1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts explained

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Election Name:1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Country:Massachusetts
Flag Year:1908
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Previous Year:1904
Next Election:1912 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Next Year:1912
Turnout:65.1%[1] 2.5 pp
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 Vote1:16
Popular Vote1:265,966
Percentage1:58.21%
Nominee2:William Jennings Bryan
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Nebraska
Running Mate2:John W. Kern
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:155,543
Percentage2:34.04%
Map Size:350px
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 Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 16 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Massachusetts 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 of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 24.17%.

Taft was able to win every county in the state of Massachusetts, including a rare Republican victory in Suffolk County, home to the state's capital and largest city, Boston, although Bryan did narrowly win the city of Boston. Bryan had previously lost Suffolk County in 1896 but won it in his rematch with William McKinley in 1900. Bryan had also previously lost Massachusetts to McKinley in both 1896 and 1900, respectively.

This was the last election in which the town of Hyde Park participated in, as it was annexed by the city of Boston in 1912, ahead of that year's election.

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Notes and References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.