1944 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 Utah gubernatorial election Utah 1922 Presidential no 1940 Utah gubernatorial election 1940 1948 Utah gubernatorial election 1948 November 7, 1944 File:Herbert B. Maw.jpg 150x150px Herbert B. Maw Democratic Party (United States) 123,907 50.21% File:J. Bracken Lee (cropped).jpg J. Bracken Lee Republican Party (United States) 122,851 49.79% Utah Governor Election Results by County, 1944.svg 230px County resultsMaw: #7996e2 50–60%Lee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Herbert B. Maw Democratic Party (United States) Herbert B. Maw Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democrat Herbert B. Maw defeated Republican nominee J. Bracken Lee with 50.21% of the vote. This is the closest gubernatorial election in Utah to date. This is also the last time a Democrat was elected Governor until 1964. Primary election Primary elections were held on July 11, 1944. No runoffs were required in the gubernatorial primaries. Democratic primary Candidates Stanley N. Child Herbert B. Maw, incumbent governor Results Democratic primary resultsUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, July 11, 1944 for United States Senator, for Representatives in the Seventy-Ninth Congress of the United States, for State Officers, and District Officers in Districts comprising more than one County. Herbert B. Maw (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 25,774 62.79% Stanley N. Child Democratic Party (United States) 15,274 37.21% 41,048 100.00% Republican primary Candidates J. Bracken Lee, Mayor of Price Reed E. Vetterli Results Republican primary results J. Bracken Lee Republican Party (United States) 23,677 65.46% Reed E. Vetterli Republican Party (United States) 12,493 34.54% 36,170 100.00% General election Candidates Herbert B. Maw, Democratic J. Bracken Lee, Republican Results 1944 Utah gubernatorial electionUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 7, 1944 A.D.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1733 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-05-18 Kalb Deborah Democratic Party (United States) Herbert B. Maw (incumbent) 123,907 50.21% -1.86% Republican Party (United States) J. Bracken Lee 122,851 49.79% +2.09% 246,758 100.00% 1,056 0.43% Democratic Party (United States) -3.95% Results by county County Herbert B. MawDemcoratic J. Bracken LeeRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver92444.25%1,16455.75%-240-11.49%2,088Box Elder3,53749.21%3,65150.79%-114-1.59%7,188Cache5,58947.11%6,27452.89%-685-5.77%11,863Carbon3,28442.78%4,39257.22%-1,108-14.43%7,676Daggett9354.07%7945.93%148.14%172Davis4,30648.96%4,48951.04%-183-2.08%8,795Duchesne1,54856.31%1,20143.69%34712.62%2,749Emery1,03043.30%1,34956.70%-319-13.41%2,379Garfield49334.96%91765.04%-424-30.07%1,410Grand29235.92%52164.08%-229-28.17%813Iron1,50541.51%2,12158.49%-616-16.99%3,626Juab1,26947.58%1,39852.42%-129-4.84%2,667Kane24627.73%64172.27%-395-44.53%887Millard1,74946.42%2,01953.58%-270-7.17%3,768Morgan51042.36%69457.64%-184-15.28%1,204Piute27237.11%46162.89%-189-25.78%733Rich35244.61%43755.39%-85-10.77%789Salt Lake58,31555.46%46,82844.54%11,48710.93%105,143San Juan41046.91%46453.09%-54-6.18%874Sanpete3,17951.04%3,04948.96%1302.09%6,228Sevier1,68638.04%2,74661.96%-1,060-23.92%4,432Summit1,44444.96%1,76855.04%-324-10.09%3,212Tooele2,29650.66%2,23649.34%601.32%4,532Uintah1,56052.12%1,43347.88%1274.24%2,993Utah11,50545.28%13,90654.72%-2,401-9.45%25,411Wasatch1,12148.53%1,18951.47%-68-2.94%2,310Washington1,63350.02%1,63249.98%10.03%3,265Wayne40654.06%34545.94%618.12%751Weber13,35346.36%15,44753.64%-2,094-7.27%28,800Total123,90750.21%122,85149.79%1,0560.43%246,758 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Duchesne Sanpete Uintah Washington Wayne Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carbon Emery Juab Utah Weber References 1944 Utah Gubernatorial