1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota explained

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Election Name:1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1893
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1904 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Previous Year:1904
Next Election:1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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 Vote1:11
Popular Vote1:195,843
Percentage1:59.11%
Nominee2:William Jennings Bryan
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Nebraska
Running Mate2:John W. Kern
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:109,401
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 Minnesota took place on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Minnesota was won by the Republican candidates, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the former Nebraska Congressman and two-time prior Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a landslide margin of 26.09%. Taft went on to defeat Bryan nationally, with 321 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee's 162.

Bryan had previously lost Minnesota to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanWilliam Howard Taft195,84359.11%11
DemocraticWilliam Jennings Bryan109,40133.02%0
Public OwnershipEugene V. Debs14,5274.38%0
ProhibitionEugene W. Chafin11,1063.35%0
IndependenceThomas L. Hisgen4260.13%0
Totals331,303100.00%11

Results by county

Counties carried by Taft/Sherman
Counties carried by Bryan/Kern
CountyWilliam Howard Taft
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
Eugene Victor Debs
Public Ownership
Eugene Wilder Chafin
Prohibition
Thomas Louis Hisgen
Independence
MarginTotal votes cast[1]
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Aitkin1,20567.02%38921.64%1437.95%573.17%40.22%81645.38%1,798AI
Anoka1,57768.99%61026.68%421.84%562.45%10.04%96742.30%2,286AN
Becker2,05864.39%72822.78%2236.98%1865.82%10.03%1,33041.61%3,196BK
Beltrami1,88263.41%64821.83%38412.94%451.52%90.30%1,23441.58%2,968BL
Benton1,00154.11%76541.35%542.92%261.41%40.22%23612.76%1,850BN
Big Stone96557.78%56533.83%513.05%895.33%00.00%40023.95%1,670BS
Blue Earth3,29756.20%2,19137.34%1492.54%2263.85%40.07%1,10618.85%5,867BE
Brown1,51845.22%1,53645.76%2467.33%551.64%20.06%-18-0.54%3,357BR
Carlton1,48762.37%50621.22%33313.97%512.14%70.29%98141.15%2,384CT
Carver1,73960.03%1,10138.00%210.72%341.17%20.07%63822.02%2,897CA
Cass1,00959.04%46126.97%19711.53%422.46%00.00%54832.07%1,709CS
Chippewa1,40958.98%79933.44%321.34%1446.03%50.21%61025.53%2,389CP
Chisago2,10779.90%40815.47%712.69%491.86%20.08%1,69964.43%2,637CH
Clay1,85758.69%1,12535.56%682.15%1113.51%30.09%73223.14%3,164CY
Clearwater77966.07%16413.91%18515.69%463.90%50.42%59450.38%1,179CL
Cook25577.98%4212.84%195.81%113.36%00.00%21365.14%327CK
Cottonwood1,24065.82%52627.92%191.01%985.20%10.05%71437.90%1,884CD
Crow Wing1,68159.42%66123.37%41014.49%722.55%50.18%1,02036.06%2,829CW
Dakota2,48155.07%1,77839.47%1082.40%1312.91%70.16%70315.60%4,505DK
Dodge1,45469.77%51524.71%190.91%964.61%00.00%93945.06%2,084DO
Douglas1,89460.92%97931.49%702.25%1655.31%10.03%91529.43%3,109DG
Faribault2,30561.81%1,03927.86%260.70%3579.57%20.05%1,26633.95%3,729FA
Fillmore3,25969.85%1,15324.71%771.65%1753.75%20.04%2,10645.14%4,666FI
Freeborn2,46561.14%97624.21%1674.14%42110.44%30.07%1,48936.93%4,032FB
Goodhue4,48274.90%1,14719.17%1983.31%1492.49%80.13%3,33555.73%5,984GH
Grant1,09970.04%37623.96%251.59%694.40%00.00%72346.08%1,569GR
Hennepin27,78758.73%16,16934.17%2,2734.80%1,0162.15%680.14%11,61824.56%47,313HN
Houston1,70067.35%74529.52%110.44%682.69%00.00%95537.84%2,524HS
Hubbard1,28869.10%40121.51%1246.65%462.47%50.27%88747.59%1,864HU
Isanti1,19858.47%46622.74%1859.03%1969.57%40.20%73235.72%2,049IS
Itasca1,88363.15%68422.94%36712.31%431.44%50.17%1,19940.21%2,982IT
Jackson1,57558.94%1,01337.91%240.90%582.17%20.07%56221.03%2,672JK
Kanabec80369.52%24220.95%655.63%433.72%20.17%56148.57%1,155KA
Kandiyohi2,31263.62%94726.06%1453.99%2226.11%80.22%1,36537.56%3,634KD
Kittson96962.12%49931.99%60.38%845.38%20.13%47030.13%1,560KI
