See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1908 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1904 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1904 |
Next Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1912 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1908 |
Image1: | William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg |
Nominee1: | William Howard Taft |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State1: | Ohio |
Running Mate1: | James S. Sherman |
Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 112,915 |
Percentage1: | 59.43% |
Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Nebraska |
Running Mate2: | John W. Kern |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 68,255 |
Percentage2: | 35.92% |
Map Size: | 250px |
President | |
Before Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Howard Taft |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1908 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut 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 23.51%.
Bryan had previously lost Connecticut to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.