1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota

none June 2025 September 2023 1908 United States presidential election 1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota South Dakota 1908 presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in South Dakota 1904 1912 United States presidential election in South 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 67,536 58.84% Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 0 40,266 35.08% 1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 350px 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% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1908. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South 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 23.76 percentage points. William Bryan had previously won South Dakota during his run against William McKinley in 1896 but would later lose the state to McKinley four years later in 1900 and again in this election. Results 1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota1908 Presidential General Election Results – South Dakota https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1908&fips=46&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 67,536 58.84% 4 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) William Jennings Bryan Nebraska John Worth Kern Indiana 40,266 35.08% 0 0.00% Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin Illinois Aaron Sherman Watkins Ohio 4,039 3.52% 0 0.00% Socialist Party of America Eugene Victor Debs Indiana Ben Hanford New York 2,846 2.48% 0 0.00% Scales of Justice Thomas Louis Hisgen Massachusetts John Temple Graves Georgia 88 0.08% 0 0.00% 114,775 100.00% 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 W. ChafinProhibitionEugene V. DebsSocialistThomas L. HisgenScales of JusticeMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % Aurora 686 47.91% 694 48.46% 48 3.35% 4 0.28% 0 0.00% -8 -0.56% 1,432 Beadle 1,776 58.50% 1,105 36.40% 96 3.16% 57 1.88% 2 0.07% 671 22.10% 3,036 Bon Homme 1,324 55.26% 1,014 42.32% 47 1.96% 10 0.42% 1 0.04% 310 12.94% 2,396 Brookings 1,697 63.58% 588 22.03% 337 12.63% 45 1.69% 2 0.07% 1,109 41.55% 2,669 Brown 2,646 55.93% 1,772 37.46% 128 2.71% 182 3.85% 3 0.06% 874 18.47% 4,731 Brule 753 46.80% 823 51.15% 12 0.75% 20 1.24% 1 0.06% -70 -4.35% 1,609 Buffalo 105 58.99% 69 38.76% 0 0.00% 4 2.25% 0 0.00% 36 20.22% 178 Butte 1,636 60.21% 915 33.68% 27 0.99% 139 5.12% 0 0.00% 721 26.54% 2,717 Campbell 627 75.18% 175 20.98% 29 3.48% 3 0.36% 0 0.00% 452 54.20% 834 Charles Mix 1,863 55.88% 1,391 41.72% 32 0.96% 46 1.38% 2 0.06% 472 14.16% 3,334 Clark 1,234 64.37% 557 29.06% 87 4.54% 36 1.88% 3 0.16% 677 35.32% 1,917 Clay 1,291 59.94% 803 37.28% 41 1.90% 19 0.88% 0 0.00% 488 22.66% 2,154 Codington 1,618 63.30% 831 32.51% 75 2.93% 30 1.17% 2 0.08% 787 30.79% 2,556 Custer 487 49.39% 428 43.41% 5 0.51% 64 6.49% 2 0.20% 59 5.98% 986 Davison 1,276 50.92% 1,081 43.14% 135 5.39% 11 0.44% 3 0.12% 195 7.78% 2,506 Day 1,616 59.22% 