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%. Bryan had previously won Wyoming against William McKinley in 1896 but had lost the state to McKinley in 1900. Results 1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming [1] Party Candidate Votes % Republican William Howard Taft 20,846 55.43% Democratic William Jennings Bryan 14,918 39.67% Socialist Eugene V. Debs 1,715 [lower-alpha 1] 4.56% Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 66 [lower-alpha 1] 0.18% Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 64 [lower-alpha 1] 0.17% Total votes 37,609 100.00% Results by county County William Howard Taft Republican William Jennings Bryan Democratic Margin Total votes cast [2] #  % #  % #  % Albany 1,335 53.68% 1,152 46.32% 183 7.36% 2,487 Big Horn 2,638 61.55% 1,648 38.45% 990 23.10% 4,286 Carbon 1,651 53.59% 1,430 46.41% 221 7.17% 3,081 Converse 1,030 59.03% 715 40.97% 315 18.05% 1,745 Crook 1,068 57.20% 799 42.80% 269 14.41% 1,867 Fremont 1,838 60.70% 1,190 39.30% 648 21.40% 3,028 Johnson 781 56.39% 604 43.61% 177 12.78% 1,385 Laramie 2,965 54.03% 2,523 45.97% 442 8.05% 5,488 Natrona 835 64.43% 461 35.57% 374 28.86% 1,296 Sheridan 2,158 58.37% 1,539 41.63% 619 16.74% 3,697 Sweetwater 1,299 67.10% 637 32.90% 662 34.19% 1,936 Uinta 2,525 59.33% 1,731 40.67% 794 18.66% 4,256 Weston 723 60.20% 478 39.80% 245 20.40% 1,201 Totals 20,846 55.43% 14,907 39.67% 5,939 15.79% 37,609 See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming Notes These "other" votes were tabulated only on a statewide basis and not separated by county. References "1908 Presidential Election Results Wyoming". Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 377-379 ISBN   9780804716963 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.