1944 Republican Party presidential primaries

1944 Republican Party presidential primaries

← 1940 March 14 to May 19, 1944 1948 →
1,057 delegates to the Republican National Convention 529 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate Thomas E. Dewey John W. Bricker Home state New York Ohio Delegate count 391[1] 65[1] Contests won 3 1 Popular vote 278,272 366,444 Percentage 12.2% 16.0%   Candidate Earl Warren Harold Stassen Home state California Minnesota Delegate count 50[1] 34[1] Contests won 1 1 Popular vote 594,439 67,508 Percentage 26.0% 3.0%
Results map by state.
Previous Republican nominee Wendell Willkie Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey

From March 14 to June 11, 1944, voters of the Republican Party selected delegates to the 1944 Republican National Convention for the purpose of selecting their nominee for president in the 1944 election at the 1944 Republican National Convention held from June 26 to June 28, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois.^[2]

Although the result of the elections were inconclusive, maneuvering by the delegates secured the nomination for Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey before they convened in Chicago. Dewey easily overcame a challenge from Governor of Ohio John W. Bricker and was nominated on the first ballot. In a bid to maintain party unity, Dewey, a moderate, chose the conservative Bricker as his running mate; Bricker was nominated by acclamation.