1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1908 United States presidential election 1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1918 presidential no 1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1904 1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1912 November 3, 1908 x200px Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Jennings Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Nebraska John W. Kern 13 244,092 49.74% William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio James S. Sherman 0 235,711 48.03% 380px 380px County results Bryan #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Taft #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Kentucky 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 nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 1.71%. Although the overall result was very similar to the previous two elections, Taft was notably the only Republican to carry Breathitt County until John McCain did so 100 years later.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 39-40 0786422173 Bryan had previously lost Kentucky to William McKinley in 1896 but would win the state against McKinley in the state in 1900. Results 1908 United States presidential election in KentuckyDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=21&year=1908&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1908 Presidential General Election Results – KentuckyPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic William Jennings Bryan 244,092 49.74% 13 Republican William Howard Taft 235,711 48.03% 0 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 5,885 1.20% 0 Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 4,093 0.83% 0 Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 405 0.08% 0 Populist Thomas E. Watson 333 0.07% 0 Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 200 0.04% 0 Totals 490,719 100.00% 13 Voter turnout — Results by county CountyWilliam Jennings BryanGéoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)DemocraticWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanEugene Wilder ChafinProhibitionEugene Victor DebsSocialistThomas Edward WatsonPopulistVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%#% Adair 1,429 42.44% 1,872 55.60% 64 1.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% -443 -13.16% 3,367 Allen 1,402 41.34% 1,922 56.68% 58 1.71% 4 0.12% 2 0.06% 3 0.09% -520 -15.33% 3,391 Anderson 1,477 57.56% 1,040 40.53% 46 1.79% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 437 17.03% 2,566 Ballard 2,117 72.25% 706 24.10% 34 1.16% 63 2.15% 3 0.10% 7 0.24% 1,411 48.16% 2,930 Barren 3,145 56.42% 2,308 41.41% 102 1.83% 8 0.14% 4 0.07% 7 0.13% 837 15.02% 5,574 Bath 1,754 53.52% 1,471 44.89% 42 1.28% 6 0.18% 2 0.06% 2 0.06% 283 8.64% 3,277 Bell 925 23.98% 2,815 72.97% 30 0.78% 88 2.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,890 -48.99% 3,858 Boone 2,041 75.34% 631 23.29% 31 1.14% 6 0.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,410 52.05% 2,709 Bourbon 2,508 51.37% 2,312 47.36% 48 0.98% 14 0.