1908 United States presidential election

The 1908 United States presidential election was the 31st election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 3, 1908. This election was between Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and former Congressman from Ohio and Democratic Party Nominee in 1896 and 1900 William Jennings Bryan. Taft won the election with 321 electoral votes. Bryan got only 162 electoral votes.

1908 United States presidential election

November 3, 1908
483 members of the Electoral College 242 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	65.7% 0.2 pp
x200px Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern Electoral vote 321 162 States carried 29 17 Popular vote 7,678,395 6,408,984 Percentage 51.6% 43.1%
350px Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Taft/Sherman, blue denotes those won by Bryan/Kern. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President William Howard Taft Republican

This would be the fourth and most recent election in the history of the United States, where both major candidates share the same first name, with the last three being in 1860, 1896, and 1900.

Republican Party

Republican Party (United States) 1908 Republican Party ticket
William Howard Taft	James S. Sherman
for President	for Vice President
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42nd U.S. Secretary of War (1904–1908)	U.S. Representative from New York (1887-1891, 1903–1909)
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Presidential

• William Jennings Bryan, former U.S. representative from Nebraska (1891-1895) and presidential nominee in 1896 and 1900 (Nominee)
• George Gray, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1899-1914)
• John A. Johnson, Governor of Minnesota (1905-1909)

Vice Presidential

• John W. Kern, former Indiana State Senator (1893–1897) (Vice presidential nominee)

Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States) 1908 Democratic Party ticket
William Jennings Bryan	John W. Kern
for President	for Vice President
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U.S. Representative from Nebraska (1891–1895)	Indiana State Senator (1893–1897)
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1908 United States Presidential Election Media

• William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908 (cropped).jpg

  William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908 (cropped)

• William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925 (closein cropped 3x4).jpg

  William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925 (closein cropped 3x4)

• Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg

  The incumbent in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt. His second term expired at noon on March 4, 1909.

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  Republican Party (United States)

• William Howard Taft by Pach Brothers (3x4 close cropped).jpg

  Cabinet card of William Howard Taft. Gelatin silver print. Dimensions Image/Sheet: 14.5 × 10.2 cm (5 11/16 × 4")*Mount: 16.5 × 10.8 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/4")*Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")

• James Schoolcraft Sherman.jpg

  James S. Sherman

• William Howard Taft 1909b.jpg

  William Howard Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

• Philander Knox, bw photo portrait, 1904.jpg

  Philander Knox, U.S. Secretary of State.

• Charles Evans Hughes cph.3a02236.jpg

  Charles Evans Hughes, Governor of New York, future U.S. Supreme Court justice