1908 United States presidential election in New Jersey

none June 2025 September 2023 1908 United States presidential election 1908 United States presidential election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1904 1912 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1912 November 3, 1908 William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio James S. Sherman 12 265,298 56.80% Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 0 182,522 39.07% 1908 United States presidential election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 400px County results Taft #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Bryan #86b6f2 50–60% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1908 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New Jersey was won by the Republican nominees, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate Congressman James S. Sherman of New York. Taft and Sherman defeated the Democratic nominees, former Congressman and two-time prior presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Senator John W. Kern of Indiana. Also in the running was the Socialist Party candidate, Eugene V. Debs, who ran with Ben Hanford. Taft carried New Jersey comfortably with 56.80 percent of the vote to Bryan's 39.07 percent, a victory margin of 17.72 percent.1908 Presidential General Election Results – New Jersey http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1908&fips=34&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 7 February 2014 Eugene Debs came in a distant third, with 2.19 percent. Like much of the Northeast, New Jersey in the early decades of the 20th century was a staunchly Republican state, having not given a majority of the vote to a Democratic presidential candidate since 1892. While winning a comfortable victory nationwide, Taft easily held New Jersey in the Republican column in 1908. On the county-level map, Taft carried 18 of the state's 21 counties, breaking 60% of the vote in 8 counties. Bryan won only the three rural counties in western North Jersey, Warren, Sussex, and Hunterdon, which had long been non-Yankee Democratic enclaves in the otherwise Republican Northeast.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 121-134 978-0-691-16324-6 New Jersey's election result in 1908 made the state over 9% more Republican than the national average. This is the last time a Republican won the election without Hunterdon, Warren, and Sussex counties. Bryan had previously lost New Jersey twice to William McKinley in 1896 and 1900. Results 1908 United States presidential election in New JerseyPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican William Howard Taft 265,298 56.80% 12 Democratic William Jennings Bryan 182,522 39.07% 0 Socialist Eugene V. Debs 10,249 2.19% 0 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 4,930 1.06% 0 Independence League Thomas L. Hisgen 2,916 0.62% 0 Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 1,196 0.26% 0 Totals 467,111 100.0% 12 Results by county County William Howard TaftGéoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)Republican William Jennings BryanDemocratic Eugene V. DebsSocialist Eugene W. ChafinProhibition Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Atlantic 8,822 63.71% 4,577 33.05% 76 0.55% 342 2.47% 30 0.22% 4,245 30.66% 13,847 Bergen 14,042 61.51% 7,628 33.42% 575 2.52% 219 0.96% 364 1.59% 6,414 28.10% 22,828 Burlington 9,020 57.16% 6,274 39.76% 140 0.89% 299 1.89% 46 0.29% 2,746 17.40% 15,779 Camden 18,999 61.32% 10,469 33.79% 697 2.25% 711 2.29% 107 0.35% 8,530 27.53% 30,983 Cape May 2,937 63.27% 1,553 33.46% 33 0.71% 111 2.39% 8 0.17% 1,384 29.81% 4,642 Cumberland 6,770 56.56% 4,521 37.77% 158 1.32% 476 3.98% 45 0.38% 2,249 18.79% 11,970 Essex 53,687 61.71% 30,191 34.70% 2,205 2.53% 317 0.36% 604 0.69% 23,496 27.01% 87,004 Gloucester 5,318 56.37% 3,707 39.29% 72 0.76% 322 3.41% 15 0.16% 1,611 17.08% 9,434 Hudson 41,967 48.91% 39,637 46.20% 2,776 3.24% 172 0.20% 1,244 1.45% 2,330 2.72% 85,796 Hunterdon 3,733 43.04% 4,737 54.62% 29 0.33% 140 1.61% 34 0.39% -1,004 -11.58% 8,673 Mercer 14,941 58.99% 9,289 36.67% 687 2.71% 284 1.12% 128 0.51% 5,652 22.31% 25,329 Middlesex 11,261 57.57% 7,940 40.59% 98 0.50% 134 0.69% 127 0.65% 3,321 16.98% 19,560 Monmouth 12,519 56.29% 9,252 41.60% 137 0.62% 204 0.92% 127 0.57% 3,267 14.69% 22,239 Morris 9,089 61.16% 5,026 33.82% 367 2.47% 243 1.64% 137 0.92% 4,063 27.34% 14,862 Ocean 3,326 65.15% 1,634 32.01% 22 0.43% 89 1.74% 34 0.67% 1,692 33.14% 5,105 Passaic 17,635 55.96% 11,961 37.96% 1,086 3.45% 241 0.76% 588 1.87% 5,674 18.01% 31,511 Salem 3,713 52.91% 3,173 45.22% 36 0.51% 88 1.25% 7 0.10% 540 7.70% 7,017 Somerset 5,043 59.43% 3,271 38.55% 24 0.28% 94 1.11% 53 0.62% 1,772 20.88% 8,485 Sussex 2,653 44.25% 3,214 53.61% 36 0.60% 70 1.17% 22 0.37% -561 -9.36% 5,995 Union 15,919 60.90% 8,806 33.69% 912 3.49% 132 0.50% 370 1.42% 7,113 27.21% 26,139 Warren 3,904 39.38% 5,662 57.12% 83 0.84% 242 2.44% 22 0.22% -1,758 -17.73% 9,913Totals265,29856.80%182,52239.07%10,2492.19%4,9301.06%4,1120.88%82,77617.72%467,111 See also Presidency of William Howard Taft United States presidential elections in New Jersey References expanded New Jersey 1908 Category:1908 New Jersey elections