bricker 22,017,929 46 99 Texas Regulars 143,248 0 0 Thomas/Hoopes 79,017 0 0 Watson/Johnson 74,758 0 0 Teichert/Arbaugh 45,188 0 0 All Other Candidates 11,816 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 44,540 18 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 198,918 81 11 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 56,287 41 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 80,926 59 4 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 63,551 30 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 148,965 70 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 1,512,965 43 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 1,988,564 56 25 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 268,731 53 6 Roosevelt/Truman* 234,331 46 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 390,527 47 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 435,146 52 8 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 56,747 45 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 68,166 54 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 143,215 30 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 339,377 70 8 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 59,880 18 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 268,187 82 12 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 100,137 48 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 107,399 52 4 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 1,939,314 48 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 2,079,479 52 28 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 875,891 52 13 Roosevelt/Truman* 781,403 47 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 547,267 52 10 Roosevelt/Truman* 499,876 47 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 442,096 60 8 Roosevelt/Truman* 287,458 39 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 392,448 45 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 472,589 54 11 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 67,750 19 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 281,564 81 10 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 155,434 52 5 Roosevelt/Truman* 140,631 47 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 292,949 48 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 315,490 52 8 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 921,350 47 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 1,035,296 53 16 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 1,084,423 49 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 1,106,899 50 19 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 527,416 47 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 589,864 52 11 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 11,601 6 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 168,479 94 9 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 761,524 48 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 807,804 51 15 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 93,163 45 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 112,556 54 4 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 329,880 59 6 Roosevelt/Truman* 233,246 41 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 24,611 45 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 29,623 55 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 109,916 48 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 119,663 52 4 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 961,335 49 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 987,874 50 16 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 70,688 46 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 81,389 53 4 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 2,987,647 47 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 3,304,238 52 47 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 263,155 33 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 527,399 67 14 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 118,535 54 4 Roosevelt/Truman* 100,144 45 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 1,582,293 50 25 Roosevelt/Truman* 1,570,763 50 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 319,424 44 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 401,549 56 10 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 225,365 47 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 248,635 52 6 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 1,835,054 48 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 1,940,479 51 35 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 123,487 41 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 175,356 59 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 4,610 4 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 90,601 88 8 Texas Regulars 7,799 8 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 135,365 58 4 Roosevelt/Truman* 96,711 42 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 200,311 39 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 308,707 60 12 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 191,425 17 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 821,605 71 23 Texas Regulars 135,439 12 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 97,891 39 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 150,088 60 4 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 71,527 57 3 Roosevelt/Truman* 53,820 43 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 145,243 37 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 242,276 62 11 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 361,689 42 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 486,774 57 8 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 322,819 45 0 Roosevelt/Truman* 392,777 55 8 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 674,532 50 12 Roosevelt/Truman* 650,413 49 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Dewey/Bricker 51,921 51 3 Roosevelt/Truman* 49,419 49 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Other Prohibition Independent Socialist Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party