November 5, 1908

William Howard Taft Wins 1908

William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan with 302 electoral votes, winning 29 states.

William Jennings Bryan
164 EV
270 to win
William Howard Taft
302 EV
164
302
270
William Howard Taft wins
302
Electoral Votes
52.0%
Popular Vote
29
States Carried
14,625,304
Total Votes Cast

William Howard Taft won the 1908 presidential election with 302 electoral votes to William Jennings Bryan's 164. William Howard Taft received 52.0% of the popular vote and carried 29 states. Compared to the previous election, 265 counties changed parties—58 flipped Republican and 207 flipped Democratic.

1908 National Results

Electoral College

270 needed to win
Democrat
William Jennings Bryan
164
electoral votes
Republican
William Howard Taft
302
electoral votes
164
302
270

Popular Vote

14,625,304 total votes
William Jennings Bryan42.7%
6,239,078 votes
William Howard Taft52.0%
7,604,488 votes
R+9.3% margin
(1,365,410 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsWilliam Howard Taft elected president

State Results

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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1908William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard Taft164-302R+9.3%GOP
1904Alton B. ParkerTheodore Roosevelt136-323R+19.1%GOP
1900William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley170-295R+7.1%GOP
1896William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley193-272R+6.1%GOP
1892Grover ClevelandBenjamin Harrison310-142D+3.1%DEM

State-by-State Results

15 Dem29 Rep
StateEV1908
South Carolina9D+87.8
Louisiana8D+72.7
Alabama9D+46.4
Florida30D+41.4
Maryland10D+31.9
Georgia16D+23.4
Virginia13D+22.2
Arkansas6D+20.3
North Carolina16D+8.7
Tennessee11D+6.8
Oklahoma7D+4.7
Nevada6D+1.8
Kentucky8D+1.7
Nebraska5D+1.5
Colorado10D+1.1
Missouri10R+0.1
Indiana11R+1.5
Montana4R+4.4
Delaware3R+6.1
Ohio17R+6.2
Kansas6R+9.4
West Virginia4R+10.3
New York28R+12.4
Iowa6R+15.1
Illinois19R+15.5
Wyoming3R+15.8
Idaho4R+16.9
Utah6R+17.0
New Jersey14R+17.7
Wisconsin10R+17.8
New Hampshire4R+21.8
Oregon8R+22.1
California54R+22.5
Pennsylvania19R+23.4
Connecticut7R+23.5
South Dakota3R+23.8
Massachusetts11R+24.2
Washington12R+25.8
Minnesota10R+26.2
North Dakota3R+26.2
Rhode Island4R+26.6
Michigan15R+29.5
Maine4R+29.7
Vermont3R+53.3

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
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