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OfficeVice President
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1944 - 12:00pm
Polls Open July 19, 1944 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 21, 1944 - 08:00pm
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%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Harry S. Truman (I) V.P. 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
Votes1,031 (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%
Finances$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
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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 William O. Douglas Sen. Claude D. Pepper
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes27 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
SD BippidiBoppetyBoob
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Name Supreme Court Frank Murphy Speaker of the House Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Bascom Nolley Timmons
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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