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 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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.

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

Results

Results by county County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Thomas Edmund DeweyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegany15,34549.61%15,58950.39% -244 -0.79%30,934Anne Arundel10,26948.60%10,86051.40% -591 -2.80%21,129Baltimore26,27543.56%34,04756.44% -7,772 -12.88%60,322Baltimore City163,49359.17%112,81740.83% 50,676 18.34%276,310Calvert1,54941.49%2,18458.51% -635 -17.01%3,733 Caroline2,06040.13%3,07359.87% -1,013 -19.74%5,133Carroll4,48333.25%8,99966.75% -4,516 -33.50%13,482 Cecil4,66255.89%3,68044.11% 982 11.77%8,342Charles1,87540.50%2,75559.50% -880 -19.01%4,630Dorchester4,76452.90%4,24147.10% 523 5.81%9,005 Frederick8,52842.87%11,36757.13% -2,839 -14.27%19,895 Garrett1,96132.03%4,16267.97% -2,201 -35.95%6,123 Harford4,83941.75%6,75158.25% -1,912 -16.50%11,590 Howard3,14048.43%3,34451.57% -204 -3.15%6,484 Kent2,45451.07%2,35148.93% 103 2.14%4,805 Montgomery15,32442.90%20,40057.10% -5,076 -14.21%35,724 Prince George's14,00650.46%13,75049.54% 256 0.92%27,756 Queen Anne's3,02758.82%2,11941.18% 908 17.64%5,146 Somerset3,12545.19%3,79054.81% -665 -9.62%6,915 St. Mary's1,89141.43%2,67358.57% -782 -17.13%4,564 Talbot2,76842.72%3,71257.28% -944 -14.57%6,480 Washington11,36548.17%12,22751.83% -862 -3.65%23,592 Wicomico5,67452.96%5,04047.04% 634 5.92%10,714 Worcester2,61346.40%3,01853.60% -405 -7.19%5,631Totals315,49051.85%292,94948.15%22,5413.70%608,439

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore (County) Calvert Caroline Frederick Howard Montgomery Somerset St. Mary's Washington Worcester

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1944 United States presidential election 1944 United States elections

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