1908 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1908 United States presidential election 1908 United States presidential election in Missouri presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in Missouri 1904 1912 United States presidential election in Missouri 1912 November 3, 1908 x200px William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio James S. Sherman 18 347,203 48.50% Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 0 346,574 48.41% 1908 United States presidential election in Missouri results map by county.svg 300px County results Taft #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Bryan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1908 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was very narrowly won by Secretary of War William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with James S. Sherman, with 48.50% of the popular vote, against former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with John W. Kern, with 48.41% of the popular vote.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1908&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 2023-07-07 uselectionatlas.org 1908 Presidential General Election Results — Missouri Taft won the state by a narrow margin of 0.09%. Bryan had previously won Missouri against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900. Results 1908 United States presidential election in MissouriWilliam Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) 48.50% 347,203Democratic Party (United States) William Jennings Bryan 346,574 48.41%Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs 15,431 2.16%Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin 4,284 0.60%Populist Party (United States) Thomas E. Watson 1,165 0.16%Socialist Labor Party of America August Gillhaus 868 0.12%Independence Party (United States) Thomas L. Hisgen 402 0.06% Results by county 1908 United States presidential election in Missouri by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1908.htm Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)CountyWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene Victor DebsSocialistEugene Wilder ChafinProhibitionThomas Edward WatsonPopulistVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Adair 2,514 51.38% 1,992 40.71% 270 5.52% 75 1.53% 15 0.31% 27 0.55% 522 10.67% 4,893 Andrew 2,169 54.09% 1,782 44.44% 15 0.37% 31 0.77% 6 0.15% 7 0.17% 387 9.65% 4,010 Atchison 1,700 49.66% 1,651 48.23% 18 0.53% 48 