See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1908 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Flag Year: | 1913 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1904 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1904 |
| Next Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| 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: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,014 |
| Percentage1: | 52.10% |
| Nominee2: | William Jennings Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Nebraska |
| Running Mate2: | John W. Kern |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,055 |
| Percentage2: | 45.94% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| 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 Delaware took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Delaware was won by the Republican nominees, former 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. Taft won the state by a margin of 6.16%.
Bryan had previously lost Delaware to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
| 1908 United States presidential election in Delaware[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | William Howard Taft | 25,014 | 52.10% | 3 | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 22,055 | 45.94% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 670 | 1.40% | 0 | ||
| Social Democratic | Eugene V. Debs | 239 | 0.50% | 0 | ||
| Independence | Thomas L. Hisgen | 29 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 48,007 | 100.00% | 3 | |||
| Voter turnout | — | |||||
| County | William Howard Taft Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democrat | Various candidates Others | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||||||
| Kent | 49.75% | 4,158 | 49.00% | 4,095 | 1.25% | 104 | 8,357 | |
| New Castle | 52.29% | 14,979 | 45.26% | 12,964 | 2.45% | 701 | 28,644 | |
| Sussex | 53.25% | 5,870 | 45.48% | 5,013 | 1.27% | 140 | 11,023 | |