1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky
  1904 November 3, 1908 1912  
  Unsuccessful 1908.jpg William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate John W. Kern James S. Sherman
Electoral vote130
Popular vote244,092235,711
Percentage49.74%48.03%

Kentucky Presidential Election Results 1908.svg
County Results

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

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.

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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. [1]

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 Kentucky [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 244,09249.74%13
Republican William Howard Taft 235,71148.03%0
Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 5,8851.20%0
Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 4,0930.83%0
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 4050.08%0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 3330.07%0
Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 2000.04%0
Totals490,719100.00%13
Voter turnout

Results by county

CountyWilliam Jennings Bryan [3]
Democratic
William Howard Taft [3]
Republican
Eugene Wilder Chafin [3]
Prohibition
Eugene Victor Debs [3]
Socialist
Thomas Edward Watson [3]
Populist
Various candidates [3]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adair 1,42942.44%1,87255.60%641.90%00.00%00.00%20.06%-443-13.16%3,367
Allen 1,40241.34%1,92256.68%581.71%40.12%20.06%30.09%-520-15.33%3,391
Anderson 1,47757.56%1,04040.53%461.79%10.04%10.04%10.04%43717.03%2,566
Ballard 2,11772.25%70624.10%341.16%632.15%30.10%70.24%1,41148.16%2,930
Barren 3,14556.42%2,30841.41%1021.83%80.14%40.07%70.13%83715.02%5,574
Bath 1,75453.52%1,47144.89%421.28%60.18%20.06%20.06%2838.64%3,277
Bell 92523.98%2,81572.97%300.78%882.28%00.00%00.00%-1,890-48.99%3,858
Boone 2,04175.34%63123.29%311.14%60.22%00.00%00.00%1,41052.05%2,709
Bourbon 2,50851.37%2,31247.36%480.98%140.29%00.00%00.00%1964.01%4,882
Boyd 1,95039.28%2,89458.30%631.27%531.07%30.06%10.02%-944-19.02%4,964
Boyle 1,78753.71%1,48544.63%441.32%100.30%00.00%10.03%3029.08%3,327
Bracken 1,51055.88%1,10040.71%441.63%471.74%10.04%00.00%41015.17%2,702
Breathitt 1,56748.68%1,62050.33%320.99%00.00%00.00%00.00%-53-1.65%3,219
Breckinridge 2,09043.47%2,60354.14%811.68%280.58%60.12%00.00%-513-10.67%4,808
Bullitt 1,40964.75%72633.36%341.56%70.32%00.00%00.00%68331.39%2,176
Butler 1,01229.70%2,32868.33%551.61%30.09%70.21%20.06%-1,316-38.63%3,407
Caldwell 1,54149.05%1,51748.28%421.34%310.99%80.25%30.10%240.76%3,142
Calloway 3,02476.08%80820.33%1012.54%250.63%110.28%60.15%2,21655.75%3,975
Campbell 6,81346.02%7,02547.45%1200.81%8105.47%10.01%350.24%-212-1.43%14,804
Carlisle 1,62574.40%48222.07%552.52%221.01%00.00%00.00%1,14352.34%2,184
Carroll 1,51471.86%54625.91%452.14%20.09%00.00%00.00%96845.94%2,107
Carter 1,59536.96%2,62060.70%701.62%270.63%10.02%30.07%-1,025-23.75%4,316
Casey 1,19138.35%1,87860.46%270.87%60.19%00.00%40.13%-687-22.12%3,106
Christian 3,12039.88%4,61859.03%590.75%190.24%20.03%50.06%-1,498-19.15%7,823
Clark 2,52556.67%1,85941.72%521.17%200.45%00.00%00.00%66614.95%4,456
Clay 69125.43%1,99173.28%260.96%90.33%00.00%00.00%-1,300-47.85%2,717
Clinton 33022.49%1,08273.76%342.32%181.23%00.00%30.20%-752-51.26%1,467