1.40% 4 0.12% 2 0.06% 49 1.43% 3,423 Audrain 1,733 33.61% 3,350 64.97% 15 0.29% 31 0.60% 21 0.41% 6 0.12% -1,617 -31.36% 5,156 Barry 2,526 49.62% 2,383 46.81% 138 2.71% 34 0.67% 4 0.08% 6 0.12% 143 2.81% 5,091 Barton 1,673 43.36% 1,913 49.59% 192 4.98% 55 1.43% 4 0.10% 21 0.54% -240 -6.22% 3,858 Bates 2,754 44.07% 3,248 51.98% 83 1.33% 119 1.90% 25 0.40% 20 0.32% -494 -7.91% 6,249 Benton 1,924 59.09% 1,280 39.31% 19 0.58% 18 0.55% 12 0.37% 3 0.09% 644 19.78% 3,256 Bollinger 1,593 50.30% 1,517 47.90% 27 0.85% 25 0.79% 1 0.03% 4 0.13% 76 2.40% 3,167 Boone 2,149 29.63% 5,041 69.49% 28 0.39% 19 0.26% 15 0.21% 2 0.03% -2,892 -39.87% 7,254 Buchanan 8,394 45.34% 9,836 53.13% 167 0.90% 103 0.56% 4 0.02% 9 0.05% -1,442 -7.79% 18,513 Butler 2,186 51.22% 1,893 44.35% 145 3.40% 27 0.63% 6 0.14% 11 0.26% 293 6.87% 4,268 Caldwell 2,161 57.55% 1,540 41.01% 4 0.11% 25 0.67% 18 0.48% 7 0.19% 621 16.54% 3,755 Callaway 1,911 32.69% 3,878 66.35% 13 0.22% 39 0.67% 2 0.03% 2 0.03% -1,967 -33.65% 5,845 Camden 1,446 58.90% 955 38.90% 33 1.34% 12 0.49% 6 0.24% 3 0.12% 491 20.00% 2,455 Cape Girardeau 3,381 55.51% 2,621 43.03% 28 0.46% 42 0.69% 10 0.16% 9 0.15% 760 12.48% 6,091 Carroll 3,015 51.55% 2,753 47.07% 31 0.53% 38 0.65% 8 0.14% 4 0.07% 262 4.48% 5,849 Carter 507 43.63% 591 50.86% 57 4.91% 3 0.26% 3 0.26% 1 0.09% -84 -7.23% 1,162 Cass 2,193 39.84% 3,143 57.10% 108 1.96% 49 0.89% 4 0.07% 7 0.13% -950 -17.26% 5,504 Cedar 1,933 54.87% 1,483 42.09% 60 1.70% 26 0.74% 15 0.43% 6 0.17% 450 12.77% 3,523 Chariton 2,249 39.78% 3,352 59.30% 12 0.21% 20 0.35% 16 0.28% 4 0.07% -1,103 -19.51% 5,653 Christian 1,871 61.08% 956 31.21% 146 4.77% 62 2.02% 19 0.62% 9 0.29% 915 29.87% 3,063 Clark 1,741 49.52% 1,737 49.40% 5 0.14% 32 0.91% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 4 0.11% 3,516 Clay 1,166 24.63% 3,513 74.19% 25 0.53% 19 0.40% 11 0.23% 1 0.02% -2,347 -49.57% 4,735 Clinton 1,578 42.90% 2,075 56.42% 1 0.03% 19 0.52% 3 0.08% 2 0.05% -497 -13.51% 3,678 Cole 2,402 48.58% 2,494 50.44% 28 0.57% 14 0.28% 2 0.04% 4 0.08% -92 -1.86% 4,944 Cooper 2,679 50.73% 2,555 48.38% 9 0.17% 12 0.23% 16 0.30% 10 0.19% 124 2.35% 5,281 Crawford 1,752 56.77% 1,260 40.83% 52 1.69% 17 0.55% 2 0.06% 3 0.10% 492 15.94% 3,086 Dade 1,946 56.05% 1,441 41.50% 41 1.18% 30 0.86% 11 0.32% 3 0.09% 505 14.54% 3,472 Dallas 1,609 61.96% 955 36.77% 10 0.39% 3 0.12% 17 0.65% 3 0.12% 654 25.18% 2,597 Daviess 2,388 50.14% 2,294 48.16% 8 0.17% 52 1.09% 18 0.38% 3 0.06% 94 1.97% 4,763 De Kalb 1,703 50.53% 