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1908 United States presidential election in Vermont

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1908 United States presidential election in Vermont

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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 4 0
Popular vote 39,552 11,496
Percentage 75.08% 21.82%

County Results
Taft
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in Vermont 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.

Vermont overwhelmingly 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 and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a landslide margin of 53.26%.

With 75.08% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Taft's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]

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

Results

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1908 United States presidential election in Vermont[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 39,552 75.08% 4 100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 11,496 21.82% 0 0.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 804 1.53% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio 802 1.52% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 29 0.06% 0 0.00%
Total 52,683 100.00% 4 100.00%

Results by county

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County William Howard Taft
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # %
Addison 2,986 84.42% 444 12.55% 107 3.03% 2,542 71.87% 3,537
Bennington 2,453 73.66% 748 22.46% 129 3.87% 1,705 51.20% 3,330
Caledonia 2,700 74.63% 764 21.12% 154 4.26% 1,936 53.51% 3,618
Chittenden 3,806 68.29% 1,650 29.61% 117 2.10% 2,156 38.69% 5,573
Essex 744 68.07% 327 29.92% 22 2.01% 417 38.15% 1,093
Franklin 2,360 66.84% 1,048 29.68% 123 3.48% 1,312 37.16% 3,531
Grand Isle 364 64.31% 188 33.22% 14 2.47% 176 31.10% 566
Lamoille 1,455 79.03% 311 16.89% 75 4.07% 1,144 62.14% 1,841
Orange 2,262 74.46% 667 21.96% 109 3.59% 1,595 52.50% 3,038
Orleans 2,535 85.30% 384 12.92% 53 1.78% 2,151 72.38% 2,972
Rutland 5,643 75.69% 1,543 20.70% 269 3.61% 4,100 55.00% 7,455
Washington 3,823 67.86% 1,610 28.58% 201 3.57% 2,213 39.28% 5,634
Windham 3,738 78.56% 906 19.04% 114 2.40% 2,832 59.52% 4,758
Windsor 4,683 81.61% 907 15.81% 148 2.58% 3,776 65.81% 5,738
Totals 39,552 75.07% 11,497 21.82% 1,635 3.10% 28,055 53.25% 52,684

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 352-354 ISBN 9780804716963