1908 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1908 Presidential election year November 3 Republican Party (US)Theodore Roosevelt (R) 61st Republican hold William Howard Taft (R) 321 William Jennings Bryan (D) 162 Republican +8.6% 1908 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Taft, blue denotes states won by Bryan. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. 31 of 92 seatsNot counting special elections Republican hold Democratic +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. All 391 voting members Republican hold Democratic +5 33 Democratic +2 1908 gubernatorial election results #0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold 400px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold Elections were held for the 61st United States Congress, occurring during the Fourth Party System. Oklahoma joined the union during the 61st Congress. Despite the Panic of 1907, the Republicans continued to control the presidency and both houses of Congress. In the presidential election, the Republican former Secretary of War William Howard Taft defeated the Democratic former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.1908 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1908 The American Presidency Project 25 June 2014 Taft and Bryan won both of their respective parties' nominations on the first ballot. Taft easily won the election, taking most states outside the Southern United States. Bryan's loss made him the only presidential nominee of a major party to lose three general elections. The Democrats made minor gains in the House, but the Republicans maintained a solid majority in the chamber.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, Democrats picked up one seat, but Republicans continued to hold a commanding majority.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1908 United States presidential election 1908 United States House of Representatives elections 1908–09 United States Senate elections 1908 United States gubernatorial elections References Category:1908 elections in the United States 1908