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1944
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West Virginia
West Virginia Presidential Election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
54.9%
vs.
Thomes E. Dewey
45.1%
|
D+9.8
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715,596 votes
2 candidates
715,596 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
✓
DEM
392,777
54.9%
Thomes E. Dewey
REP
REP
322,819
45.1%
Seat History
President in West Virginia
2024
Donald J Trump
REP
R+41.8
2020
Donald J Trump
REP
R+38.9
2016
Donald J Trump
REP
R+41.7
2012
Mitt Romney
REP
R+26.7
2008
John McCain
REP
R+13.1
2004
George W. Bush
REP
R+12.9
2000
George W. Bush
REP
R+6.3
1996
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+14.8
1992
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+13.0
1988
Michael S Dukakis
DEM
D+4.7
1984
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+10.5
1980
Jimmy Carter
DEM
D+4.5
1976
Jimmy Carter
DEM
D+16.1
1972
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+27.2
1968
Herbert H. Humphrey
DEM
D+8.8
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Candidates
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
Record
163W-31L
Avg Margin
D+23.0
Career
1928-1944
President / Governor
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Thomes E. Dewey
REP
Record
27W-69L
Avg Margin
D+10.6
Career
1944-1948
President
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