1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Flag of South Carolina.svg
  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 vote90
Popular vote62,2883,945
Percentage93.84%5.94%

South Carolina Presidential Election Results 1908.svg
County Results
Bryan
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

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

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South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan, over the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 87.9 points, even carrying Hampton County unanimously.

With 93.84% of the popular vote, South Carolina would be Bryan's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote. [1] Although South Carolina was also Taft's weakest state, he had performed slightly better in the state than Theodore Roosevelt had four years prior.

Bryan had previously won the state twice against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 62,28893.84%9100.00%
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 3,9455.94%00.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Benjamin Hanford of New York 1000.15%00.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 460.07%00.00%
Total66,379100.00%9100.00%

Results by county

CountyWilliam Jennings Bryan [3]
Democratic
William Howard Taft [3]
Republican
Eugene Victor Debs [3]
Socialist
Thomas Hisgen [3]
Independence
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Abbeville 1,48199.13%90.60%00.00%40.27%1,47298.53%1,494
Aiken 1,99097.64%482.36%00.00%00.00%1,94295.29%2,038
Anderson 2,09997.18%582.69%30.14%00.00%2,04194.49%2,160
Bamberg 84896.25%333.75%00.00%00.00%81592.51%881
Barnwell 1,40794.11%885.89%00.00%00.00%1,31988.23%1,495
Beaufort 52265.74%27234.26%00.00%00.00%25031.49%794
Berkeley 60972.16%23527.84%00.00%00.00%37444.31%844
Calhoun 66992.28%547.45%00.00%20.28%61584.83%725
Charleston 1,81482.68%34715.82%261.19%70.32%1,46766.86%2,194
Cherokee 1,50695.80%664.20%00.00%00.00%1,44091.60%1,572
Chester 1,36897.37%372.63%00.00%00.00%1,33194.73%1,405
Chesterfield 1,45896.88%473.12%00.00%00.00%1,41193.75%1,505
Clarendon 1,09194.62%625.38%00.00%00.00%1,02989.25%1,153
Colleton 1,39993.89%916.11%00.00%00.00%1,30887.79%1,490
Darlington 1,27998.38%211.62%00.00%00.00%1,25896.77%1,300
Dorchester 88389.10%10310.39%00.00%50.50%78078.71%991
Edgefield 1,09799.28%80.72%00.00%00.00%1,08998.55%1,105
Fairfield 83098.34%121.42%00.00%20.24%81896.92%844
Florence 1,46097.46%281.87%70.47%30.20%1,43295.59%1,498
Georgetown 54483.31%10816.54%00.00%10.15%43666.77%653
Greenville 2,77492.93%1765.90%280.94%70.23%2,59887.04%2,985
Greenwood 1,76598.44%181.00%100.56%00.00%1,74797.43%1,793
Hampton 1,138100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%1,138100.00%1,138
Horry 1,24795.70%564.30%00.00%00.00%1,19191.40%1,303
Kershaw 92295.25%454.65%00.00%10.10%87790.60%968
Lancaster 1,73096.65%583.24%00.00%20.11%1,67293.41%1,790
Laurens 2,16097.21%612.75%10.05%00.00%2,09994.46%2,222
Lee 96394.13%585.67%00.00%20.20%90588.47%1,023
Lexington 2,50896.87%803.09%10.04%00.00%2,42893.78%2,589
Marion 2,00795.66%914.34%00.00%00.00%1,91691.33%2,098
Marlboro 91798.29%161.71%00.00%00.00%90196.57%933
Newberry 1,68197.39%442.55%00.00%10.06%1,63794.84%1,726
Oconee 1,12686.62%17213.23%00.00%20.15%95473.38%1,300
Orangeburg 2,68786.87%40513.09%00.00%10.03%2,28273.78%3,093
Pickens 1,24195.68%564.32%00.00%00.00%1,18591.36%1,297
Richland 1,75087.19%23611.76%180.90%30.15%1,51475.44%2,007
Saluda 1,38599.28%80.57%10.07%10.07%1,37798.71%1,395
Spartanburg 4,16294.76%2255.12%50.11%00.00%3,93789.64%4,392
Sumter 1,22887.15%17312.28%00.00%80.57%1,05574.88%1,409
Union 1,38996.59%493.41%00.00%00.00%1,34093.18%1,438
Williamsburg 1,55089.60%18010.40%00.00%00.00%1,37079.19%1,730
York 1,60698.23%291.77%00.00%00.00%1,57796.45%1,635
Totals62,29093.80%3,9635.97%1000.15%520.08%58,32787.84%66,405

See also

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 – South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)