1,632 48.43% 3 0.09% 28 0.83% 3 0.09% 1 0.03% 71 2.11% 3,370 Dent 1,290 48.44% 1,330 49.94% 33 1.24% 4 0.15% 4 0.15% 2 0.08% -40 -1.50% 2,663 Douglas 1,922 64.84% 699 23.58% 281 9.48% 17 0.57% 35 1.18% 10 0.34% 1,223 41.26% 2,964 Dunklin 1,638 35.17% 2,734 58.69% 259 5.56% 21 0.45% 3 0.06% 3 0.06% -1,096 -23.53% 4,658 Franklin 4,049 60.91% 2,423 36.45% 121 1.82% 31 0.47% 4 0.06% 19 0.29% 1,626 24.46% 6,647 Gasconade 2,220 80.35% 509 18.42% 13 0.47% 10 0.36% 6 0.22% 5 0.18% 1,711 61.93% 2,763 Gentry 1,882 44.75% 2,236 53.16% 24 0.57% 52 1.24% 11 0.26% 1 0.02% -354 -8.42% 4,206 Greene 6,439 49.81% 5,830 45.10% 453 3.50% 143 1.11% 49 0.38% 14 0.11% 609 4.71% 12,928 Grundy 2,407 62.71% 1,359 35.41% 12 0.31% 43 1.12% 14 0.36% 3 0.08% 1,048 27.31% 3,838 Harrison 2,842 58.41% 1,938 39.83% 15 0.31% 50 1.03% 12 0.25% 9 0.18% 904 18.58% 4,866 Henry 2,854 43.30% 3,577 54.27% 61 0.93% 90 1.37% 6 0.09% 3 0.05% -723 -10.97% 6,591 Hickory 1,182 65.52% 561 31.10% 32 1.77% 12 0.67% 13 0.72% 4 0.22% 621 34.42% 1,804 Holt 2,246 57.62% 1,596 40.94% 14 0.36% 28 0.72% 7 0.18% 7 0.18% 650 16.68% 3,898 Howard 1,141 28.15% 2,884 71.16% 7 0.17% 13 0.32% 6 0.15% 2 0.05% -1,743 -43.01% 4,053 Howell 2,164 51.09% 1,827 43.13% 204 4.82% 23 0.54% 3 0.07% 15 0.35% 337 7.96% 4,236 Iron 828 46.60% 931 52.39% 6 0.34% 8 0.45% 4 0.23% 0 0.00% -103 -5.80% 1,777 Jackson 26,998 45.18% 31,461 52.65% 904 1.51% 248 0.41% 46 0.08% 103 0.17% -4,463 -7.47% 59,760 Jasper 9,143 49.02% 8,130 43.59% 1,026 5.50% 251 1.35% 18 0.10% 84 0.45% 1,013 5.43% 18,652 Jefferson 3,050 52.00% 2,698 46.00% 65 1.11% 19 0.32% 25 0.43% 8 0.14% 352 6.00% 5,865 Johnson 2,997 45.44% 3,483 52.81% 69 1.05% 31 0.47% 9 0.14% 6 0.09% -486 -7.37% 6,595 Knox 1,339 43.72% 1,652 53.93% 25 0.82% 35 1.14% 3 0.10% 9 0.29% -313 -10.22% 3,063 Laclede 1,902 51.94% 1,681 45.90% 49 1.34% 14 0.38% 9 0.25% 7 0.19% 221 6.03% 3,662 Lafayette 3,771 48.57% 3,865 49.78% 98 1.26% 25 0.32% 5 0.06% 0 0.00% -94 -1.21% 7,764 Lawrence 3,028 50.87% 2,532 42.54% 301 5.06% 55 0.92% 8 0.13% 28 0.47% 496 8.33% 5,952 Lewis 1,473 36.89% 2,439 61.08% 20 0.50% 38 0.95% 17 0.43% 6 0.15% -966 -24.19% 3,993 Lincoln 1,620 38.51% 2,555 60.73% 6 0.14% 17 0.40% 5 0.12% 4 0.10% -935 -22.22% 4,207 Linn 2,974 48.66% 3,000 49.08% 77 1.26% 40 0.65% 17 0.28% 4 0.07% -26 -0.43% 6,112 Livingston 2,400 48.92% 2,379 48.49% 42 0.86% 24 0.49% 55 1.12% 6 0.12% 21 0.43% 4,906 Macon 3,542 45.86% 3,919 50.74% 172 2.23% 59 0.76% 15 0.19% 17 0.22% -377 -4.88% 7,724 Madison 1,248 