Crittenden 1,30942.62%1,71455.81%260.85%140.46%70.23%10.03%-405-13.19%3,071
Cumberland 60533.48%1,17264.86%261.44%10.06%10.06%20.11%-567-31.38%1,807
Daviess 5,21855.96%3,92242.06%1431.53%300.32%40.04%70.08%1,29613.90%9,324
Edmonson 85839.48%1,29159.41%160.74%60.28%10.05%10.05%-433-19.93%2,173
Elliott 1,15964.93%61834.62%80.45%00.00%00.00%00.00%54130.31%1,785
Estill 99639.18%1,50359.13%431.69%00.00%00.00%00.00%-507-19.94%2,542
Fayette 5,24751.68%4,74846.76%1081.06%300.30%20.02%180.18%4994.91%10,153
Fleming 2,05750.21%1,98448.43%521.27%30.07%10.02%00.00%731.78%4,097
Floyd 1,60150.09%1,55748.72%321.00%40.13%00.00%20.06%441.38%3,196
Franklin 3,23365.85%1,63233.24%320.65%90.18%10.02%30.06%1,60132.61%4,910
Fulton 1,70571.58%63626.70%251.05%60.25%60.25%40.17%1,06944.88%2,382
Gallatin 95874.38%32124.92%70.54%20.16%00.00%00.00%63749.46%1,288
Garrard 1,25943.50%1,57854.53%491.69%50.17%00.00%30.10%-319-11.02%2,894
Grant 1,65459.28%1,09939.39%321.15%50.18%00.00%00.00%55519.89%2,790
Graves 4,95271.32%1,74425.12%1151.66%1081.56%30.04%210.30%3,20846.20%6,943
Grayson 1,86443.40%2,36054.95%330.77%00.00%370.86%10.02%-496-11.55%4,295
Green 1,16745.93%1,33752.62%230.91%100.39%10.04%30.12%-170-6.69%2,541
Greenup 1,44138.55%2,14257.30%741.98%782.09%00.00%30.08%-701-18.75%3,738
Hancock 86843.75%1,05253.02%482.42%110.55%30.15%20.10%-184-9.27%1,984
Hardin 3,01060.32%1,91338.34%290.58%300.60%30.06%50.10%1,09721.98%4,990
Harlan 25215.16%1,39283.75%171.02%10.06%00.00%00.00%-1,140-68.59%1,662
Harrison 2,79763.14%1,57135.46%611.38%00.00%10.02%00.00%1,22627.67%4,430
Hart 1,76646.46%1,95051.30%541.42%310.82%00.00%00.00%-184-4.84%3,801
Henderson 3,73557.29%2,52838.77%851.30%1632.50%30.05%60.09%1,20718.51%6,520
Henry 2,25361.42%1,35837.02%511.39%00.00%00.00%60.16%89524.40%3,668
Hickman 1,89073.09%65825.44%301.16%80.31%00.00%00.00%1,23247.64%2,586
Hopkins 3,72151.46%3,31545.84%1011.40%680.94%180.25%80.11%4065.61%7,231
Jackson 23211.10%1,85188.56%50.24%20.10%00.00%00.00%-1,619-77.46%2,090
Jefferson 26,18647.87%27,18049.69%4380.80%6531.19%90.02%2340.43%-994-1.82%54,700
Jessamine 1,57453.32%1,27143.06%953.22%120.41%00.00%00.00%30310.26%2,952
Johnson 1,00429.52%2,33668.69%210.62%401.18%00.00%00.00%-1,332-39.16%3,401
Kenton 8,68355.04%6,43140.76%1350.86%5053.20%20.01%210.13%2,25214.27%15,777
Knott 1,11065.14%57633.80%181.06%00.00%00.00%00.00%53431.34%1,704
Knox 86722.94%2,78873.76%280.74%962.54%00.00%10.03%-1,921-50.82%3,780
Larue 1,33756.06%1,02943.14%130.55%40.17%10.04%10.04%30812.91%2,385
Laurel 1,16530.53%2,59467.98%421.10%150.39%00.00%00.00%-1,429-37.45%3,816
Lawrence 1,87846.58%2,09852.03%471.17%60.15%10.02%20.05%-220-5.46%4,032
Lee 78339.77%1,17159.47%120.61%20.10%10.05%00.00%-388-19.71%1,969
Leslie 956.31%1,39992.90%40.27%30.20%30.20%20.13%-1,304-86.59%1,506
Letcher 47628.88%1,15870.27%90.55%20.12%00.00%30.18%-682-41.38%1,648
Lewis 1,26832.46%2,54965.26%651.66%230.59%10.03%00.00%-1,281-32.80%3,906
Lincoln 1,99450.54%1,85146.92%942.38%20.05%10.03%30.08%1433.62%3,945
Livingston 1,18351.77%99743.63%411.79%532.32%110.48%00.00%1868.14%2,285
Logan 3,11455.95%2,32641.79%671.20%460.83%90.16%40.07%78814.16%5,566
Lyon 1,00154.94%75941.66%211.15%40.22%372.03%00.00%24213.28%1,822
Madison 3,06548.20%3,19150.18%490.77%160.25%10.02%370.58%-126-1.98%6,359
Magoffin 1,00537.46%1,64561.31%291.08%30.11%00.00%10.04%-640-23.85%2,683