Koochiching82656.00%42028.47%18812.75%392.64%20.14%40627.53%1,475KO
Lac qui Parle1,89469.17%66124.14%160.58%1676.10%00.00%1,23345.03%2,738LQ
Lake58451.23%15213.33%36231.75%413.60%10.09%22219.47%1,140LK
Le Sueur1,81947.86%1,69944.70%1995.24%792.08%50.13%1203.16%3,801LS
Lincoln89153.51%68341.02%271.62%633.78%10.06%20812.49%1,665LN
Lyon1,61856.69%1,04336.55%461.61%1465.12%10.04%57520.15%2,854LY
Mahnomen26553.64%14328.95%8116.40%51.01%00.00%12224.70%494MA
Marshall1,64859.97%73126.60%1776.44%1866.77%60.22%91733.37%2,748MH
Martin1,92259.05%1,05432.38%912.80%1845.65%40.12%86826.67%3,255MT
McLeod1,57949.39%1,50647.11%351.09%732.28%40.13%732.28%3,197MD
Meeker1,92861.23%1,11135.28%351.11%742.35%10.03%81725.94%3,149MK
Mille Lacs1,11961.96%42723.64%1689.30%915.04%10.06%69238.32%1,806ML
Morrison1,93653.30%1,51341.66%1183.25%641.76%10.03%42311.65%3,632MR
Mower2,62963.46%1,20629.11%1804.34%1242.99%40.10%1,42334.35%4,143MO
Murray1,29359.72%76235.20%331.52%552.54%20.09%53124.53%2,165MU
Nicollet1,39259.26%83235.42%502.13%723.07%30.13%56023.84%2,349NI
Nobles1,43256.78%92536.68%582.30%1074.24%00.00%50720.10%2,522NO
Norman1,27655.26%66128.63%1777.67%1958.45%00.00%61526.63%2,309NR
Olmsted2,47258.03%1,62138.05%160.38%1413.31%100.23%85119.98%4,260OL
Otter Tail3,96458.07%2,32033.99%2083.05%3294.82%50.07%1,64424.08%6,826OT
Pine1,54856.46%80229.25%30311.05%853.10%40.15%74627.21%2,742PN
Pipestone1,05765.09%49130.23%271.66%493.02%00.00%56634.85%1,624PS
Polk3,31155.20%1,92832.14%5569.27%1933.22%100.17%1,38323.06%5,998PL
Pope1,79476.86%44218.94%230.99%753.21%00.00%1,35257.93%2,334PO
Ramsey16,55654.64%11,61338.33%1,6595.48%4001.32%720.24%4,94316.31%30,300RM
Red Lake1,42853.01%85631.77%34212.69%602.23%80.30%57221.23%2,694RL
Redwood1,82159.86%1,07635.37%541.78%882.89%30.10%74524.49%3,042RW
Renville2,27560.22%1,36436.10%280.74%1102.91%10.03%91124.11%3,778RV
Rice2,82161.46%1,61435.16%400.87%1112.42%40.09%1,20726.30%4,590RC
Rock1,23467.25%52528.61%170.93%553.00%40.22%70938.64%1,835RK
Roseau90050.90%44425.11%36120.42%613.45%20.11%45625.79%1,768RS
Saint Louis12,07666.08%4,46424.43%1,3057.14%4012.19%280.15%7,61241.65%18,274SL
Scott1,04539.29%1,54858.20%120.45%521.95%30.11%-503-18.91%2,660SC
Sherburne1,00267.84%36624.78%422.84%674.54%00.00%63643.06%1,477SB
Sibley1,62357.92%1,11039.61%60.21%612.18%20.07%51318.31%2,802SY
Stearns2,61438.75%3,83556.86%1592.36%1271.88%100.15%-1,221-18.10%6,745ST
Steele1,89957.11%1,28438.62%381.14%1043.13%00.00%61518.50%3,325SE
Stevens87757.93%58238.44%171.12%372.44%10.07%29519.48%1,514SV
Swift1,34356.17%92138.52%411.71%843.51%20.08%42217.65%2,391SW
Todd2,33457.37%1,30532.08%2586.34%1634.01%80.20%1,02925.29%4,068TD
Traverse68554.93%51441.22%131.04%342.73%10.08%17113.71%1,247TR
Wabasha2,15058.36%1,41638.44%391.06%772.09%20.05%73419.92%3,684WB
Wadena99163.57%46729.96%704.49%291.86%20.13%52433.61%1,559WD
Waseca1,45554.99%1,08541.01%401.51%592.23%70.26%37013.98%2,646WC
Washington2,72768.50%1,12028.13%631.58%681.71%30.08%1,60740.37%3,981WA
Watonwan1,41170.44%53726.81%60.30%452.25%40.20%87443.63%2,003WW
Wilkin77953.03%61441.80%261.77%48 3.27%20.14%16511.23%1,469WK
Winona3,01448.23%3,07249.16%691.10%851.36%90.14%-58-0.93%6,249WN
Wright2,82063.48%1,39631.43%370.83%1844.14%50.11%1,42432.06%4,442WR
Yellow Medicine1,74565.06%78629.31%190.71%1304.85%20.07%95935.76%2,682YM
Totals195,84359.11%109,40133.02%14,5274.38%11,1063.35%4260.13%86,44226.09331,303MN

Close counties

Carried by less than 5% of the county-wide vote:

Brown, 0.54% Winona, 0.93% McLeod, 2.28% Le Sueur, 3.16%

Statistics

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican):

Chisago, 79.90% Cook, 77.98% Pope, 76.86% Goodhue, 74.90% Watonwan, 70.44%

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic):

Scott, 58.20% Stearns, 56.86% Winona, 49.16% McLeod, 47.11% Brown, 45.76%

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Public Ownership):

Lake, 31.75% Roseau, 20.42% Mahnomen, 16.40% Clearwater, 15.69% Crow Wing, 14.49%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schmahl, Julius. The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota of 1909. 1909. Harrison & Smith Co.. 532–539.