47.29% 1,321 50.06% 49 1.86% 17 0.64% 2 0.08% 2 0.08% -73 -2.77% 2,639 Maries 703 34.66% 1,309 64.55% 5 0.25% 10 0.49% 0 0.00% 1 0.05% -606 -29.88% 2,028 Marion 2,554 37.71% 3,982 58.80% 149 2.20% 70 1.03% 8 0.12% 9 0.13% -1,428 -21.09% 6,772 McDonald 1,333 48.49% 1,306 47.51% 80 2.91% 28 1.02% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 27 0.98% 2,749 Mercer 1,909 68.13% 852 30.41% 9 0.32% 26 0.93% 5 0.18% 1 0.04% 1,057 37.72% 2,802 Miller 2,016 57.47% 1,393 39.71% 62 1.77% 15 0.43% 18 0.51% 4 0.11% 623 17.76% 3,508 Mississippi 1,320 44.75% 1,589 53.86% 12 0.41% 18 0.61% 1 0.03% 10 0.34% -269 -9.12% 2,950 Moniteau 1,691 47.63% 1,763 49.66% 30 0.85% 35 0.99% 28 0.79% 3 0.08% -72 -2.03% 3,550 Monroe 871 18.61% 3,772 80.58% 14 0.30% 9 0.19% 12 0.26% 3 0.06% -2,901 -61.97% 4,681 Montgomery 2,038 48.76% 2,073 49.59% 11 0.26% 42 1.00% 11 0.26% 5 0.12% -35 -0.84% 4,180 Morgan 1,663 55.30% 1,315 43.73% 11 0.37% 11 0.37% 7 0.23% 0 0.00% 348 11.57% 3,007 New Madrid 1,436 42.55% 1,824 54.04% 72 2.13% 17 0.50% 1 0.03% 25 0.74% -388 -11.50% 3,375 Newton 2,620 44.99% 2,725 46.80% 280 4.81% 158 2.71% 11 0.19% 29 0.50% -105 -1.80% 5,823 Nodaway 3,592 49.12% 3,595 49.16% 52 0.71% 45 0.62% 20 0.27% 9 0.12% -3 -0.04% 7,313 Oregon 729 30.31% 1,550 64.45% 119 4.95% 2 0.08% 2 0.08% 3 0.12% -821 -34.14% 2,405 Osage 1,820 55.24% 1,439 43.67% 4 0.12% 29 0.88% 0 0.00% 3 0.09% 381 11.56% 3,295 Ozark 1,233 65.76% 594 31.68% 40 2.13% 3 0.16% 4 0.21% 1 0.05% 639 34.08% 1,875 Pemiscot 1,390 43.93% 1,725 54.52% 39 1.23% 6 0.19% 1 0.03% 3 0.09% -335 -10.59% 3,164 Perry 1,775 52.53% 1,569 46.43% 1 0.03% 28 0.83% 2 0.06% 4 0.12% 206 6.10% 3,379 Pettis 3,983 49.39% 3,791 47.01% 195 2.42% 86 1.07% 2 0.02% 7 0.09% 192 2.38% 8,064 Phelps 1,520 45.00% 1,804 53.40% 21 0.62% 9 0.27% 22 0.65% 2 0.06% -284 -8.41% 3,378 Pike 2,403 41.78% 3,326 57.82% 10 0.17% 8 0.14% 4 0.07% 1 0.02% -923 -16.05% 5,752 Platte 982 25.84% 2,795 73.53% 6 0.16% 16 0.42% 2 0.05% 0 0.00% -1,813 -47.70% 3,801 Polk 2,670 54.43% 2,139 43.61% 39 0.80% 35 0.71% 19 0.39% 3 0.06% 531 10.83% 4,905 Pulaski 988 40.31% 1,418 57.85% 28 1.14% 11 0.45% 6 0.24% 0 0.00% -430 -17.54% 2,451 Putnam 2,233 65.77% 1,056 31.10% 52 1.53% 48 1.41% 1 0.03% 5 0.15% 1,177 34.67% 3,395 Ralls 900 31.35% 1,947 67.82% 11 0.38% 9 0.31% 2 0.07% 2 0.07% -1,047 -36.47% 2,871 Randolph 1,953 31.10% 4,245 67.60% 12 0.19% 44 0.70% 25 0.40% 1 0.02% -2,292 -36.50% 6,280 Ray 1,914 37.74% 3,043 60.00% 57 1.12% 46 0.91% 3 0.06% 9 0.18% -1,129 -22.26% 