1908 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
William BryanJohn KernDemocrat 87,015 57.31%9
William TaftJames ShermanRepublican 56,624 37.30%0
Eugene DebsBenjamin HanfordSocialist 5,842 3.85%0
Eugene ChafinAaron WatkinsProhibition 1,026 0.68%0
Thomas WatsonSamuel WilliamsPeople's 1,026 0.68%0
Thomas HisgenJohn GravesIndependent 289 0.19%0
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Demographic Data

1910 Population:1,574,449Enum.1910 Population Density:11.7persons/km2
1900 Population:1,311,564Enum.1900 Population Density:9.7persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:9
Land Area (2000):134,856km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.8%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Arkansas Secretary of State, "Abstract of Votes Cast for President November 3, 1908," Arkansas Biennial Report of the Secretary of State for the Years 1907-1908 (Little Rock: Tunnah & Pittard, Printers, 1909)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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