1908 United States presidential election in Alabama

none June 2025 September 2023 1908 United States presidential election 1908 United States presidential election in Alabama Alabama 1895 presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in Alabama 1904 1912 United States presidential election in Alabama 1912 November 3, 1908 x200px Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 11 74,374 70.88% William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio James S. Sherman 0 25,372 24.18% 1908 United States presidential election in Alabama results map by county.svg 300px County results Bryan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Taft #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1908 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose eleven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Alabama was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. They defeated the Republican candidates, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. Bryan won the state by a margin of 46.7%. With 70.88% of the popular vote, Alabama would prove to be Bryan's fifth strongest state in the 1908 presidential election after South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.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 defeated William McKinley in Alabama in both 1896 and 1900. Results 1908 United States presidential election in AlabamaDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – AlabamaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic William Jennings Bryan 74,374 70.88% 11 Republican William Howard Taft 25,372 24.18% 0 Populist Thomas E. Watson 1,575 1.50% 0 Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 1,450 1.38% 0 Republican Davidson Faction 987 0.94% 0 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 677 0.65% 0 Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 497 0.47% 0 Totals 104,932 100.00% 11 Voter turnout — Results by county County William J. BryanDemocratic William H. TaftRepublican Thomas E. WatsonPopulist Eugene V. DebsSocial Democratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Autauga 655 87.10% 97 12.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 558 74.20% 752 Baldwin 439 68.70% 109 17.06% 0 0.00% 63 9.86% 28 4.38% 330 51.64% 639 Barbour 1,303 92.81% 43 3.06% 34 2.42% 6 0.43% 18 1.28% 1,260 89.74% 1,404 Bibb 670 72.98% 139 15.14% 16 1.74% 77 8.39% 16 1.74% 531 57.84% 918 Blount 1,133 52.80% 973 45.34% 23 1.07% 0 0.00% 17 0.79% 160 7.46% 2,146 Bullock 782 98.74% 10 1.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 772 97.47% 792 Butler 727 80.42% 137 15.15% 19 2.10% 9 1.00% 12 1.33% 590 65.27% 904 Calhoun 1,438 67.80% 570 26.87% 27 1.27% 9 0.42% 77 3.63% 868 40.92% 2,121 Chambers 1,025 92.84% 50 4.53% 15 1.36% 9 0.82% 5 0.45% 975 88.32% 1,104 Cherokee 712 50.42% 602 42.63% 24 1.70% 48 3.40% 26 1.84% 110 7.79% 1,412 Chilton 656 40.44% 890 54.87% 37 2.28% 26 1.60% 13 0.80% −234 −14.43% 1,622 Choctaw 590 89.26% 44 6.66% 9 1.36% 9 1.36% 9 1.36% 546 82.60% 661 Clarke 1,169 94.20% 56 4.51% 5 0.40% 4 0.32% 7 0.56% 1,113 89.69% 1,241 Clay 863 57.76% 594 39.76% 26 1.74% 2 0.13% 9 0.60% 269 18.01% 1,494 Cleburne 278 38.83% 357 49.86% 2 0.28% 0 0.00% 79 11.03% −79 −11.03% 716 Coffee 1,305 69.19% 341 18.08% 195 10.34% 13 0.69% 32 1.70% 964 51.11% 1,886 Colbert 849 67.06% 353 27.88% 0 0.00% 46 3.63% 18 1.42% 496 39.18% 1,266 Conecuh 651 81.78% 111 13.94% 11 1.38% 10 1.26% 13 1.63% 540 67.84% 796 Coosa 717 57.64% 447 35.93% 7 0.56% 0 0.00% 73 5.87% 270 21.70% 1,244 Covington 1,054 70.88% 315 21.18% 74 4.98% 17 1.14% 27 1.82% 739 49.70% 1,487 Crenshaw 1,100 74.07% 311 20.94% 38 2.56% 15 1.01% 21 1.41% 789 53.13% 1,485 Cullman 1,239 42.68% 1,521 52.39% 52 1.79% 