United States presidential election in Michigan, 1908

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1908
November 3, 1908
All 14 Michigan votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern
Electoral vote 14 0
Popular vote 335,580 175,771
Percentage 61.93% 32.44%
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

 Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Michigan voters chose fourteen[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan voted for Republican nominee William Howard Taft from Ohio over Democratic candidate Nebraskan William Jennings Bryan. The Republican ticket received nearly 62% of the vote, while the Democrats received 32%.[2]

With 61.93% of the popular vote, Michigan would be Taft's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Maine[3].

Results

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1908
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Howard Taft 335,580 61.93%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 175,771 32.44%
Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 16,974 3.13%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 11,586 2.14%
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 1,096 0.20%
Independence Thomas L. Hisgen 760 0.14%
United Christian Daniel Turney 63 0.01%
Total votes 1,048,411 100%

References

  1. ↑ "1908 Election for the Thirty-First Term (1909-1913)". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ↑ "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ↑ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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