1908 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
William TaftJames ShermanRepublican 265,966 58.21%16
William BryanJohn KernDemocrat 155,543 34.04%0
Thomas HisgenJohn GravesIndependence League 19,237 4.21%0
Eugene DebsBenjamin HanfordSocialist 10,779 2.36%0
Eugene ChafinAaron WatkinsProhibition 4,374 0.96%0
YOther (+) - - 1,020 0.22%0
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Demographic Data

1910 Population:3,366,416Enum.1910 Population Density:165.8persons/km2
1900 Population:2,805,346Enum.1900 Population Density:138.2persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:16
Land Area (2000):20,306km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.8%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Number of Votes Received by Each Candidate for a State Office at the Annual State Election, Nov. 3, 1908," Public Document #43 1908 (Boston, 1909)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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