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  US Vice President - D Convention
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > U.S. Vice President
OfficeVice President
HonorificVP - Abbr: Vice President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1944 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 19, 1944 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 21, 1944 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1945 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1949 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH December 28, 2011 02:29am
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party vice presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
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VP Balloting - DNC 1944
Contender 1st Ballot2d Before Shifts2d After Shifts
Harry S. Truman MO319.5 477.5 1,031
Henry A. Wallace IA 429.5 473 105
John H. Bankhead II AL 98 23.5 0
Scott W. Lucas IL 61 58 0
Alben W. Barkley KY 49.5 40 6
J. Melville Broughton NC 43 30 0
Paul V. McNutt IN 31 28 1
Joseph C. O'Mahoney WY 27 8 0
Prentice Cooper TN 26 26 26
Robert S. Kerr OK 23 1 0
Scattering 68.5 11 7
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1940
NameHenry A. Wallace Votes449 (84.56%)
Term01/20/1941 - 01/20/1945 Margin367 (+69.11%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameHarry S. Truman Votes432 (81.36%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin333 (+62.71%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS Vice President 11/07/1944

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Name Sen. Harry S. Truman (I) Vice President Henry A. Wallace Sen. John H. Bankhead II Sen. Scott W. Lucas Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley Gov. J. Melville Broughton High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 1,031 (54.18%) 473 (24.86%) 98 (5.15%) 61 (3.21%) 50 (2.63%) 43 (2.26%) 31 (1.63%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -558 (-29.32%) -933 (-49.03%) -970 (-50.97%) -981 (-51.55%) -988 (-51.92%) -1,000 (-52.55%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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D NCdem
D RBH
I E Pluribus Unum
LBT Rufus
D Bob
D Culbert L. Olson
Laf-W Craverguy
D Ellis Arnall 🔗
D Claude D. Pepper
D InspectorMorse
Veg Thomas Walker
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Name Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney Gov. Prentice Cooper Gov. Robert S. Kerr Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor Sen. Elbert D. Thomas Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas Sen. Claude D. Pepper
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 27 (1.42%) 26 (1.37%) 23 (1.21%) 18 (0.95%) 10 (0.53%) 4 (0.21%) 3 (0.16%)
Margin-1,004 (-52.76%) -1,005 (-52.81%) -1,008 (-52.97%) -1,013 (-53.23%) -1,021 (-53.65%) -1,027 (-53.97%) -1,028 (-54.02%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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LBR Old LW
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Name Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy Speaker of the House Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Bascom Nolley Timmons  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 2 (0.11%) 2 (0.11%) 1 (0.05%)  
Margin-1,029 (-54.07%) -1,029 (-54.07%) -1,030 (-54.13%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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