1908 Presidential General Election Results -
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  Presidential
Candidate
Vice Presidential
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
William TaftJames ShermanRepublican 7,678,174 51.57%7,678,174
William BryanJohn KernDemocratic 6,409,007 43.04%6,409,007
Eugene DebsBenjamin HanfordSocialist 420,856 2.83%420,856
Eugene ChafinAaron WatkinsProhibition 254,081 1.71%254,081
Thomas HisgenJohn GravesIndependence 82,580 0.55%82,580
Thomas WatsonSamuel WilliamsPopulist 28,861 0.19%28,861
August GillhausDonald MunroSocialist Labor 14,031 0.09%14,031
Davidson Faction-Republican 987 0.01%987
Daniel TurneyLorenzo CoffinUnited Christian 463 0.00%463
Write-ins-- 69 0.00%69
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Demographic Data

1910 Population:92,228,496Enum.1910 Population Density:10.1persons/km2
1900 Population:76,212,168Enum.1900 Population Density:8.3persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:14889109
Land Area (2000):9,161,889km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.9%

Election Data and Statistics:
Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data:
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.