5,072 Reynolds 544 33.13% 1,052 64.07% 42 2.56% 1 0.06% 2 0.12% 1 0.06% -508 -30.94% 1,642 Ripley 946 40.95% 1,309 56.67% 4 0.17% 16 0.69% 33 1.43% 2 0.09% -363 -15.71% 2,310 Saint Charles 3,480 62.84% 1,979 35.73% 42 0.76% 19 0.34% 2 0.04% 16 0.29% 1,501 27.10% 5,538 Saint Clair 1,723 46.50% 1,877 50.66% 72 1.94% 12 0.32% 19 0.51% 2 0.05% -154 -4.16% 3,705 Saint Francois 3,260 48.56% 2,942 43.83% 439 6.54% 40 0.60% 12 0.18% 20 0.30% 318 4.74% 6,713 Saint Louis County 10,177 66.40% 4,522 29.51% 450 2.94% 50 0.33% 10 0.07% 117 0.76% 5,655 36.90% 15,326 Saint Louis City 74,160 52.76% 60,917 43.34% 4,965 3.53% 209 0.15% 35 0.02% 264 0.19% 13,243 9.42% 140,550 Sainte Genevieve 1,064 48.78% 1,108 50.80% 4 0.18% 1 0.05% 4 0.18% 0 0.00% -44 -2.02% 2,181 Saline 2,926 40.73% 4,189 58.31% 31 0.43% 22 0.31% 10 0.14% 6 0.08% -1,263 -17.58% 7,184 Schuyler 1,007 43.76% 1,222 53.11% 19 0.83% 42 1.83% 8 0.35% 3 0.13% -215 -9.34% 2,301 Scotland 1,273 43.94% 1,564 53.99% 19 0.66% 25 0.86% 9 0.31% 7 0.24% -291 -10.04% 2,897 Scott 1,473 36.79% 1,853 46.28% 629 15.71% 17 0.42% 6 0.15% 26 0.65% -380 -9.49% 4,004 Shannon 849 40.94% 1,151 55.50% 62 2.99% 4 0.19% 2 0.10% 6 0.29% -302 -14.56% 2,074 Shelby 1,298 33.93% 2,466 64.47% 17 0.44% 39 1.02% 2 0.05% 3 0.08% -1,168 -30.54% 3,825 Stoddard 2,025 39.87% 2,736 53.87% 277 5.45% 35 0.69% 2 0.04% 4 0.08% -711 -14.00% 5,079 Stone 1,376 69.11% 477 23.96% 126 6.33% 3 0.15% 1 0.05% 8 0.40% 899 45.15% 1,991 Sullivan 2,389 50.61% 2,269 48.07% 20 0.42% 35 0.74% 5 0.11% 2 0.04% 120 2.54% 4,720 Taney 1,080 61.12% 628 35.54% 53 3.00% 2 0.11% 3 0.17% 1 0.06% 452 25.58% 1,767 Texas 1,954 44.61% 2,328 53.15% 61 1.39% 18 0.41% 7 0.16% 12 0.27% -374 -8.54% 4,380 Vernon 2,369 37.48% 3,705 58.61% 170 2.69% 56 0.89% 6 0.09% 15 0.24% -1,336 -21.14% 6,321 Warren 1,714 76.14% 484 21.50% 42 1.87% 5 0.22% 6 0.27% 0 0.00% 1,230 54.64% 2,251 Washington 1,753 56.11% 1,330 42.57% 18 0.58% 20 0.64% 1 0.03% 2 0.06% 423 13.54% 3,124 Wayne 1,554 47.11% 1,641 49.74% 84 2.55% 13 0.39% 2 0.06% 5 0.15% -87 -2.64% 3,299 Webster 1,901 49.48% 1,761 45.84% 75 1.95% 62 1.61% 37 0.96% 6 0.16% 140 3.64% 3,842 Worth 985 48.43% 993 48.82% 3 0.15% 45 2.21% 7 0.34% 1 0.05% -8 -0.39% 2,034 Wright 2,149 58.21% 1,469 39.79% 57 1.54% 9 0.24% 5 0.14% 3 0.08% 680 18.42% 3,692Totals347,20348.50%346,57448.41%15,4312.16%4,2090.59%1,1650.16%1,2590.18%6290.09%715,841 See also United States presidential elections in Missouri References Missouri 1908 Category:1908 Missouri elections