1908 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 September 2023 1908 United States presidential election in Illinois presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in Illinois 1904 1912 United States presidential election in Illinois 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 27 629,932 54.53% Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 0 450,810 39.02% 1908 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 180px County results Taft #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Bryan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1908 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose 27 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Illinois was won by the Republican nominees, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running with John W. Kern, a former Indiana state senator. Taft won the state by a margin of 15.51%. In this election, Illinois voted 6.97% to the right of the nation at-large.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 2023-04-27 uselectionatlas.org Bryan had previously lost Illinois to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900. Results 1908 United States presidential election in IllinoisDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – IllinoisPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican William Howard Taft 629,932 54.53% 27 Democratic William Jennings Bryan 450,810 39.02% 0 Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 34,711 3.00% 0 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 29,364 2.54% 0 Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 7,724 0.67% 0 Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 1,680 0.15% 0 Populist Thomas E. Watson 633 0.05% 0 United Christian Daniel B. Turney 400 0.03% 0 Totals 1,155,254 100.00% 27 Voter turnout — Chicago results 1908 United States presidential election in ChicagoTAFT SWEEPS CITY; DENEEN CUT HARD https://www.newspapers.com/image/355255271 August 30, 2023 The Chicago Tribune November 9, 1900PartyCandidateVotesPercentage Republican William Howard Taft 193,342 54.54% Democratic William Jennings Bryan 136,915 38.63% Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 14,942 4.22% Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 4,351 1.23% Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 4,220 1.20% Others 695 0.20% Totals 354,465 100.00% Results by county CountyWilliam Howard TaftGéoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)RepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene Victor DebsSocial DemocraticEugene Wilder ChafinProhibitionVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 7,233 44.34% 8,294 50.84% 496 3.04% 242 1.48% 49 0.30% -1,061 -6.50% 16,314 