See main article: 1908 United States presidential election.
| 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.
| County[1] | William Howard Taft Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition | Eugene Victor Debs Socialist | Thomas Louis Hisgen Scales of Justice | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Aurora | 686 | 47.91% | 694 | 48.46% | 48 | 3.35% | 4 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -8 | -0.56% | 1,432 | ||||||||||||||
| Beadle | 1,776 | 58.50% | 1,105 | 36.40% | 96 | 3.16% | 57 | 1.88% | 2 | 0.07% | 671 | 22.10% | 3,036 | ||||||||||||||
| Bon Homme | 1,324 | 55.26% | 1,014 | 42.32% | 47 | 1.96% | 10 | 0.42% | 1 | 0.04% | 310 | 12.94% | 2,396 | ||||||||||||||
| Brookings | 1,697 | 63.58% | 588 | 22.03% | 337 | 12.63% | 45 | 1.69% | 2 | 0.07% | 1,109 | 41.55% | 2,669 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2,646 | 55.93% | 1,772 | 37.46% | 128 | 2.71% | 182 | 3.85% | 3 | 0.06% | 874 | 18.47% | 4,731 | ||||||||||||||
| Brule | 753 | 46.80% | 823 | 51.15% | 12 | 0.75% | 20 | 1.24% | 1 | 0.06% | -70 | -4.35% | 1,609 | ||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 105 | 58.99% | 69 | 38.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 2.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 20.22% | 178 | ||||||||||||||
| Butte | 1,636 | 60.21% | 915 | 33.68% | 27 | 0.99% | 139 | 5.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 721 | 26.54% | 2,717 | ||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 627 | 75.18% | 175 | 20.98% | 29 | 3.48% | 3 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 452 | 54.20% | 834 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles Mix | 1,863 | 55.88% | 1,391 | 41.72% | 32 | 0.96% | 46 | 1.38% | 2 | 0.06% | 472 | 14.16% | 3,334 | ||||||||||||||
| Clark | 1,234 | 64.37% | 557 | 29.06% | 87 | 4.54% | 36 | 1.88% | 3 | 0.16% | 677 | 35.32% | 1,917 | ||||||||||||||
| Clay | 1,291 | 59.94% | 803 | 37.28% | 41 | 1.90% | 19 | 0.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 488 | 22.66% | 2,154 | ||||||||||||||
| Codington | 1,618 | 63.30% | 831 | 32.51% | 75 | 2.93% | 30 | 1.17% | 2 | 0.08% | 787 | 30.79% | 2,556 | ||||||||||||||
| Custer | 487 | 49.39% | 428 | 43.41% | 5 | 0.51% | 64 | 6.49% | 2 | 0.20% | 59 | 5.98% | 986 | ||||||||||||||
| Davison | 1,276 | 50.92% | 1,081 | 43.14% | 135 | 5.39% | 11 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.12% | 195 | 7.78% | 2,506 | ||||||||||||||
| Day | 1,616 | 59.22% | 813 | 29.79% | 256 | 9.38% | 40 | 1.47% | 4 | 0.15% | 803 | 29.42% | 2,729 | ||||||||||||||
| Deuel | 1,022 | 64.77% | 425 | 26.93% | 125 | 7.92% | 4 | 0.25% | 2 | 0.13% | 597 | 37.83% | 1,578 | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 836 | 55.99% | 647 | 43.34% | 7 | 0.47% | 3 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 189 | 12.66% | 1,493 | ||||||||||||||
| Edmunds | 726 | 50.14% | 658 | 45.44% | 56 | 3.87% | 7 | 0.48% | 1 | 0.07% | 68 | 4.70% | 1,448 | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River | 726 | 57.62% | 466 | 36.98% | 43 | 3.41% | 25 | 1.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 260 | 20.63% | 1,260 | ||||||||||||||
| Faulk | 835 | 62.55% | 421 | 31.54% | 74 | 5.54% | 5 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 414 | 31.01% | 1,335 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,122 | 59.87% | 628 | 33.51% | 111 | 5.92% | 12 | 0.64% | 1 | 0.05% | 494 | 26.36% | 1,874 | ||||||||||||||
| Gregory | 1,550 | 52.83% | 1,266 | 43.15% | 53 | 1.81% | 64 | 2.18% | 1 | 0.03% | 284 | 9.68% | 2,934 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamlin | 1,095 | 68.57% | 434 | 27.18% | 59 | 3.69% | 8 | 0.50% | 1 | 0.06% | 661 | 41.39% | 1,597 | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | 851 | 51.58% | 655 | 39.70% | 135 | 8.18% | 9 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 196 | 11.88% | 1,650 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanson | 668 | 48.69% | 630 | 45.92% | 66 | 4.81% | 8 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 38 | 2.77% | 1,372 | ||||||||||||||
