United States presidential election in Illinois, 1908

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1908
November 3, 1908

 
Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern
Electoral vote 27 0
Popular vote 629,932 450,810
Percentage 54.53% 39.02%
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

 Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Illinois voters chose twenty-seven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Illinois was won by the Republican nominees, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York.

Results

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1908[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican William Howard Taft 629,932 54.53% 27
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 450,810 39.02% 0
Social Democratic Eugene Debs 34,711 3.00% 0
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 29,364 2.54% 0
Independence Thomas Hisgen 7,724 0.67% 0
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 1,680 0.15% 0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 633 0.05% 0
United Christian Daniel B. Turney 400 0.03% 0
Totals 1,155,254 100.00% 27
Voter turnout —

References

  1. ↑ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Illinois

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