Alexander 3,790 63.85% 2,027 34.15% 56 0.94% 54 0.91% 9 0.15% 1,763 29.70% 5,936 Bond 2,143 53.68% 1,465 36.70% 84 2.10% 289 7.24% 11 0.28% 678 16.98% 3,992 Boone 2,805 76.06% 587 15.92% 127 3.44% 155 4.20% 14 0.38% 2,218 60.14% 3,688 Brown 947 35.83% 1,609 60.88% 11 0.42% 64 2.42% 12 0.45% -662 -25.05% 2,643 Bureau 5,280 57.48% 2,871 31.25% 424 4.62% 534 5.81% 77 0.84% 2,409 26.22% 9,186 Calhoun 735 42.58% 905 52.43% 8 0.46% 76 4.40% 2 0.12% -170 -9.85% 1,726 Carroll 2,875 66.71% 1,129 26.19% 67 1.55% 223 5.17% 16 0.37% 1,746 40.51% 4,310 Cass 1,878 42.46% 2,434 55.03% 14 0.32% 90 2.03% 7 0.16% -556 -12.57% 4,423 Champaign 7,162 57.15% 4,830 38.54% 42 0.34% 472 3.77% 25 0.20% 2,332 18.61% 12,531 Christian 3,686 43.63% 4,156 49.19% 260 3.08% 324 3.83% 23 0.27% -470 -5.56% 8,449Clark3,15851.26%2,79345.33% 18 0.29%1592.58% 33 0.54% 365 5.92% 6,161 Clay 2,250 49.53% 2,152 47.37% 42 0.92% 96 2.11% 3 0.07% 98 2.16% 4,543 Clinton 2,104 39.11% 3,016 56.06% 181 3.36% 61 1.13% 18 0.33% -912 -16.95% 5,380 Coles 4,388 50.83% 3,957 45.84% 58 0.67% 206 2.39% 23 0.27% 431 4.99% 8,632 Cook 230,400 55.51% 152,990 36.86% 18,842 4.54% 5,965 1.44% 6,894 1.66% 77,410 18.65% 415,091 Crawford 3,090 49.42% 2,890 46.23% 42 0.67% 207 3.31% 23 0.37% 200 3.20% 6,252 Cumberland 1,739 47.66% 1,810 49.60% 13 0.36% 81 2.22% 6 0.16% -71 -1.95% 3,649 DeKalb 5,866 72.50% 1,732 21.41% 97 1.20% 341 4.21% 55 0.68% 4,134 51.09% 8,091 DeWitt 2,628 53.17% 2,155 43.60% 15 0.30% 138 2.79% 7 0.14% 473 9.57% 4,943 Douglas 2,656 55.33% 1,917 39.94% 11 0.23% 192 4.00% 24 0.50% 739 15.40% 4,800 DuPage 4,530 63.98% 1,975 27.90% 77 1.09% 449 6.34% 49 0.69% 2,555 36.09% 7,080 Edgar 3,757 50.46% 3,433 46.11% 50 0.67% 189 2.54% 16 0.21% 324 4.35% 7,445 Edwards 1,614 64.48% 747 29.84% 14 0.56% 120 4.79% 8 0.32% 867 34.64% 2,503 Effingham 1,877 38.86% 2,826 58.51% 29 0.60% 91 1.88% 7 0.14% -949 -19.65% 4,830 Fayette 3,261 48.67% 3,193 47.66% 31 0.46% 203 3.03% 12 0.18% 68 1.01% 6,700 Ford 2,617 65.59% 1,164 29.17% 10 0.25% 178 4.46% 21 0.53% 1,453 36.42% 3,990 Franklin 2,539 48.52% 2,401 45.88% 152 2.90% 121 2.31% 20 0.38% 138 2.64% 5,233 Fulton 6,077 50.54% 4,906 40.80% 568 4.72% 405 3.37% 69 0.57% 1,171 9.74% 12,025 Gallatin 1,411 41.77% 1,845 54.62% 34 1.01% 81 2.40% 7 0.21% -434 -12.85% 3,378 Greene 2,004 37.19% 3,159 58.62% 49 0.91% 166 3.08% 11 0.20% -1,155 -21.43% 5,389 Grundy 3,127 63.08% 1,359 27.42% 207 4.18% 190 3.83% 74 1.49% 1,768 35.67% 4,957 Hamilton 1,809 44.26% 2,128 52.07% 30 0.73% 110 2.69% 10 0.24% -319 -7.81% 4,087 Hancock 3,781 45.47% 4,260 51.23% 38 0.46% 226 2.72% 10 0.12% -479 -5.76% 8,315 Hardin 813 52.52% 680 43.93% 9 0.58% 45 2.91% 1 0.06% 133 8.59% 1,548 Henderson 1,547 62.23% 820 32.98% 12 0.48% 102 4.10% 5 0.20% 727 