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 196 4.01% 4,882 Boyd 1,950 39.28% 2,894 58.30% 63 1.27% 53 1.07% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% -944 -19.02% 4,964 Boyle 1,787 53.71% 1,485 44.63% 44 1.32% 10 0.30% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 302 9.08% 3,327 Bracken 1,510 55.88% 1,100 40.71% 44 1.63% 47 1.74% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 410 15.17% 2,702 Breathitt 1,567 48.68% 1,620 50.33% 32 0.99% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -53 -1.65% 3,219 Breckinridge 2,090 43.47% 2,603 54.14% 81 1.68% 28 0.58% 6 0.12% 0 0.00% -513 -10.67% 4,808 Bullitt 1,409 64.75% 726 33.36% 34 1.56% 7 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 683 31.39% 2,176 Butler 1,012 29.70% 2,328 68.33% 55 1.61% 3 0.09% 7 0.21% 2 0.06% -1,316 -38.63% 3,407 Caldwell 1,541 49.05% 1,517 48.28% 42 1.34% 31 0.99% 8 0.25% 3 0.10% 24 0.76% 3,142 Calloway 3,024 76.08% 808 20.33% 101 2.54% 25 0.63% 11 0.28% 6 0.15% 2,216 55.75% 3,975 Campbell 6,813 46.02% 7,025 47.45% 120 0.81% 810 5.47% 1 0.01% 35 0.24% -212 -1.43% 14,804 Carlisle 1,625 74.40% 482 22.07% 55 2.52% 22 1.01% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,143 52.34% 2,184 Carroll 1,514 71.86% 546 25.91% 45 2.14% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 968 45.94% 2,107 Carter 1,595 36.96% 2,620 60.70% 70 1.62% 27 0.63% 1 0.02% 3 0.07% -1,025 -23.75% 4,316 Casey 1,191 38.35% 1,878 60.46% 27 0.87% 6 0.19% 0 0.00% 4 0.13% -687 -22.12% 3,106 Christian 3,120 39.88% 4,618 59.03% 59 0.75% 19 0.24% 2 0.03% 5 0.06% -1,498 -19.15% 7,823 Clark 2,525 56.67% 1,859 41.72% 52 1.17% 20 0.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 666 14.95% 4,456 Clay 691 25.43% 1,991 73.28% 26 0.96% 9 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,300 -47.85% 2,717 Clinton 330 22.49% 1,082 73.76% 34 2.32% 18 1.23% 0 0.00% 3 0.20% -752 -51.26% 1,467 Crittenden 1,309 42.62% 1,714 55.81% 26 0.85% 14 0.46% 7 0.23% 1 0.03% -405 -13.19% 3,071 Cumberland 605 33.48% 1,172 64.86% 26 1.44% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 2 0.11% -567 -31.38% 1,807 Daviess 5,218 55.96% 3,922 42.06% 143 1.53% 30 0.32% 4 0.04% 7 0.08% 1,296 13.90% 9,324 Edmonson 858 39.48% 1,291 59.41% 16 0.74% 6 0.28% 1 0.05% 1 0.05% -433 -19.93% 2,173 Elliott 1,159 64.93% 618 34.62% 8 0.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 541 30.31% 1,785 Estill 996 39.18% 1,503 59.13% 43 1.69% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -507 -19.94% 2,542 Fayette 5,247 51.68% 4,748 46.76% 108 1.06% 30 0.30% 2 0.02% 18 0.18% 499 4.91% 10,153 Fleming 2,057 50.21% 1,984 48.43% 52 1.27% 3 0.07% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 73 1.78% 4,097 Floyd 1,601 50.09% 1,557 48.72% 32 1.00% 4 0.13% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% 44 1.38% 3,196 Franklin 3,233 65.85% 1,632 33.24% 32 0.65% 9 0.18% 1 0.02% 3 0.06% 1,601 32.61% 4,910 Fulton 1,705 71.58% 636 26.70% 25 1.05% 6 0.25% 6 0.25% 4 0.17% 1,069 44.88% 2,382 Gallatin 958 74.38% 321 24.92% 7 0.54% 2 0.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 637 49.46% 1,288 Garrard 1,259 43.50% 1,578 54.53% 49 1.69% 5 0.17% 0 0.00% 3 0.10% -319 -11.02% 2,894 Grant 1,654 59.28% 1,099 39.39% 32 1.15% 5 0.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 555 19.89% 2,790 Graves 4,952 71.32% 1,744 25.12% 115 1.66% 108 1.56% 3 0.04% 21 0.30% 3,208 46.20% 6,943 Grayson 1,864 43.40% 2,360 54.95% 33 0.77% 0 0.00% 37 0.86% 1 0.02% -496 -11.55% 4,295 Green 1,167 45.93% 1,337 52.62% 23 0.91% 10 0.39% 1 0.04% 3 0.12% -170 -6.69% 2,541 Greenup 1,441 38.55% 2,142 57.30% 74 1.98% 78 2.09% 0 0.00% 3 0.08% -701 -18.75% 3,738 Hancock 868 43.75% 1,052 53.02% 48 2.42% 11 0.55% 3 0.15% 2 0.10% -184 -9.27% 1,984 Hardin 3,010 60.32% 1,913 38.34% 29 0.58% 30 0.60% 3 0.06% 5 0.10% 1,097 21.98% 4,990 Harlan 252 15.16% 1,392 83.75% 17 1.02% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,140 -68.59% 1,662 Harrison 2,797 63.14% 1,571 35.46% 61 1.38% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 1,226 27.67% 4,430 Hart 1,766 46.46% 1,950 51.30% 54 1.42% 31 0.