1908 United States presidential election in Maine

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1908 United States presidential election in Maine
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Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern
Electoral vote60
Popular vote66,98735,403
Percentage63.00%33.29%
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County Results
Taft
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%

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

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Maine 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 29.71%.

With 63% of the popular vote, Maine would be Taft's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after nearby Vermont. [1]

Bryan had previously lost Maine to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Maine [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 66,98763.00%6100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 35,40333.29%00.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Benjamin Hanford of New York 1,7581.65%00.00%
Prohibition Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio 1,4871.25%00.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 7000.66%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers10.01%00.00%
Total106,336100.00%6100.00%

Results by county

CountyWilliam Howard Taft
Republican		William Jennings Bryan
Democratic		Eugene Victor Debs [3]
Socialist		Eugene Wilder Chafin [3]
Prohibition		Thomas Louis Hisgen [3]
Independence		MarginTotal votes cast [4]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Androscoggin 4,38156.06%3,09539.60%1832.34%961.23%600.77%1,28616.46%7,815
Aroostook 4,78377.56%1,15718.76%530.86%1452.35%290.47%3,62658.80%6,167
Cumberland 10,59361.81%5,73533.46%3722.17%2701.58%1680.98%4,85828.35%17,138
Franklin 2,17368.46%93029.30%150.47%511.61%80.25%1,24339.12%3,174
Hancock 3,16961.50%1,84635.82%771.49%360.70%250.49%1,32325.67%5,153
Kennebec 6,13365.99%2,87130.89%991.07%1321.42%590.63%3,26235.10%9,294
Knox 2,22850.04%1,93243.40%2305.17%400.90%220.49%2966.65%4,452
Lincoln 1,69356.43%1,19639.87%511.70%501.67%100.33%49716.57%3,000
Oxford 4,17964.53%2,09332.32%630.97%661.02%751.16%2,08632.21%6,476
Penobscot 7,33666.03%3,52531.73%1020.92%1171.05%300.27%3,81134.30%11,110
Piscataquis 2,15770.49%82827.06%70.23%632.06%50.16%1,32943.43%3,060
Sagadahoc 1,77664.00%83830.20%652.34%652.34%311.12%93833.80%2,775
Somerset 3,68865.30%1,67629.67%1983.51%621.10%240.42%2,01235.62%5,648
Waldo 2,49163.22%1,33533.88%681.73%320.81%140.36%1,15629.34%3,940
Washington 3,50759.49%2,25638.27%601.02%470.80%250.42%1,25121.22%5,895
York 6,70059.64%4,09036.40%1151.02%2151.91%1151.02%2,61023.23%11,235
Totals66,98763.00%35,40333.29%1,7581.65%1,4871.40%7000.66%31,58429.70%106,332

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References

  1. ↑ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
  4. ↑ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN   9780804716963


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