29.24% 2,486 Henry 6,387 64.53% 2,499 25.25% 438 4.43% 478 4.83% 95 0.96% 3,888 39.28% 9,897 Iroquois 4,855 58.94% 2,966 36.01% 67 0.81% 314 3.81% 35 0.42% 1,889 22.93% 8,237 Jackson 4,016 53.07% 3,149 41.61% 145 1.92% 234 3.09% 24 0.32% 867 11.46% 7,568 Jasper 1,860 43.01% 2,317 53.57% 7 0.16% 131 3.03% 10 0.23% -457 -10.57% 4,325 Jefferson 3,210 47.30% 3,377 49.76% 33 0.49% 133 1.96% 34 0.50% -167 -2.46% 6,787 Jersey 1,460 43.17% 1,818 53.76% 26 0.77% 71 2.10% 7 0.21% -358 -10.59% 3,382 Jo Daviess 3,132 54.57% 2,310 40.25% 94 1.64% 184 3.21% 19 0.33% 822 14.32% 5,739 Johnson 1,913 62.27% 1,055 34.34% 20 0.65% 81 2.64% 3 0.10% 858 27.93% 3,072 Kane 12,840 70.29% 4,316 23.63% 311 1.70% 618 3.38% 182 1.00% 8,524 46.66% 18,267 Kankakee 5,999 68.46% 2,461 28.08% 74 0.84% 184 2.10% 45 0.51% 3,538 40.37% 8,763 Kendall 1,948 73.87% 556 21.08% 11 0.42% 116 4.40% 6 0.23% 1,392 52.79% 2,637 Knox 7,084 63.83% 3,277 29.53% 320 2.88% 381 3.43% 36 0.32% 3,807 34.30% 11,098 Lake 6,392 68.15% 2,264 24.14% 237 2.53% 352 3.75% 134 1.43% 4,128 44.01% 9,379 LaSalle 11,159 55.59% 7,589 37.81% 705 3.51% 454 2.26% 167 0.83% 3,570 17.78% 20,074 Lawrence 2,197 47.16% 2,253 48.36% 14 0.30% 192 4.12% 3 0.06% -56 -1.20% 4,659 Lee 4,255 63.50% 2,144 32.00% 37 0.55% 232 3.46% 33 0.49% 2,111 31.50% 6,701 Livingston 5,358 55.84% 3,778 39.37% 73 0.76% 347 3.62% 40 0.42% 1,580 16.47% 9,596 Logan 3,451 47.44% 3,546 48.74% 81 1.11% 172 2.36% 25 0.34% -95 -1.31% 7,275 Macon 6,643 55.98% 4,615 38.89% 170 1.43% 399 3.36% 39 0.33% 2,028 17.09% 11,866 Macoupin 4,988 42.76% 5,775 49.51% 511 4.38% 340 2.91% 50 0.43% -787 -6.75% 11,664 Madison 9,463 51.14% 7,812 42.22% 814 4.40% 351 1.90% 63 0.34% 1,651 8.92% 18,503 Marion 3,435 43.14% 4,001 50.24% 270 3.39% 201 2.52% 56 0.70% -566 -7.11% 7,963 Marshall 1,893 50.13% 1,714 45.39% 48 1.27% 113 2.99% 8 0.21% 179 4.74% 3,776 Mason 1,924 43.49% 2,264 51.18% 24 0.54% 204 4.61% 8 0.18% -340 -7.69% 4,424 Massac 2,084 73.67% 652 23.05% 7 0.25% 85 3.00% 1 0.04% 1,432 50.62% 2,829 McDonough 3,733 51.05% 3,112 42.56% 84 1.15% 374 5.11% 9 0.12% 621 8.49% 7,312 McHenry 5,331 71.07% 1,887 25.16% 51 0.68% 194 2.59% 38 0.51% 3,444 45.91% 7,501 McLean 8,953 55.88% 5,982 37.33% 197 1.23% 840 5.24% 51 0.32% 2,971 18.54% 16,023 Menard 1,600 45.56% 1,748 49.77% 19 0.54% 135 3.84% 10 0.28% -148 -4.21% 3,512 Mercer 2,871 57.51% 1,777 35.60% 85 1.70% 231 4.63% 28 0.56% 1,094 21.92% 4,992 Monroe 1,733 52.95% 1,512 46.20% 9 0.27% 15 0.46% 4 0.12% 221 6.75% 3,273 Montgomery 3,782 45.64% 3,909 47.17% 242 2.92% 318 3.84% 36 0.43% -127 -1.53% 8,287 Morgan 4,019 48.06% 3,993 47.75% 116 1.39% 204 2.44% 31 0.37% 26 0.31% 8,363 Moultrie 1,704 48.44% 1,695 48.18% 19 0.54% 93 2.64% 7 0.20% 9 0.26% 3,518 Ogle 4,848 69.24% 