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -184 -4.84% 3,801 Henderson 3,735 57.29% 2,528 38.77% 85 1.30% 163 2.50% 3 0.05% 6 0.09% 1,207 18.51% 6,520 Henry 2,253 61.42% 1,358 37.02% 51 1.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 0.16% 895 24.40% 3,668 Hickman 1,890 73.09% 658 25.44% 30 1.16% 8 0.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,232 47.64% 2,586 Hopkins 3,721 51.46% 3,315 45.84% 101 1.40% 68 0.94% 18 0.25% 8 0.11% 406 5.61% 7,231 Jackson 232 11.10% 1,851 88.56% 5 0.24% 2 0.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,619 -77.46% 2,090 Jefferson 26,186 47.87% 27,180 49.69% 438 0.80% 653 1.19% 9 0.02% 234 0.43% -994 -1.82% 54,700 Jessamine 1,574 53.32% 1,271 43.06% 95 3.22% 12 0.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 303 10.26% 2,952 Johnson 1,004 29.52% 2,336 68.69% 21 0.62% 40 1.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,332 -39.16% 3,401 Kenton 8,683 55.04% 6,431 40.76% 135 0.86% 505 3.20% 2 0.01% 21 0.13% 2,252 14.27% 15,777 Knott 1,110 65.14% 576 33.80% 18 1.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 534 31.34% 1,704 Knox 867 22.94% 2,788 73.76% 28 0.74% 96 2.54% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% -1,921 -50.82% 3,780 Larue 1,337 56.06% 1,029 43.14% 13 0.55% 4 0.17% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 308 12.91% 2,385 Laurel 1,165 30.53% 2,594 67.98% 42 1.10% 15 0.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,429 -37.45% 3,816 Lawrence 1,878 46.58% 2,098 52.03% 47 1.17% 6 0.15% 1 0.02% 2 0.05% -220 -5.46% 4,032 Lee 783 39.77% 1,171 59.47% 12 0.61% 2 0.10% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% -388 -19.71% 1,969 Leslie 95 6.31% 1,399 92.90% 4 0.27% 3 0.20% 3 0.20% 2 0.13% -1,304 -86.59% 1,506 Letcher 476 28.88% 1,158 70.27% 9 0.55% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% 3 0.18% -682 -41.38% 1,648 Lewis 1,268 32.46% 2,549 65.26% 65 1.66% 23 0.59% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -1,281 -32.80% 3,906 Lincoln 1,994 50.54% 1,851 46.92% 94 2.38% 2 0.05% 1 0.03% 3 0.08% 143 3.62% 3,945 Livingston 1,183 51.77% 997 43.63% 41 1.79% 53 2.32% 11 0.48% 0 0.00% 186 8.14% 2,285 Logan 3,114 55.95% 2,326 41.79% 67 1.20% 46 0.83% 9 0.16% 4 0.07% 788 14.16% 5,566 Lyon 1,001 54.94% 759 41.66% 21 1.15% 4 0.22% 37 2.03% 0 0.00% 242 13.28% 1,822 Madison 3,065 48.20% 3,191 50.18% 49 0.77% 16 0.25% 1 0.02% 37 0.58% -126 -1.98% 6,359 Magoffin 1,005 37.46% 1,645 61.31% 29 1.08% 3 0.11% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% -640 -23.85% 2,683 Marion 2,093 61.09% 1,321 38.56% 10 0.29% 2 0.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 772 22.53% 3,426 Marshall 1,852 58.76% 1,217 38.61% 62 1.97% 8 0.25% 13 0.41% 0 0.00% 635 20.15% 3,152 Martin 240 18.28% 1,042 79.36% 11 0.84% 7 0.53% 0 0.00% 13 0.99% -802 -61.08% 1,313 Mason 2,675 54.47% 2,136 43.49% 85 1.73% 14 0.29% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 539 10.98% 4,911 McCracken 4,127 56.65% 2,966 40.71% 64 0.88% 100 1.37% 9 0.12% 19 0.26% 1,161 15.94% 7,285 McLean 1,430 49.81% 1,319 45.94% 75 2.61% 20 0.70% 7 0.24% 20 0.70% 111 3.87% 2,871 Meade 1,295 58.84% 863 39.21% 18 0.82% 15 0.68% 1 0.05% 9 0.41% 432 19.63% 2,201 Menifee 833 64.82% 451 35.