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1908 United States presidential election
1908 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1904 1912 United States presidential election in North Dakota 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 4 57,680 61.02% Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 0 32,885 34.79% 1908 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 325px County results
Taft
#f2b3be 40–50%
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#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States)
The 1908 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 3, 1908. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 26.23%.
With 61.02% of the popular vote, North Dakota would be Taft's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Maine and Michigan.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1908&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1908 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Bryan had previously lost North Dakota to Republican William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
Results
1908 United States presidential election in North Dakota1908 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1908&fips=38&f=1&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Republican Party (United States)
William Howard Taft
Ohio
James Schoolcraft Sherman
New York
57,680
61.02%
4
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
John Worth Kern
Indiana
32,885
34.79%
0
0.00%
Socialist Party of America
Eugene Victor Debs
Indiana
Benjamin Hanford
New York
2,421
2.56%
0
0.00%
Prohibition Party
Eugene Wilder Chafin
Illinois
Aaron Sherman Watkins
Ohio
1,496
1.58%
0
0.00%
Independence Party (United States)
Thomas Louis Hisgen
Massachusetts
John Temple Graves
Georgia
43
0.05%
0
0.00%
94,525
100.00%
4
100.00%
Results by county
CountyGéoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)William Howard TaftRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene V. DebsSocialistEugene W. ChafinProhibitionThomas L. HisgenIndependenceMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams57770.45%20124.54%212.56%192.32%10.12%37645.91%819Barnes1,78662.06%99634.61%351.22%602.08%10.03%79027.45%2,878Benson1,36367.81%55327.51%301.49%643.18%00.00%81040.30%2,010Billings76873.70%23622.65%212.02%171.63%00.00%53251.06%1,042Bottineau1,95159.45%1,14634.92%1404.27%441.34%10.03%80524.53%3,282Bowman45166.13%20930.65%152.20%71.03%00.00%24235.48%682Burleigh1,37565.82%66031.59%371.77%170.81%00.00%71534.23%2,089Cass3,68162.53%2,00033.97%941.60%1061.80%60.10%1,68128.55%5,887Cavalier1,52855.06%1,19042.88%321.15%240.86%10.04%33812.18%2,775Dickey1,06260.96%63336.34%301.72%170.98%00.00%42924.63%1,742Dunn37368.82%16029.52%81.48%10.18%00.00%21339.30%542Eddy54058.00%36839.53%60.64%161.72%10.11%17218.47%931Emmons95159.70%61838.79%140.88%100.63%00.00%33320.90%1,593Foster56956.00%43442.72%60.59%70.69%00.00%13513.29%1,016Grand Forks2,74057.41%1,75036.66%1533.21%1302.72%00.00%99020.74%4,773Griggs60551.84%49342.25%181.54%514.37%00.00%1129.60%1,167Hettinger56873.96%18123.57%91.17%101.30%00.00%38750.39%768Kidder76972.55%24222.83%262.45%232.17%00.00%52749.72%1,060LaMoure1,10464.75%55332.43%191.11%281.64%10.06%55132.32%1,705Logan71181.44%14316.38%161.83%30.34%00.00%56865.06%873McHenry1,77256.16%1,29641.08%551.74%321.01%00.00%47615.09%3,155McIntosh92786.47%14013.06%40.37%10.09%00.00%78773.41%1,072McKenzie57468.41%21225.27%465.48%70.83%00.00%36243.15%839McLean2,27367.83%92727.66%982.92%511.52%20.06%1,34640.17%3,351Mercer43081.13%9618.11%20.38%20.38%00.00%33463.02%530Morton2,02167.91%87329.33%672.25%140.47%10.03%1,14838.58%2,976Nelson1,22563.80%61632.08%603.13%170.89%20.10%60931.72%1,920Oliver32562.50%17934.42%30.58%132.50%00.00%14628.08%520Pembina1,38952.55%1,18544.84%170.64%501.89%20.08%2047.72%2,643Pierce88457.37%61039.58%281.82%181.17%10.06%27417.78%1,541Ramsey1,48055.79%1,07240.41%722.71%271.02%20.08%40815.38%2,653Ransom1,30867.53%58129.99%110.57%361.86%10.05%72737.53%1,937Richland1,86454.17%1,50243.65%140.41%601.74%10.03%36210.52%3,441Rolette81155.32%52936.08%996.75%241.64%30.20%28219.24%1,466Sargent1,01261.48%57634.99%382.31%201.22%00.00%43626.49%1,646Stark92263.76%49634.30%191.31%70.48%20.14%42629.46%1,446Steele88168.72%36628.55%171.33%181.40%00.00%51540.17%1,282Stutsman1,77755.67%1,34442.11%240.75%451.41%20.06%43313.57%3,192Towner86754.19%65540.94%593.69%181.13%10.06%21213.25%1,600Traill1,20766.03%49026.81%331.81%975.31%10.05%71739.22%1,828Walsh1,75149.46%1,64146.36%1173.31%300.85%10.03%1103.11%3,540Ward5,28657.39%3,16334.34%5636.11%1932.10%50.05%2,12323.05%9,210Wells1,24368.07%53529.30%221.20%251.37%10.05%70838.77%1,826Williams1,97960.41%1,03431.56%2236.81%371.13%30.09%94528.85%3,276Totals57,68061.02%32,88434.79%2,4212.56%1,4961.58%430.05%24,79626.23%94,524
See also
United States presidential elections in North Dakota
References
North Dakota
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