1908 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1908 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
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  1904 November 3, 1908 1912  
  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 vote40
Popular vote53,14933,655
Percentage59.32%37.56%

New Hampshire Presidential Election Results 1908.svg
County Results
Taft
  50-60%
  60-70%

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

Contents

New Hampshire solidly 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 21.76%.

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

Results

1908 United States presidential election in New Hampshire [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 53,14959.32%4100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 33,65537.56%00.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Benjamin Hanford of New York 1,2991.45%00.00%
Prohibition Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio 9051.01%00.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 5840.65%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers80.01%00.00%
Total89,600100.00%4100.00%

Results by county

CountyWilliam Howard Taft
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
Eugene Victor Debs [2]
Socialist
Eugene Wilder Chafin [2]
Prohibition
Thomas Louis Hisgen [2]
Independence
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Belknap 2,91661.07%1,69235.43%413.50%992.07%270.57%1,22425.63%4,775
Carroll 2,56260.74%1,59137.72%141.54%370.88%140.33%97123.02%4,218
Cheshire 4,16064.74%1,91729.83%2325.43%801.24%370.58%2,24334.91%6,426
Coös 3,29458.34%2,21639.25%652.41%310.55%400.71%1,07819.09%5,646
Grafton 6,32362.60%3,58235.46%651.94%950.94%360.36%2,74127.14%10,101
Hillsborough 12,56857.29%8,70139.66%2953.05%1510.69%2231.02%3,86717.63%21,938
Merrimack 6,93256.51%4,84639.50%2823.99%1561.27%510.42%2,08617.00%12,267
Rockingham 6,81460.34%4,11836.47%1613.20%1191.05%810.72%2,69623.87%11,293
Strafford 4,82256.25%3,52341.09%792.66%1081.26%410.48%1,29915.15%8,573
Sullivan 2,75863.21%1,46933.67%653.12%290.66%420.96%1,28929.54%4,363
Total53,14959.32%33,65537.56%1,2993.12%9051.01%5920.66%19,49421.76%89,600

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References

  1. "1908 Presidential General Election Results — New Hampshire". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
  3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, p. 270 ISBN   9780804716963