Claim: The 1944 United States presidential election in Colorado finished with Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, the 47th governor of New York, winning over incumbent Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt by more than 34,000 votes.
Evidence: Thomas E. Dewey Republican Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 268,731 234,331 505,039 Colorado was won by Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor John Bricker, with 53.21% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 46.40% of the popular vote. He served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954.