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Wins Fourth Term in 1944 Presidential Election

On November 7, 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election to a fourth term as President of the United States, defeating Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey.

Roosevelt became the only U.S. president elected to four terms, providing continued wartime leadership during World War II and prompting later adoption of the 22nd Amendment limiting presidential terms.

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