Marion 2,09361.09%1,32138.56%100.29%20.06%00.00%00.00%77222.53%3,426
Marshall 1,85258.76%1,21738.61%621.97%80.25%130.41%00.00%63520.15%3,152
Martin 24018.28%1,04279.36%110.84%70.53%00.00%130.99%-802-61.08%1,313
Mason 2,67554.47%2,13643.49%851.73%140.29%10.02%00.00%53910.98%4,911
McCracken 4,12756.65%2,96640.71%640.88%1001.37%90.12%190.26%1,16115.94%7,285
McLean 1,43049.81%1,31945.94%752.61%200.70%70.24%200.70%1113.87%2,871
Meade 1,29558.84%86339.21%180.82%150.68%10.05%90.41%43219.63%2,201
Menifee 83364.82%45135.10%00.00%00.00%00.00%10.08%38229.73%1,285
Mercer 1,74751.29%1,56746.01%822.41%30.09%70.21%00.00%1805.28%3,406
Metcalfe 96841.87%1,31156.70%251.08%10.04%00.00%70.30%-343-14.84%2,312
Monroe 77029.03%1,86170.17%200.75%10.04%00.00%00.00%-1,091-41.14%2,652
Montgomery 1,54953.52%1,30545.09%321.11%60.21%00.00%20.07%2448.43%2,894
Morgan 2,01358.67%1,40040.80%150.44%00.00%10.03%20.06%61317.87%3,431
Muhlenberg 2,74045.96%3,06351.38%611.02%901.51%80.13%00.00%-323-5.42%5,962
Nelson 2,45262.31%1,43636.49%260.66%40.10%30.08%140.36%1,01625.82%3,935
Nicholas 1,72360.18%1,08537.90%461.61%30.10%10.03%50.17%63822.28%2,863
Ohio 2,78544.20%3,33752.96%911.44%741.17%80.13%60.10%-552-8.76%6,301
Oldham 1,25965.13%62532.33%381.97%110.57%00.00%00.00%63432.80%1,933
Owen 2,73278.39%73521.09%130.37%10.03%40.11%00.00%1,99757.30%3,485
Owsley 22415.20%1,24084.12%60.41%00.00%00.00%40.27%-1,016-68.93%1,474
Pendleton 1,54354.72%1,17741.74%602.13%381.35%00.00%20.07%36612.98%2,820
Perry 52428.74%1,27469.88%130.71%60.33%20.11%40.22%-750-41.14%1,823
Pike 2,20838.27%3,46760.10%811.40%50.09%10.02%70.12%-1,259-21.82%5,769
Powell 73950.48%69947.75%241.64%10.07%10.07%00.00%402.73%1,464
Pulaski 2,46034.55%4,48362.95%1462.05%250.35%50.07%20.03%-2,023-28.41%7,121
Robertson 68862.55%39836.18%111.00%30.27%00.00%00.00%29026.36%1,100
Rockcastle 96233.99%1,81664.17%481.70%20.07%20.07%00.00%-854-30.18%2,830
Rowan 75741.89%1,01756.28%271.49%50.28%00.00%10.06%-260-14.39%1,807
Russell 73935.36%1,25560.05%783.73%180.86%00.00%00.00%-516-24.69%2,090
Scott 2,47657.41%1,79441.60%330.77%70.16%30.07%00.00%68215.81%4,313
Shelby 2,74259.52%1,82339.57%370.80%40.09%00.00%10.02%91919.95%4,607
Simpson 1,71464.44%91334.32%240.90%30.11%40.15%20.08%80130.11%2,660
Spencer 1,17566.72%56331.97%211.19%10.06%10.06%00.00%61234.75%1,761
Taylor 1,29450.29%1,21847.34%582.25%10.04%10.04%10.04%762.95%2,573
Todd 1,90854.55%1,55544.45%230.66%60.17%00.00%60.17%35310.09%3,498
Trigg 1,68054.28%1,35143.65%200.65%391.26%20.06%30.10%32910.63%3,095
Trimble 1,32277.76%34420.24%251.47%90.53%00.00%00.00%97857.53%1,700
Union 2,78165.61%1,31230.95%410.97%872.05%140.33%40.09%1,46934.65%4,239
Warren 3,74255.07%2,92943.11%1001.47%170.25%30.04%40.06%81311.96%6,795
Washington 1,61551.24%1,51548.06%160.51%30.10%20.06%10.03%1003.17%3,152
Wayne 1,43641.93%1,93656.53%481.40%20.06%10.03%20.06%-500-14.60%3,425
Webster 2,49156.42%1,82841.40%831.88%110.25%10.02%10.02%66315.02%4,415
Whitley 1,11121.43%4,02377.60%390.75%00.00%00.00%110.21%-2,912-56.17%5,184
Wolfe 1,10156.55%81842.01%211.08%10.05%40.21%20.10%28314.54%1,947
Woodford 1,69054.53%1,36944.18%361.16%20.06%20.06%00.00%32110.36%3,099
Totals244,09249.74%235,71148.03%5,8851.20%4,0930.83%3330.07%6460.13%8,3811.71%490,760

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