The 1944 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 4, 1944 to select one Mayor, four Controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario City Council. Voters also elected one member per-ward to the local Public School Board for a two-year term.
Mayoral election
After enjoying a term free from major controversies, incumbent mayor Sam Lawrence was believed to receive a second term by acclamation. The Hamilton Spectator, one of Lawrence's chief opponents during his candidacy the year prior, noted that Lawrence's acclamation was virtually a guarantee as many civic politicians were focused on two 'money' bylaws that would be put to the voters in the form of referendums. Lawrence was the sole candidate for the office on nomination day and spoke briefly about his plans for the coming year, specifically implementing a planned economic program to ensure the city's financial stability by 1945.
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| style="text-align:left;" | Samuel Lawrence (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" |CCF-Labour ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Acclaimed |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |93,374 | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |100% |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on their supporting party's or group's colour. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Mayor Samuel Lawrence Elected For Second Term", Hamilton Spectator, News, Friday, November 24, 1944, pp. 7. |}
Board of Control election
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate
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!colspan="3"|Popular vote
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! %
! Rank
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| style="text-align:left;" | Nora-Frances Henderson (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" |Women's Civic Club | style="text-align:right;" |20,005 | style="text-align:right;" |1 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;" |William Alfred Weir (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" |Independent Conservative | style="text-align:right;" |16,536 | style="text-align:right;" |2 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;" |Donald Clarke | style="text-align:left;" |Independent Conservative | style="text-align:right;" |15,487 | style="text-align:right;" |3 |- | style="background-color:#B2BEB5;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Hugh McDermid McIntyre (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" |Independent | style="text-align:right;" |14,013 | style="text-align:right;" |4 |- | style="background-color:#B2BEB5;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Walter Chadwick (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" |Independent | style="text-align:right;" |13,608 | style="text-align:right;" |5 |- | style="background-color:#FF0000;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Harry Hunter | style="text-align:left;" |Labor-Progressive | style="text-align:right;" |12,226 | style="text-align:right;" |6 |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |93,374 | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on their supporting party's or group's colour.Note: Voters could select up to 4 candidates for the office of Controller. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Donald Clarke Regains Seat, Displacing Walter Chadwick", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 5, 1944, pg. 11. |}
Aldermanic elections
Ward One (Delta-Blakely-Escarpment East)