1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Flag of Massachusetts (1908-1971).svg
  1904 November 3, 1908 1912  
Turnout65.1% [1] Decrease2.svg 2.5 pp
  William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg Unsuccessful 1908.jpg
Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern
Electoral vote160
Popular vote265,966155,543
Percentage58.21%34.04%

Massachusetts Presidential Election Results 1908.svg
County Results
Taft
  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%

The 1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 16 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Massachusetts overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 24.17%.

Taft was able to win every county in the state of Massachusetts, including a rare Republican victory in Suffolk County, home to the state's capital and largest city, Boston, although Bryan did narrowly win the city of Boston. Bryan had previously lost Suffolk County in 1896 but won it in his rematch with William McKinley in 1900. Bryan had also previously lost Massachusetts to McKinley in both 1896 and 1900, respectively.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 265,96658.21%16100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 155,54334.04%00.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 19,2374.21%00.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Ben Hanford of New York 10,7792.36%00.00%
Prohibition Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio 4,3740.96%00.00%
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus of New York Donald L. Munro of Virginia 1,0110.21%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers90.01%00.00%
Total456,919100.00%16100.00%

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References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.