United States presidential election in Vermont, 1908
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1908. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Vermont overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan. Taft won Vermont by a landslide margin of 53.26%.
With 75.08% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Taft's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote[1].
Results
United States presidential election in Vermont, 1908[2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | William Howard Taft of Ohio | James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York | 39,552 | 75.08% | 4 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska | John Worth Kern of Indiana | 11,496 | 21.82% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Independence | Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts | John Temple Graves of Georgia | 804 | 1.53% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois | Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio | 802 | 1.52% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 29 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 52,683 | 100.00% | 4 | 100.00% |
Results by County
County | Taft | Votes | Bryan | Votes | Others | Votes | Total |
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Addison County | 84.4% | 2,986 | 12.6% | 444 | 3.0% | 107 | 3,537 |
Bennington County | 73.7% | 2,453 | 22.5% | 748 | 3.9% | 129 | 3,330 |
Caledonia County | 74.6% | 2,700 | 21.1% | 764 | 4.3% | 154 | 3,618 |
Chittenden County | 68.3% | 3,806 | 29.6% | 1,650 | 2.1% | 117 | 5,573 |
Essex County | 68.1% | 744 | 29.9% | 327 | 2.0% | 22 | 1093 |
Franklin County | 66.8% | 2,360 | 29.7% | 1,048 | 3.5% | 123 | 3,531 |
Grand Isle County | 64.3% | 364 | 33.2% | 188 | 2.5% | 14 | 566 |
Lamoille County | 79.0% | 1,455 | 16.9% | 311 | 4.1% | 75 | 1,841 |
Orange County | 74.5% | 2,262 | 22.0% | 667 | 3.6% | 109 | 3,038 |
Orleans County | 85.3% | 2,535 | 12.9% | 384 | 1.8% | 53 | 2,972 |
Rutland County | 75.7% | 5,643 | 20.7% | 1,543 | 3.6% | 269 | 7,454 |
Washington County | 67.9% | 3,823 | 28.6% | 1,610 | 3.6% | 201 | 5,634 |
Windham County | 78.6% | 3,738 | 19.0% | 906 | 2.4% | 114 | 4,758 |
Windsor County | 81.6% | 4,683 | 15.8% | 907 | 2.6% | 148 | 5,738 |
References
- ↑ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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