U.S. presidential election, 1944

The U.S. presidential election of 1944 took place while the U.S. was still in the middle of fighting World War II. The aging Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in power for longer than any other president, but remained popular.

Nominations

Democratic Party nomination

Roosevelt was a popular, war-time incumbent and faced little opposition. With Roosevelt's health deteriorating, many in the Democratic party saw incumbent vice president Henry Wallace as being too far to the left to be so close to the presidency, so Roosevelt agreed to replace him on the ticket with Missouri Senator Harry Truman.

Related Topics:
Henry Wallace - Missouri - Harry Truman

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Republican Party nomination

Former prosecutor and New York governor Thomas E. Dewey defeated former candidate Wendell Willkie for the nomination.

Related Topics:
New York - Thomas E. Dewey - Wendell Willkie

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