1908 Elections

Presidential Year

3 offices contested.

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1908

Balance of Power

43.0%Popular Vote51.5%

14,895,047 votes

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1908

Presidential Election · 1908

Elected President

William Howard Taft

Republicandefeating William Jennings Bryan

162

Bryan

Electoral

Votes

242 to win

321

Taft

162 EV242 needed to win321 EV

Popular Vote

Taft(REP)51.5%

Bryan(DEM)43.0%

candidates(OTH)5.5%

National margin:R+8.5%

14,895,047 total votes cast

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Results by State

Bryan: 16 states · 162 EV|Taft: 30 states · 321 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Bryan %	Votes	Taft %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Vermont	4	4	21.8%	11,496	75.1%	39,552	—	R+53.3	↑ D+5.9
▶	Maine	6	10	33.3%	35,403	63.0%	66,987	—	R+29.7	↑ D+9.3
▶	Michigan	14	24	32.5%	174,619	61.9%	333,313	5.6%	R+29.5	↑ D+14.3
▶	Rhode Island	4	28	34.2%	24,706	60.8%	43,942	5.1%	R+26.6	↓ R+2.2
▶	North Dakota	4	32	34.8%	32,884	61.0%	57,680	—	R+26.2	↑ D+28.5
▶	Minnesota	11	43	33.1%	109,401	59.3%	195,842	7.6%	R+26.2	↑ D+29.0
▶	Washington	5	48	31.8%	58,383	57.8%	106,062	10.4%	R+26.0	↑ D+24.6
▶	Massachusetts	16	64	34.0%	155,533	58.2%	265,966	7.7%	R+24.2	↓ R+3.5
▶	South Dakota	4	68	35.1%	40,266	58.8%	67,536	6.1%	R+23.8	↑ D+25.7
▶	Connecticut	7	75	35.9%	68,255	59.4%	112,815	—	R+23.5	↓ R+3.5
▶	Pennsylvania	34	109	35.4%	448,782	58.8%	745,779	5.8%	R+23.4	↑ D+17.4
▶	California	10	119	33.0%	127,492	55.5%	214,398	11.6%	R+22.5	↑ D+12.5
▶	Oregon	4	123	34.2%	37,792	56.5%	62,454	9.3%	R+22.3	↑ D+25.6
▶	New Hampshire	4	127	37.6%	33,655	59.3%	53,144	—	R+21.8	↑ D+0.5
▶	Wisconsin	13	140	36.7%	166,662	54.5%	247,744	8.8%	R+17.8	↑ D+17.4
▶	New Jersey	12	152	39.1%	182,522	56.8%	265,298	—	R+17.7	↑ D+0.9
▶	Utah	3	155	39.2%	42,610	56.2%	61,165	—	R+17.1	↑ D+11.5
▶	Idaho	3	158	37.2%	36,162	54.1%	52,621	8.7%	R+16.9	↑ D+23.5
▶	Wyoming	3	161	39.7%	14,918	55.4%	20,846	—	R+15.8	↑ D+21.9
▶	Illinois	27	188	39.0%	450,810	54.5%	629,932	6.4%	R+15.5	↑ D+12.8
▶	Iowa	13	201	40.6%	200,771	55.6%	275,209	—	R+15.1	↑ D+17.6
▶	New York	39	240	40.7%	667,468	53.1%	870,070	6.2%	R+12.4	↓ R+1.5
▶	West Virginia	7	247	43.2%	111,410	53.4%	137,869	—	R+10.3	↑ D+3.0
▶	Kansas	10	257	42.9%	161,209	52.5%	197,316	—	R+9.6	↑ D+29.1
▶	Ohio	23	280	44.8%	502,721	51.0%	572,312	—	R+6.2	↑ D+19.2
▶	Delaware	3	283	45.9%	22,055	52.1%	25,014	—	R+6.2	↑ D+3.8
▶	Montana	3	286	42.6%	29,511	46.9%	32,471	10.5%	R+4.3	↑ D+14.9
▶	Indiana	15	301	46.9%	338,262	48.4%	348,993	—	R+1.5	↑ D+12.3
▶	Maryland	8*	303*	48.6%	115,908	48.9%	116,513	—	R+0.3	↓ R+0.4
▶	Missouri	18	321	47.5%	346,574	47.6%	347,203	—	R+0.1	↑ D+3.8
▶	South Carolina	9	9	93.8%	62,288	5.9%	3,945	—	D+87.9	↓ R+2.9
▶	Mississippi	10	19	90.1%	60,287	6.5%	4,363	—	D+83.6	↓ R+1.9
▶	Louisiana	9	28	84.6%	63,568	11.9%	8,958	—	D+72.7	↓ R+6.1
▶	Texas	18	46	74.0%	216,676	22.4%	65,605	—	D+51.6	↑ D+2.0
▶	Alabama	11	57	70.8%	74,391	24.3%	25,561	—	D+46.4	↓ R+6.3
▶	Florida	5	62	63.0%	31,104	21.6%	10,654	15.4%	D+41.4	↓ R+5.4
▶	Georgia	13	75	54.6%	72,350	31.2%	41,355	14.2%	D+23.4	↓ R+22.0
▶	Virginia	12	87	60.6%	82,586	38.5%	52,458	—	D+22.1	↓ R+2.7
▶	Arkansas	9	96	57.3%	87,020	37.3%	56,684	5.4%	D+20.0	↑ D+4.8
▶	North Carolina	12	108	54.2%	136,928	45.5%	114,888	—	D+8.7	↓ R+11.3
▶	Tennessee	12	120	52.8%	135,391	45.8%	117,369	—	D+7.0	↓ R+4.0
▶	Oklahoma	7	127	48.1%	122,362	43.5%	110,473	8.4%	D+4.7	—
▶	Nevada	3	130	45.7%	11,212	43.9%	10,775	10.4%	D+1.8	↑ D+25.6
▶	Kentucky	13	143	49.7%	244,092	48.0%	235,711	—	D+1.7	↓ R+1.0
▶	Nebraska	8	151	49.1%	131,099	47.6%	126,997	—	D+1.5	↑ D+39.5
▶	Colorado	5	156	48.0%	126,644	46.9%	123,693	5.1%	D+1.1	↑ D+15.3

