1944 Indiana gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana Presidential no 1940 Indiana gubernatorial election 1940 1948 Indiana gubernatorial election 1948 November 7, 1944 File:Ralph F. Gates (IN).png 150x150px Ralph F. Gates Republican Party (United States) 849,346 50.97% File:Samuel D. Jackson.jpg Samuel D. Jackson Democratic Party (United States) 802,765 48.18% File:1944 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County results Gates: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Jackson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Henry F. Schricker Democratic Party (United States) Ralph F. Gates Republican Party (United States) The 1944 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Republican nominee Ralph F. Gates narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Samuel D. Jackson with 50.97% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Ralph F. Gates, Republican, Chairman of the Indiana Republican Party and town attorney of South Whitley Samuel D. Jackson, Democratic, former Indiana Attorney General (1940 – 1941) Other candidates Waldo E. Yeater, Prohibition William Rabe, Socialist Results 1944 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1692 Guide to U.S. Elections 9781483380353 June 21, 2020 Kalb Deborah 24 December 2015 Republican Party (United States) Ralph F. Gates 849,346 50.97% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel D. Jackson 802,765 48.18% Prohibition Party Waldo E. Yeater 12,358 0.74% Socialist Party of America William Rabe 1,770 0.11% 46,581 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1944 Indiana Gubernatorial Category:November 1944 in the United States