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      Home/Elections/1944/President/Kentucky
      1944·President·Kentucky

      Kentucky Presidential Election

      Franklin Delano Roosevelt54.5%vs.Thomes E. Dewey45.2%|
      D+9.2
      |867,912 votes
      3 candidates867,912 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM✓
      		DEM472,58954.5%
      Thomes E. DeweyREP
      		REP392,44845.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH2,8750.3%

      Seat History

      President in Kentucky

      2024
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+30.5
      2020
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+25.9
      2016
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+29.8
      2012
      Mitt RomneyREP
      R+22.7
      2008
      John McCainREP
      R+16.2
      2004
      George W. BushREP
      R+19.9
      2000
      George W. BushREP
      R+15.1
      1996
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+1.0
      1992
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+3.2
      1988
      George H.W. BushREP
      R+11.6
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+20.7
      1980
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+1.5
      1976
      Jimmy CarterDEM
      D+7.2
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+28.6
      1968
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+6.1
      View all President history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
      Record163W-31L
      Avg MarginD+23.0
      Career1928-1944
      President / Governor
      Full profile →
      Thomes E. DeweyREP
      Record27W-69L
      Avg MarginD+10.6
      Career1944-1948
      President
      Full profile →

      Also in Kentucky, 1944

      US Senate1 contest →
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