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1944 Utah governor election

Herbert B. Maw (Democrat) beat J. Bracken Lee (Republican) in Utah in 1944, 50.2% to 49.8%, a margin of 0.4 points and 1,056 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Herbert B. Maw also won.

Republicans led in 21 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 105,143 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.9 points. The closest was Washington, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Herbert B. Maw won Democratic 123,907 50.2%
J. Bracken Lee Republican 122,851 49.8%
Total246,758

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 58,315 55.5% 46,828 44.5% 105,143 D+10.9
Weber 13,353 46.4% 15,447 53.6% 28,800 R+7.3
Utah 11,505 45.3% 13,906 54.7% 25,411 R+9.4
Cache 5,589 47.1% 6,274 52.9% 11,863 R+5.8
Davis 4,306 49.0% 4,489 51.0% 8,795 R+2.1
Carbon 3,284 42.8% 4,392 57.2% 7,676 R+14.4
Box Elder 3,537 49.2% 3,651 50.8% 7,188 R+1.6
Sanpete 3,179 51.0% 3,049 49.0% 6,228 D+2.1
Tooele 2,296 50.7% 2,236 49.3% 4,532 D+1.3
Sevier 1,686 38.0% 2,746 62.0% 4,432 R+23.9
Millard 1,749 46.4% 2,019 53.6% 3,768 R+7.2
Iron 1,505 41.5% 2,121 58.5% 3,626 R+17.0
Washington 1,633 50.0% 1,632 50.0% 3,265 level
Summit 1,444 45.0% 1,768 55.0% 3,212 R+10.1
Uintah 1,560 52.1% 1,433 47.9% 2,993 D+4.2
Duchesne 1,548 56.3% 1,201 43.7% 2,749 D+12.6
Juab 1,269 47.6% 1,398 52.4% 2,667 R+4.8
Emery 1,030 43.3% 1,349 56.7% 2,379 R+13.4
Wasatch 1,121 48.5% 1,189 51.5% 2,310 R+2.9
Beaver 924 44.3% 1,164 55.7% 2,088 R+11.5
Garfield 493 35.0% 917 65.0% 1,410 R+30.1
Morgan 510 42.4% 694 57.6% 1,204 R+15.3
Kane 246 27.7% 641 72.3% 887 R+44.5
San Juan 410 46.9% 464 53.1% 874 R+6.2
Grand 292 35.9% 521 64.1% 813 R+28.2
Rich 352 44.6% 437 55.4% 789 R+10.8
Wayne 406 54.1% 345 45.9% 751 D+8.1
Piute 272 37.1% 461 62.9% 733 R+25.8
Daggett 93 54.1% 79 45.9% 172 D+8.1

Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Utah governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Spencer Cox (R) R+24.4
2020 Spencer J Cox (R) R+32.7
2016 Gary Herbert (R) R+37.9
2012 Gary R. Herbert (R) R+40.8
2010 Gary Herbert (R) R+32.2
2008 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+58.0
2004 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+16.4
2000 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+13.5
1996 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+51.7
1992 Mike Leavitt (R) R+19.0
1988 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+1.7
1984 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+12.1
1980 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+10.7
1976 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+6.1
1972 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+39.4
1968 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+37.4
1964 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+14.0
1960 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+5.3
1956 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+4.8
1952 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.2
1948 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.0
1944 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+0.4
1940 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+4.4
1936 Henry H. Blood (D) D+13.7
1932 Henry H. Blood (D) D+14.6
1928 George H. Dern (D) D+17.4
1924 George H. Dern (D) D+6.0
1920 Charles R. Mabey (R) R+18.5
1916 Simon Bamberger (D) D+13.2
1912 William Spry (R) R+5.8
1908 William Spry (R) R+8.6
1904 John C. Cutler (R) R+12.6
1900 Heber M. Wells (R) R+3.4
1895 Heber M. Wells (R) R+5.6