1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota explained

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Election Name:1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Country:South Dakota
Flag Year:1908
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1904 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Previous Year:1904
Next Election:1912 United States presidential election in South Dakota
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 Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:67,536
Percentage1:58.84%
Nominee2:William Jennings Bryan
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Nebraska
Running Mate2:John W. Kern
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:40,266
Percentage2:35.08%
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 South Dakota took place on November 3, 1908. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, 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 of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 23.76 percentage points.

William Bryan had previously won South Dakota during his run against William McKinley in 1896 but would later lose the state to McKinley four years later in 1900 and again in this election.

Results

Results by county

County[1] William Howard Taft
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
Eugene Wilder Chafin
Prohibition
Eugene Victor Debs
Socialist
Thomas Louis Hisgen
Scales of Justice
MarginTotal votes cast
data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"%data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"%data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"%data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"%data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"%data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"%
Aurora68647.91%69448.46%483.35%40.28%00.00%-8-0.56%1,432
Beadle1,77658.50%1,10536.40%963.16%571.88%20.07%67122.10%3,036
Bon Homme1,32455.26%1,01442.32%471.96%100.42%10.04%31012.94%2,396
Brookings1,69763.58%58822.03%33712.63%451.69%20.07%1,10941.55%2,669
Brown2,64655.93%1,77237.46%1282.71%1823.85%30.06%87418.47%4,731
Brule75346.80%82351.15%120.75%201.24%10.06%-70-4.35%1,609
Buffalo10558.99%6938.76%00.00%42.25%00.00%3620.22%178
Butte1,63660.21%91533.68%270.99%1395.12%00.00%72126.54%2,717
Campbell62775.18%17520.98%293.48%30.36%00.00%45254.20%834
Charles Mix1,86355.88%1,39141.72%320.96%461.38%20.06%47214.16%3,334
Clark1,23464.37%55729.06%874.54%361.88%30.16%67735.32%1,917
Clay1,29159.94%80337.28%411.90%190.88%00.00%48822.66%2,154
Codington1,61863.30%83132.51%752.93%301.17%20.08%78730.79%2,556
Custer48749.39%42843.41%50.51%646.49%20.20%595.98%986
Davison1,27650.92%1,08143.14%1355.39%110.44%30.12%1957.78%2,506
Day1,61659.22%81329.79%2569.38%401.47%40.15%80329.42%2,729
Deuel1,02264.77%42526.93%1257.92%40.25%20.13%59737.83%1,578
Douglas83655.99%64743.34%70.47%30.20%00.00%18912.66%1,493
Edmunds72650.14%65845.44%563.87%70.48%10.07%684.70%1,448
Fall River72657.62%46636.98%433.41%251.98%00.00%26020.63%1,260
Faulk83562.55%42131.54%745.54%50.37%00.00%41431.01%1,335
Grant1,12259.87%62833.51%1115.92%120.64%10.05%49426.36%1,874
Gregory1,55052.83%1,26643.15%531.81%642.18%10.03%2849.68%2,934
Hamlin1,09568.57%43427.18%593.69%80.50%10.06%66141.39%1,597
Hand85151.58%65539.70%1358.18%90.55%00.00%19611.88%1,650
Hanson66848.69%63045.92%664.81%80.58%00.00%382.77%1,372
Hughes79566.64%34929.25%191.59%302.51%00.00%44637.38%1,193
Hutchinson1,50769.03%61928.36%512.34%60.27%00.00%88840.68%2,183
Hyde45564.45%21230.03%223.12%172.41%00.00%24334.42%706
Jerauld58253.30%40336.90%938.52%121.10%20.18%17916.39%1,092
Kingsbury1,53760.70%79931.56%1636.44%331.30%00.00%73829.15%2,532
Lake1,41565.60%63629.49%653.01%391.81%20.09%77936.11%2,157
Lawrence2,73550.86%1,56429.09%370.69%1,03619.27%50.09%1,17121.78%5,377
Lincoln1,88769.40%69925.71%843.09%461.69%30.11%1,18843.69%2,719
Lyman1,52453.12%1,18341.23%812.82%762.65%50.17%34111.89%2,869
Marshall87459.46%45330.82%1167.89%251.70%20.14%42128.64%1,470
McCook1,20957.00%82638.94%663.11%170.80%30.14%38318.06%2,121
McPherson78581.86%15716.37%90.94%60.63%20.21%62865.48%959
Meade95351.24%79242.58%301.61%844.52%10.05%1618.66%1,860
Miner90653.93%72042.86%422.50%120.71%00.00%18611.07%1,680
Minnehaha4,12564.07%1,94830.26%2543.95%1061.65%50.08%2,17733.81%6,438
Moody1,27563.50%62331.03%803.98%301.49%00.00%65232.47%2,008
Pennington1,70257.38%1,16039.11%260.88%782.63%00.00%54218.27%2,966
Potter61458.09%40037.84%242.27%50.47%141.32%21420.25%1,057
Roberts1,56261.02%77730.35%1013.95%1194.65%10.04%78530.66%2,560
Sanborn84757.70%51334.95%1037.02%50.34%00.00%33422.75%1,468
Spink1,84759.01%1,12135.81%1264.03%341.09%20.06%72623.19%3,130
Stanley2,31356.52%1,59839.05%741.81%1042.54%30.07%71517.47%4,092
Sully36868.27%15428.57%50.93%112.04%10.19%21439.70%539
Turner1,79266.17%79329.28%1124.14%110.41%00.00%99936.89%2,708
Union1,39256.63%1,00941.05%512.07%50.20%10.04%38315.58%2,458
Walworth82567.96%35128.91%241.98%131.07%10.08%47439.04%1,214
Yankton1,64456.81%1,11838.63%973.35%311.07%40.14%52618.18%2,894
Totals67,53658.84%40,26635.08%4,0393.52%2,8462.48%880.08%27,27023.76%114,775

See also

Notes and References

  1. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)