| Hughes | 795 | 66.64% | 349 | 29.25% | 19 | 1.59% | 30 | 2.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 446 | 37.38% | 1,193 | ||||||||||||||
| Hutchinson | 1,507 | 69.03% | 619 | 28.36% | 51 | 2.34% | 6 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 888 | 40.68% | 2,183 | ||||||||||||||
| Hyde | 455 | 64.45% | 212 | 30.03% | 22 | 3.12% | 17 | 2.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 243 | 34.42% | 706 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerauld | 582 | 53.30% | 403 | 36.90% | 93 | 8.52% | 12 | 1.10% | 2 | 0.18% | 179 | 16.39% | 1,092 | ||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury | 1,537 | 60.70% | 799 | 31.56% | 163 | 6.44% | 33 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 738 | 29.15% | 2,532 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,415 | 65.60% | 636 | 29.49% | 65 | 3.01% | 39 | 1.81% | 2 | 0.09% | 779 | 36.11% | 2,157 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 2,735 | 50.86% | 1,564 | 29.09% | 37 | 0.69% | 1,036 | 19.27% | 5 | 0.09% | 1,171 | 21.78% | 5,377 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,887 | 69.40% | 699 | 25.71% | 84 | 3.09% | 46 | 1.69% | 3 | 0.11% | 1,188 | 43.69% | 2,719 | ||||||||||||||
| Lyman | 1,524 | 53.12% | 1,183 | 41.23% | 81 | 2.82% | 76 | 2.65% | 5 | 0.17% | 341 | 11.89% | 2,869 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 874 | 59.46% | 453 | 30.82% | 116 | 7.89% | 25 | 1.70% | 2 | 0.14% | 421 | 28.64% | 1,470 | ||||||||||||||
| McCook | 1,209 | 57.00% | 826 | 38.94% | 66 | 3.11% | 17 | 0.80% | 3 | 0.14% | 383 | 18.06% | 2,121 | ||||||||||||||
| McPherson | 785 | 81.86% | 157 | 16.37% | 9 | 0.94% | 6 | 0.63% | 2 | 0.21% | 628 | 65.48% | 959 | ||||||||||||||
| Meade | 953 | 51.24% | 792 | 42.58% | 30 | 1.61% | 84 | 4.52% | 1 | 0.05% | 161 | 8.66% | 1,860 | ||||||||||||||
| Miner | 906 | 53.93% | 720 | 42.86% | 42 | 2.50% | 12 | 0.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 186 | 11.07% | 1,680 | ||||||||||||||
| Minnehaha | 4,125 | 64.07% | 1,948 | 30.26% | 254 | 3.95% | 106 | 1.65% | 5 | 0.08% | 2,177 | 33.81% | 6,438 | ||||||||||||||
| Moody | 1,275 | 63.50% | 623 | 31.03% | 80 | 3.98% | 30 | 1.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 652 | 32.47% | 2,008 | ||||||||||||||
| Pennington | 1,702 | 57.38% | 1,160 | 39.11% | 26 | 0.88% | 78 | 2.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 542 | 18.27% | 2,966 | ||||||||||||||
| Potter | 614 | 58.09% | 400 | 37.84% | 24 | 2.27% | 5 | 0.47% | 14 | 1.32% | 214 | 20.25% | 1,057 | ||||||||||||||
| Roberts | 1,562 | 61.02% | 777 | 30.35% | 101 | 3.95% | 119 | 4.65% | 1 | 0.04% | 785 | 30.66% | 2,560 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanborn | 847 | 57.70% | 513 | 34.95% | 103 | 7.02% | 5 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 334 | 22.75% | 1,468 | ||||||||||||||
| Spink | 1,847 | 59.01% | 1,121 | 35.81% | 126 | 4.03% | 34 | 1.09% | 2 | 0.06% | 726 | 23.19% | 3,130 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanley | 2,313 | 56.52% | 1,598 | 39.05% | 74 | 1.81% | 104 | 2.54% | 3 | 0.07% | 715 | 17.47% | 4,092 | ||||||||||||||
| Sully | 368 | 68.27% | 154 | 28.57% | 5 | 0.93% | 11 | 2.04% | 1 | 0.19% | 214 | 39.70% | 539 | ||||||||||||||
| Turner | 1,792 | 66.17% | 793 | 29.28% | 112 | 4.14% | 11 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 999 | 36.89% | 2,708 | ||||||||||||||
| Union | 1,392 | 56.63% | 1,009 | 41.05% | 51 | 2.07% | 5 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.04% | 383 | 15.58% | 2,458 | ||||||||||||||
| Walworth | 825 | 67.96% | 351 | 28.91% | 24 | 1.98% | 13 | 1.07% | 1 | 0.08% | 474 | 39.04% | 1,214 | ||||||||||||||
| Yankton | 1,644 | 56.81% | 1,118 | 38.63% | 97 | 3.35% | 31 | 1.07% | 4 | 0.14% | 526 | 18.18% | 2,894 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 67,536 | 58.84% | 40,266 | 35.08% | 4,039 | 3.52% | 2,846 | 2.48% | 88 | 0.08% | 27,270 | 23.76% | 114,775 | ||||||||||||||