813 29.79% 256 9.38% 40 1.47% 4 0.15% 803 29.42% 2,729 Deuel 1,022 64.77% 425 26.93% 125 7.92% 4 0.25% 2 0.13% 597 37.83% 1,578 Douglas 836 55.99% 647 43.34% 7 0.47% 3 0.20% 0 0.00% 189 12.66% 1,493 Edmunds 726 50.14% 658 45.44% 56 3.87% 7 0.48% 1 0.07% 68 4.70% 1,448 Fall River 726 57.62% 466 36.98% 43 3.41% 25 1.98% 0 0.00% 260 20.63% 1,260 Faulk 835 62.55% 421 31.54% 74 5.54% 5 0.37% 0 0.00% 414 31.01% 1,335 Grant 1,122 59.87% 628 33.51% 111 5.92% 12 0.64% 1 0.05% 494 26.36% 1,874 Gregory 1,550 52.83% 1,266 43.15% 53 1.81% 64 2.18% 1 0.03% 284 9.68% 2,934 Hamlin 1,095 68.57% 434 27.18% 59 3.69% 8 0.50% 1 0.06% 661 41.39% 1,597 Hand 851 51.58% 655 39.70% 135 8.18% 9 0.55% 0 0.00% 196 11.88% 1,650 Hanson 668 48.69% 630 45.92% 66 4.81% 8 0.58% 0 0.00% 38 2.77% 1,372 Hughes 795 66.64% 349 29.25% 19 1.59% 30 2.51% 0 0.00% 446 37.38% 1,193 Hutchinson 1,507 69.03% 619 28.36% 51 2.34% 6 0.27% 0 0.00% 888 40.68% 2,183 Hyde 455 64.45% 212 30.03% 22 3.12% 17 2.41% 0 0.00% 243 34.42% 706 Jerauld 582 53.30% 403 36.90% 93 8.52% 12 1.10% 2 0.18% 179 16.39% 1,092 Kingsbury 1,537 60.70% 799 31.56% 163 6.44% 33 1.30% 0 0.00% 738 29.15% 2,532 Lake 1,415 65.60% 636 29.49% 65 3.01% 39 1.81% 2 0.09% 779 36.11% 2,157 Lawrence 2,735 50.86% 1,564 29.09% 37 0.69% 1,036 19.27% 5 0.09% 1,171 21.78% 5,377 Lincoln 1,887 69.40% 699 25.71% 84 3.09% 46 1.69% 3 0.11% 1,188 43.69% 2,719 Lyman 1,524 53.12% 1,183 41.23% 81 2.82% 76 2.65% 5 0.17% 341 11.89% 2,869 Marshall 874 59.46% 453 30.82% 116 7.89% 25 1.70% 2 0.14% 421 28.64% 1,470 McCook 1,209 57.00% 826 38.94% 66 3.11% 17 0.80% 3 0.14% 383 18.06% 2,121 McPherson 785 81.86% 157 16.37% 9 0.94% 6 0.63% 2 0.21% 628 65.48% 959 Meade 953 51.24% 792 42.58% 30 1.61% 84 4.52% 1 0.05% 161 8.66% 1,860 Miner 906 53.93% 720 42.86% 42 2.50% 12 0.71% 0 0.00% 186 11.07% 1,680 Minnehaha 4,125 64.07% 1,948 30.26% 254 3.95% 106 1.65% 5 0.08% 2,177 33.81% 6,438 Moody 1,275 63.50% 623 31.03% 80 3.98% 30 1.49% 0 0.00% 652 32.47% 2,008 Pennington 1,702 57.38% 1,160 39.11% 26 0.88% 78 2.63% 0 0.00% 542 18.27% 2,966 Potter 614 58.09% 400 37.84% 24 2.27% 5 0.47% 14 1.32% 214 20.25% 1,057 Roberts 1,562 61.02% 777 30.35% 101 3.95% 119 4.65% 1 0.04% 785 30.66% 2,560 Sanborn 847 57.70% 513 34.95% 103 7.02% 5 0.34% 0 0.00% 334 22.75% 1,468 Spink 1,847 59.01% 1,121 35.81% 126 4.03% 34 1.09% 2 0.06% 726 23.19% 3,130 Stanley 2,313 56.52% 1,598 39.05% 74 1.81% 104 2.54% 3 0.07% 715 17.47% 4,092 Sully 368 68.27% 154 28.57% 5 0.93% 11 2.04% 1 0.19% 214 39.70% 539 Turner 1,792 66.17% 793 29.28% 112 4.14% 11 0.41% 0 0.00% 999 36.89% 2,708 Union 1,392 56.63% 1,009 41.05% 51 2.07% 5 0.20% 1 0.04% 383 15.58% 2,458 Walworth 825 67.96% 351 28.91% 24 1.98% 13 1.07% 1 0.08% 474 39.04% 1,214 Yankton 1,644 56.81% 1,118 38.63% 97 3.35% 31 1.07% 4 0.14% 526 18.18% 2,894Totals67,53658.84%40,26635.08%4,0393.52%2,8462.48%880.08%27,27023.76%114,775 See also United States presidential elections in South Dakota References South Dakota 1908 Category:1908 South Dakota elections