11 0.38% 80 2.76% −282 −9.71% 2,903 Dale 921 69.61% 346 26.15% 30 2.27% 4 0.30% 22 1.66% 575 43.46% 1,323 Dallas 1,420 97.06% 28 1.91% 4 0.27% 4 0.27% 7 0.48% 1,392 95.15% 1,463 DeKalb 1,395 54.58% 1,103 43.15% 18 0.70% 13 0.51% 27 1.06% 292 11.42% 2,556 Elmore 1,063 86.49% 138 11.23% 6 0.49% 4 0.33% 18 1.46% 925 75.26% 1,229 Escambia 641 80.93% 113 14.27% 0 0.00% 25 3.16% 13 1.64% 528 66.67% 792 Etowah 1,309 54.29% 996 41.31% 17 0.71% 44 1.82% 45 1.87% 313 12.98% 2,411 Fayette 731 47.22% 678 43.80% 45 2.91% 59 3.81% 35 2.26% 53 3.42% 1,548 Franklin 650 47.69% 652 47.84% 10 0.73% 42 3.08% 9 0.66% −2 −0.15% 1,363 Geneva 854 56.15% 500 32.87% 126 8.28% 4 0.26% 37 2.43% 354 23.27% 1,521 Greene 423 96.36% 12 2.73% 4 0.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 411 93.62% 439 Hale 714 97.81% 13 1.78% 0 0.00% 1 0.14% 2 0.27% 701 96.03% 730 Henry 723 81.24% 79 8.88% 72 8.09% 8 0.90% 8 0.90% 644 72.36% 890 Houston 965 66.23% 423 29.03% 28 1.92% 10 0.69% 31 2.13% 542 37.20% 1,457 Jackson 1,404 71.52% 469 23.89% 26 1.32% 3 0.15% 61 3.11% 935 47.63% 1,963 Jefferson 7,803 72.88% 2,182 20.38% 28 0.26% 367 3.43% 327 3.05% 5,621 52.50% 10,707 Lamar 839 83.07% 160 15.84% 2 0.20% 0 0.00% 9 0.89% 679 67.23% 1,010 Lauderdale 1,177 71.90% 427 26.08% 4 0.24% 14 0.86% 15 0.92% 750 45.82% 1,637 Lawrence 602 60.93% 344 34.82% 17 1.72% 14 1.42% 11 1.11% 258 26.11% 988 Lee 1,126 88.38% 64 5.02% 7 0.55% 51 4.00% 26 2.04% 1,062 83.36% 1,274 Limestone 1,188 81.76% 238 16.38% 2 0.14% 6 0.41% 19 1.31% 950 65.38% 1,453 Lowndes 633 94.20% 36 5.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 0.45% 597 88.84% 672 Macon 482 91.12% 38 7.18% 5 0.95% 4 0.76% 0 0.00% 444 83.93% 529 Madison 2,168 87.10% 277 11.13% 1 0.04% 17 0.68% 26 1.04% 1,891 75.97% 2,489 Marengo 1,333 93.15% 78 5.45% 20 1.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,255 87.70% 1,431 Marion 1,100 64.71% 589 34.65% 1 0.06% 2 0.12% 8 0.47% 511 30.06% 1,700 Marshall 1,313 56.09% 923 39.43% 52 2.22% 9 0.38% 44 1.88% 390 16.66% 2,341 Mobile 2,422 75.03% 453 14.03% 8 0.25% 53 1.64% 292 9.05% 1,969 61.00% 3,228 Monroe 856 96.61% 18 2.03% 5 0.56% 1 0.11% 6 0.68% 838 94.58% 886 Montgomery 2,621 96.54% 79 2.91% 1 0.04% 9 0.33% 5 0.18% 2,542 93.63% 2,715 Morgan 1,548 70.01% 497 22.48% 21 0.95% 92 4.16% 53 2.40% 1,051 47.54% 2,211 Perry 776 97.98% 12 1.52% 4 0.51% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 764 96.46% 792 Pickens 816 85.36% 69 7.22% 23 2.41% 19 1.99% 29 3.03% 747 78.14% 956 Pike 1,507 96.29% 39 2.49% 15 0.96% 0 0.00% 4 0.26% 1,468 93.80% 1,565 Randolph 799 66.20% 395 32.73% 0 0.00% 5 0.41% 8 0.66% 404 33.47% 1,207 Russell 516 91.01% 32 5.64% 2 0.35% 15 2.65% 2 0.35% 484 85.36% 567 Shelby 1,011 40.57% 1,231 49.40% 212 8.51% 23 0.92% 15 0.60% −220 −8.83% 2,492 St. Clair 820 45.71% 782 43.59% 108 6.02% 6 0.33% 78 4.35% 38 2.12% 1,794 Sumter 719 98.76% 3 0.41% 3 0.41% 1 0.14% 2 0.27% 716 98.35% 728 Talladega 1,010 72.61% 351 25.23% 10 0.72% 2 0.14% 18 1.29% 659 47.38% 1,391 Tallapoosa 1,343 81.59% 104 6.32% 6 0.36% 8 0.49% 185 11.24% 1,239 75.27% 1,646 Tuscaloosa 1,729 85.05% 162 7.97% 7 0.34% 76 3.74% 59 2.90% 1,567 77.08% 2,033 Walker 1,632 53.32% 1,367 44.66% 0 0.00% 43 1.40% 19 0.62% 265 8.66% 3,061 Washington 464 87.22% 40 7.52% 2 0.38% 10 1.88% 16 3.01% 424 79.70% 532 Wilcox 1,027 99.81% 2 0.19% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,025 99.61% 1,029 Winston 443 31.55% 949 67.59% 10 0.71% 2 0.14% 0 0.00% −506 −36.04% 1,404Totals74,39170.75%25,56124.31%1,5761.50%1,4441.37%2,1742.07%48,83046.44%105,146 Source:Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures) See also United States presidential elections in Alabama Notes References Alabama 1908 Category:1908 Alabama elections