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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]
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1944 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "1944 Election for the Fortieth Term (1945-49)". Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "1944 Presidential General Election Results – South Dakota". Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1944". Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "1944 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.