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.08% 382 29.73% 1,285 Mercer 1,747 51.29% 1,567 46.01% 82 2.41% 3 0.09% 7 0.21% 0 0.00% 180 5.28% 3,406 Metcalfe 968 41.87% 1,311 56.70% 25 1.08% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 7 0.30% -343 -14.84% 2,312 Monroe 770 29.03% 1,861 70.17% 20 0.75% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,091 -41.14% 2,652 Montgomery 1,549 53.52% 1,305 45.09% 32 1.11% 6 0.21% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 244 8.43% 2,894 Morgan 2,013 58.67% 1,400 40.80% 15 0.44% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 2 0.06% 613 17.87% 3,431 Muhlenberg 2,740 45.96% 3,063 51.38% 61 1.02% 90 1.51% 8 0.13% 0 0.00% -323 -5.42% 5,962 Nelson 2,452 62.31% 1,436 36.49% 26 0.66% 4 0.10% 3 0.08% 14 0.36% 1,016 25.82% 3,935 Nicholas 1,723 60.18% 1,085 37.90% 46 1.61% 3 0.10% 1 0.03% 5 0.17% 638 22.28% 2,863 Ohio 2,785 44.20% 3,337 52.96% 91 1.44% 74 1.17% 8 0.13% 6 0.10% -552 -8.76% 6,301 Oldham 1,259 65.13% 625 32.33% 38 1.97% 11 0.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 634 32.80% 1,933 Owen 2,732 78.39% 735 21.09% 13 0.37% 1 0.03% 4 0.11% 0 0.00% 1,997 57.30% 3,485 Owsley 224 15.20% 1,240 84.12% 6 0.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 0.27% -1,016 -68.93% 1,474 Pendleton 1,543 54.72% 1,177 41.74% 60 2.13% 38 1.35% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 366 12.98% 2,820 Perry 524 28.74% 1,274 69.88% 13 0.71% 6 0.33% 2 0.11% 4 0.22% -750 -41.14% 1,823 Pike 2,208 38.27% 3,467 60.10% 81 1.40% 5 0.09% 1 0.02% 7 0.12% -1,259 -21.82% 5,769 Powell 739 50.48% 699 47.75% 24 1.64% 1 0.07% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 40 2.73% 1,464 Pulaski 2,460 34.55% 4,483 62.95% 146 2.05% 25 0.35% 5 0.07% 2 0.03% -2,023 -28.41% 7,121 Robertson 688 62.55% 398 36.18% 11 1.00% 3 0.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 290 26.36% 1,100 Rockcastle 962 33.99% 1,816 64.17% 48 1.70% 2 0.07% 2 0.07% 0 0.00% -854 -30.18% 2,830 Rowan 757 41.89% 1,017 56.28% 27 1.49% 5 0.28% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% -260 -14.39% 1,807 Russell 739 35.36% 1,255 60.05% 78 3.73% 18 0.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -516 -24.69% 2,090 Scott 2,476 57.41% 1,794 41.60% 33 0.77% 7 0.16% 3 0.07% 0 0.00% 682 15.81% 4,313 Shelby 2,742 59.52% 1,823 39.57% 37 0.80% 4 0.09% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 919 19.95% 4,607 Simpson 1,714 64.44% 913 34.32% 24 0.90% 3 0.11% 4 0.15% 2 0.08% 801 30.11% 2,660 Spencer 1,175 66.72% 563 31.97% 21 1.19% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 612 34.75% 1,761 Taylor 1,294 50.29% 1,218 47.34% 58 2.25% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 76 2.95% 2,573 Todd 1,908 54.55% 1,555 44.45% 23 0.66% 6 0.17% 0 0.00% 6 0.17% 353 10.09% 3,498 Trigg 1,680 54.28% 1,351 43.65% 20 0.65% 39 1.26% 2 0.06% 3 0.10% 329 10.63% 3,095 Trimble 1,322 77.76% 344 20.24% 25 1.47% 9 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 978 57.53% 1,700 Union 2,781 65.61% 1,312 30.95% 41 0.97% 87 2.05% 14 0.33% 4 0.09% 1,469 34.65% 4,239 Warren 3,742 55.07% 2,929 43.11% 100 1.47% 17 0.25% 3 0.04% 4 0.06% 813 11.96% 6,795 Washington 1,615 51.24% 1,515 48.06% 16 0.51% 3 0.10% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 100 3.17% 3,152 Wayne 1,436 41.93% 1,936 56.53% 48 1.40% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 2 0.06% -500 -14.60% 3,425 Webster 2,491 56.42% 1,828 41.40% 83 1.88% 11 0.25% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 663 15.02% 4,415 Whitley 1,111 21.43% 4,023 77.60% 39 0.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 11 0.21% -2,912 -56.17% 5,184 Wolfe 1,101 56.55% 818 42.01% 21 1.08% 1 0.05% 4 0.21% 2 0.10% 283 14.54% 1,947 Woodford 1,690 54.53% 1,369 44.18% 36 1.16% 2 0.06% 2 0.06% 0 0.00% 321 10.36% 3,099Totals244,09249.74%235,71148.03%5,8851.20%4,0930.83%3330.07%6460.13%8,3811.71%490,760 See also United States presidential elections in Kentucky Notes References Kentucky 1908 Category:1908 Kentucky elections