1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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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 vote 3 0 Popular vote 20,846 14,918 Percentage 55.43% 39.67%

County Results Taft   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% The 1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wyoming was won by the Secretary of War William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with representative James S. Sherman, with 55.43 percent of the popular vote, against representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with Senator John W. Kern, with 39.67 percent of the popular vote. [1] Taft won the state by a margin of 15.76%, however, Bryan won a larger share of the popular vote than Wilson would win the state with four years later. Bryan had previously won Wyoming against William McKinley in 1896 but had lost the state to McKinley in 1900. Results General Election Results [2] Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party William Howard Taft John W. Hay 20,846 Republican Party William Howard Taft Fred Waegele 20,829 Republican Party William Howard Taft Thomas A. Cosgriff 20,802 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Andrew McMicken 14,918 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John H. Ward 14,863 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Barnett G. Rodgers 14,823 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Thomas Crosbie 1,715 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs William W. Paterson 1,712 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs John T. Hawkins 1,704 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Clifford J. Swayer 66 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin William H. Clarke 64 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Mary E. Metcalf 64 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen James Davison 64 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen Herbert Konald 61 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen Charles W. Spence 59 Votes cast [a] 37,609 Results by county County [2] William Howard Taft Republican William Jennings Bryan Democrat Eugene V. Debs Socialist Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition Thomas L. Hisgen Independence Margin Total votes cast [b] # % # % # % # % # % # % Albany 1,335 49.74% 1,152 42.92% 173 6.45% 19 0.71% 5 0.19% 183 6.82% 2,684 Big Horn 2,638 60.28% 1,648 37.66% 80 1.83% 0 0.00% 10 0.23% 990 22.62% 4,376 Carbon 1,651 51.56% 1,430 44.66% 119 3.72% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% 221 6.90% 3,202 Converse 1,030 58.36% 716 40.57% 18 1.02% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% 314 17.79% 1,765 Crook 1,068 54.46% 799 40.74% 94 4.79% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 269 13.72% 1,961 Fremont 1,838 58.74% 1,190 38.03% 88 2.81% 5 0.16% 8 0.26% 648 20.71% 3,129 Johnson 781 55.39% 614 43.55% 11 0.78% 0 0.00% 4 0.28% 167 11.84% 1,410 Laramie 2,965 52.65% 2,523 44.80% 106 1.88% 35 0.62% 3 0.05% 442 7.85% 5,632 Natrona 835 63.74% 461 35.19% 10 0.76% 2 0.15% 2 0.15% 374 28.55% 1,310 Sheridan 2,158 54.99% 1,539 39.22% 218 5.56% 5 0.13% 4 0.10% 619 15.77% 3,924 Sweetwater 1,299 58.49% 637 28.68% 284 12.79% 0 0.00% 1 0.05% 662 29.81% 2,221 Uinta 2,525 53.08% 1,731 36.39% 478 10.05% 0 0.00% 23 0.48% 794 16.69% 4,757 Weston 723 58.40% 478 38.61% 36 2.91% 0 0.00% 1 0.08% 245 19.79% 1,238 Totals 20,846 55.43% 14,918 39.67% 1,715 4.56% 66 0.18% 64 0.17% 5,928 15.76% 37,609 See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming Notes Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket Based on highest elector on each ticket References "1908 Presidential Election Results Wyoming". Trenholm, Virginia Cole, ed. (1974). "Election Statistics". Wyoming Blue Book Volume II (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department. pp. 569–570. Retrieved October 18, 2024. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.