The 1908 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1908. Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan narrowly won the state of Nevada with 45.71 percent of the vote,[1] to the Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft’s 43.93 percent, winning him the state’s three electoral votes.
Socialist candidate Eugene Debs took 8.57 percent of the vote, his highest percentage nationally.
Results
Results by county
County |
Bryan# |
Bryan% |
Taft# |
Taft% |
Others# |
Others% |
Total votes cast[2] |
Churchill |
382 |
45.53% |
389 |
46.36% |
68 |
8.10% |
839 |
Douglas |
173 |
41.29% |
229 |
54.65% |
17 |
4.06% |
419 |
Elko |
804 |
48.49% |
737 |
44.45% |
117 |
7.06% |
1,658 |
Esmeralda |
2,787 |
48.18% |
2,208 |
38.17% |
789 |
13.64% |
5,784 |
Eureka |
218 |
45.32% |
224 |
46.57% |
39 |
8.11% |
481 |
Humboldt |
1,009 |
49.12% |
823 |
40.07% |
222 |
10.81% |
2,054 |
Lander |
276 |
48.08% |
257 |
44.77% |
41 |
7.14% |
574 |
Lincoln |
768 |
47.55% |
690 |
42.72% |
157 |
9.72% |
1,615 |
Lyon |
364 |
39.78% |
458 |
50.05% |
93 |
10.16% |
915 |
Nye |
1,219 |
43.96% |
1,124 |
40.53% |
430 |
15.51% |
2,773 |
Ormsby |
343 |
45.67% |
350 |
46.60% |
58 |
7.72% |
751 |
Storey |
402 |
43.93% |
447 |
48.85% |
66 |
7.21% |
915 |
Washoe |
1,745 |
42.51% |
2,053 |
50.01% |
307 |
7.48% |
4,105 |
White Pine |
722 |
43.94% |
786 |
47.84% |
135 |
8.22% |
1643 |
Totals | 11,212 | 45.71% | 10,775 | 43.93% | 2,539 | 10.35% | 24,526 |