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The 1908 elections

William Jennings Bryan (D) faced William Howard Taft (R); Taft won the presidency. National popular vote: R+9.6.

1908 presidential election
TaftR+9.6
1908 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1908 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+46.4 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · —Arizona · —Colorado · D+1.1 · 5 electoral votesFlorida · D+41.4 · 5 electoral votesGeorgia · D+23.4 · 13 electoral votesIndiana · R+1.5 · 15 electoral votesKansas · R+9.4 · 10 electoral votesMaine · R+29.7 · 6 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+24.2 · 16 electoral votesMinnesota · R+26.2 · 11 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+17.7 · 12 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+8.7 · 12 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+26.2 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · D+4.7 · 7 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+23.4 · 34 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+23.8 · 4 electoral votesTexas · — · 18 electoral votesWyoming · R+15.8 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+23.5 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · R+0.1 · 18 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+10.2 · 7 electoral votesIllinois · R+15.5 · 27 electoral votesNew Mexico · —Arkansas · D+20.3 · 9 electoral votesCalifornia · R+22.5 · 10 electoral votesDelaware · R+6.1 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · R+15.0 · 13 electoral votesKentucky · D+1.7 · 13 electoral votesMaryland · — · 8 electoral votesMichigan · R+29.5 · 14 electoral votesMississippi · — · 10 electoral votesMontana · R+4.4 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+21.8 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+12.4 · 39 electoral votesOhio · R+6.2 · 23 electoral votesOregon · R+22.1 · 4 electoral votesTennessee · D+6.9 · 12 electoral votesUtah · R+17.0 · 3 electoral votesVirginia · D+22.2 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+25.8 · 5 electoral votesWisconsin · R+17.8 · 13 electoral votesNebraska · D+1.5 · 8 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+87.8 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · R+16.9 · 3 electoral votesNevada · D+1.8 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+53.3 · 4 electoral votesLouisiana · D+72.7 · 9 electoral votesRhode Island · R+26.6 · 4 electoral votes
1908presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1908 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+53.34 EVNHR+21.84 EVMAR+24.216 EVRIR+26.64 EVCTR+23.57 EVNJR+17.712 EVDER+6.13 EVMD—8 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R)
Bryan (D)
6,239,077
43.7%
Taft (R)
7,604,486
53.2%
All others
898,258
6.3%
Margin
R+9.6

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