| Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | Presidential election year |
| Election Day: | November 3 |
| Incumbent President: | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) |
| Next Congress: | 61st |
| President Control: | Republican hold |
| President Candidate1: | William Howard Taft (R) |
| Electoral Vote1: | 321 |
| President Candidate2: | William Jennings Bryan (D) |
| Electoral Vote2: | 162 |
| President Pv Margin: | Republican +8.6% |
| President Map Caption: | 1908 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Taft, blue denotes states won by Bryan. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. |
| Senate Seats Contested: | 31 of 92 seats[1] |
| Senate Control: | Republican hold |
| Senate Net Change: | Democratic +1[2] |
| House Seats Contested: | All 391 voting members |
| House Control: | Republican hold |
| House Net Change: | Democratic +5 |
| Governor Seats Contested: | 33 |
| Governor Net Change: | Democratic +2 |
| Governor Map Caption: | 1908 gubernatorial election results |
| Senate Map Caption: | Results of the elections: |
The 1908 United States elections elected the members of the 61st United States Congress, occurring during the Fourth Party System. Oklahoma joined the union during the 61st Congress. Despite the Panic of 1907, Republicans continued to control the presidency and both houses of Congress.
In the presidential election, Republican former Secretary of War William Howard Taft defeated Democratic former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.[3] Taft and Bryan won both of their respective parties' nominations on the first ballot. Taft easily won the election, taking most states outside the South. Bryan's loss made him the only presidential nominee of a major party to lose three general elections.
Democrats made minor gains in the House, but Republicans maintained a solid majority in the chamber.[4]
In the Senate, Democrats picked up one seat, but Republicans continued to hold a commanding majority.[5]