1908 Presidential General Election Results - Washington
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
William TaftJames ShermanRepublican 106,062 57.68%5
William BryanJohn KernDemocrat 58,691 31.92%0
Eugene DebsBenjamin HanfordSocialist 14,177 7.71%0
Eugene ChafinAaron WatkinsProhibition 4,700 2.56%0
Thomas HisgenJohn GravesIndependence 249 0.14%0
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Demographic Data

1910 Population:1,141,990Enum.1910 Population Density:6.6persons/km2
1900 Population:518,103Enum.1900 Population Density:3.0persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:5
Land Area (2000):172,348km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:8.2%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Washington Secretary of State, "Presidential Electors," Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election Held November 3, 1908 (Olympia, 1908)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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