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1904 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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U.S. Senate

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2 contests|D won 2|R won 0

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin
▶	Nevada	NewlandsDEM	53.4%	12,473	FlaniganREP	38.4%	8,972	D+15.0
▶	Oregon	ChamberlainDEM	46.6%	52,421	FultonREP	45.3%	50,899	D+1.4

Governor

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33 contests|D won 13|R won 20

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arkansas	DonagheyDEM	68.1%	110,418	WorthingtonREP	27.7%	44,863	D+40.4	↑ D+15.9
▶	Colorado	ShafrothDEM	49.4%	130,141	McDonaldREP	45.2%	118,953	D+4.3	↑ D+0.4
▶	Connecticut	LilleyREP	51.9%	98,179	RobertsonDEM	43.5%	82,260	R+8.4	↑ D+5.0
▶	Delaware	PennewillREP	52.0%	24,905	PaynterDEM	47.6%	22,794	R+4.4	↑ D+1.9
▶	Florida	GilchristDEM	78.8%	33,036	CheneyREP	15.4%	6,453	D+63.4	↑ D+1.6
▶	Idaho	BradyREP	49.6%	47,864	AlexanderDEM	41.6%	40,145	R+8.0	↑ D+16.7
▶	Illinois	DeneenREP	47.6%	550,076	StevensonDEM	45.6%	526,912	R+2.0	↑ D+25.9
▶	Indiana	MarshallDEM	49.0%	348,843	WatsonREP	46.9%	334,040	D+2.1	↑ D+14.6
▶	Iowa	CarrollREP	54.6%	256,980	WhiteDEM	41.8%	196,929	R+12.8	—
▶	Kansas	StubbsREP	52.5%	196,692	BotkinDEM	43.3%	162,385	R+9.2	↑ D+12.5
▶	Louisiana	SandersDEM	87.1%	60,066	PharrREP	11.1%	7,617	D+76.1	↓ R+2.0
▶	Maine	FernaldREP	51.5%	73,537	GardnerDEM	46.5%	66,282	R+5.1	↑ D+15.3
▶	Massachusetts	DraperREP	51.6%	228,318	VaheyDEM	38.0%	168,162	R+13.6	↓ R+21.6
▶	Michigan	WarnerREP	48.4%	262,141	HemansDEM	46.6%	252,611	R+1.8	↑ D+9.7
▶	Minnesota	JohnsonDEM	52.2%	175,036	JacobsonREP	43.8%	147,034	D+8.3	↑ D+5.8
▶	Missouri	HadleyREP	50.4%	431,928	CowherdDEM	46.7%	400,162	R+3.7	↓ R+9.0
▶	Montana	NorrisDEM	47.3%	32,282	DonlanREP	45.2%	30,792	D+2.2	↑ D+102.2
▶	Nebraska	SheldonREP	100.0%	125,967	ShallenbergerDEM	0.0%	—	R+100.0	→ Even
▶	New Hampshire	QuinbyREP	50.4%	44,630	CarrDEM	46.7%	41,386	R+3.7	↑ D+14.1
▶	New York	HughesREP	49.1%	804,651	ChanlerDEM	44.8%	735,189	R+4.2	↑ D+0.7
▶	North Carolina	KitchinDEM	57.3%	145,102	CoxREP	42.6%	107,760	D+14.8	↓ R+8.9
▶	North Dakota	BurkeDEM	51.1%	49,398	JohnsonREP	48.4%	46,849	D+2.6	↑ D+48.7
▶	Ohio	HarmonDEM	49.2%	552,569	HarrisREP	47.5%	533,197	D+1.7	—
▶	Rhode Island	PothierREP	52.6%	38,676	ArnoldDEM	42.7%	31,406	R+9.9	↓ R+8.7
▶	South Carolina	AnselDEM	100.0%	61,060	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	VesseyREP	55.3%	62,989	LeeDEM	39.4%	44,876	R+15.9	↑ D+27.7
▶	Tennessee	PattersonDEM	53.8%	132,961	TillmanREP	45.6%	112,665	D+8.2	↓ R+3.9
▶	Texas	CampbellDEM	72.9%	220,996	SimpsonREP	24.2%	73,311	D+48.7	↓ R+4.5
▶	Utah	SpryREP	47.5%	52,913	KnightDEM	38.8%	43,266	R+8.7	↑ D+3.9
▶	Vermont	ProutyREP	70.8%	45,598	BurkeDEM	24.8%	15,953	R+46.0	↑ D+1.3
▶	Washington	CosgroveREP	62.6%	110,190	PattisonDEM	33.0%	58,126	R+29.6	↓ R+19.1
▶	West Virginia	GlasscockREP	52.4%	130,807	BennettDEM	47.6%	118,909	R+4.8	↓ R+1.0
▶	Wisconsin	DavidsonREP	54.0%	242,963	AylwardDEM	36.9%	165,977	R+17.1	↓ R+5.8