1,761 25.15% 28 0.40% 338 4.83% 27 0.39% 3,087 44.09% 7,002 Peoria 10,828 52.47% 8,898 43.12% 515 2.50% 299 1.45% 95 0.46% 1,930 9.35% 20,635 Perry 2,392 46.27% 2,482 48.01% 67 1.30% 192 3.71% 37 0.72% -90 -1.74% 5,170 Piatt 2,349 57.96% 1,530 37.75% 12 0.30% 153 3.77% 9 0.22% 819 20.21% 4,053 Pike 2,932 40.36% 3,859 53.12% 185 2.55% 257 3.54% 32 0.44% -927 -12.76% 7,265 Pope 1,706 67.75% 748 29.71% 6 0.24% 58 2.30% 0 0.00% 958 38.05% 2,518 Pulaski 2,185 65.24% 1,080 32.25% 19 0.57% 56 1.67% 9 0.27% 1,105 32.99% 3,349 Putnam 834 62.99% 413 31.19% 16 1.21% 51 3.85% 10 0.76% 421 31.80% 1,324 Randolph 3,045 47.04% 3,172 49.00% 101 1.56% 151 2.33% 4 0.06% -127 -1.96% 6,473 Richland 1,684 44.13% 1,938 50.79% 67 1.76% 122 3.20% 5 0.13% -254 -6.66% 3,816 Rock Island 8,196 55.45% 4,739 32.06% 1,072 7.25% 344 2.33% 430 2.91% 3,457 23.39% 14,781 Saline 3,125 52.12% 2,471 41.21% 249 4.15% 124 2.07% 27 0.45% 654 10.91% 5,996 Sangamon 10,422 49.79% 9,351 44.67% 458 2.19% 626 2.99% 77 0.37% 1,071 5.12% 20,934 Schuyler 1,622 43.31% 1,876 50.09% 18 0.48% 216 5.77% 13 0.35% -254 -6.78% 3,745 Scott 1,101 42.76% 1,376 53.44% 20 0.78% 71 2.76% 7 0.27% -275 -10.68% 2,575 Shelby 3,312 42.30% 4,065 51.92% 40 0.51% 380 4.85% 33 0.42% -753 -9.62% 7,830 St. Clair 12,619 48.66% 11,342 43.73% 1,517 5.85% 344 1.33% 112 0.43% 1,277 4.92% 25,934 Stark 1,635 66.27% 738 29.91% 22 0.89% 71 2.88% 1 0.04% 897 36.36% 2,467 Stephenson 4,605 50.93% 4,076 45.08% 84 0.93% 254 2.81% 22 0.24% 529 5.85% 9,041 Tazewell 3,767 47.55% 3,786 47.78% 119 1.50% 237 2.99% 14 0.18% -19 -0.24% 7,923 Union1,69537.43%2,69059.40% 12 0.26% 127 2.80% 5 0.11% -995 -21.97% 4,529 Vermilion 11,726 60.62% 6,320 32.67% 385 1.99% 824 4.26% 89 0.46% 5,406 27.95% 19,344 Wabash 1,511 43.06% 1,814 51.70% 22 0.63% 158 4.50% 4 0.11% -303 -8.63% 3,509 Warren 3,283 54.12% 2,327 38.36% 175 2.88% 257 4.24% 24 0.40% 956 15.76% 6,066 Washington 2,355 53.87% 1,830 41.86% 64 1.46% 111 2.54% 12 0.27% 525 12.01% 4,372 Wayne 2,946 49.60% 2,791 46.99% 26 0.44% 160 2.69% 17 0.29% 155 2.61% 5,940 White 2,436 43.50% 2,934 52.39% 61 1.09% 147 2.63% 22 0.39% -498 -8.89% 5,600 Whiteside 5,257 65.74% 2,140 26.76% 64 0.80% 498 6.23% 38 0.48% 3,117 38.98% 7,997 Will 10,358 61.29% 5,693 33.68% 425 2.51% 316 1.87% 109 0.64% 4,665 27.60% 16,901 Williamson 4,786 52.63% 3,513 38.63% 484 5.32% 272 2.99% 38 0.42% 1,273 14.00% 9,093 Winnebago 8,919 71.54% 2,163 17.35% 747 5.99% 531 4.26% 107 0.86% 6,756 54.19% 12,467Woodford 2,204 47.53% 2,156 46.50% 54 1.16% 203 4.38% 20 0.43% 48 1.04% 4,637Totals629,93254.53%450,81039.02%34,7113.00%29,3642.54%10,4370.90%179,12215.50%1,155,254 See also United States presidential elections in Illinois Notes References Illinois 1908 Category:1908 Illinois elections