1908 Presidential General Election Results

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Presidential
Candidate

Vice Presidential
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

William Taft

James Sherman

Republican

7,678,174

51.57%

321

66.5%

William Bryan

John Kern

Democratic

6,409,007

43.04%

162

33.5%

Eugene Debs

Benjamin Hanford

Socialist

420,856

2.83%

0.0%

Eugene Chafin

Aaron Watkins

Prohibition

254,081

1.71%

0.0%

Thomas Hisgen

John Graves

Independence

82,580

0.55%

0.0%

Other (+)

44,411

0.30%

0.0%

Total

14,889,109

483

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Turnout

Maps

1908 National Map of General Election Results for President

Data and Statistics:

Election Tools for 1908

Results for an Individual State:

Election Notes:

In Maryland, the direct election of the eight presidential electors combined with the closeness of the race resulted in a split between the Republican and Democratic electors: six for Bryan and two for Taft. The elector whom received the most votes was an elector for Taft.
Electoral Vote Map Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas for Maryland's split electoral votes.

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