United States presidential election in Vermont, 1908

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1908

November 3, 1908

 
Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John Worth Kern
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 39,552 11,496
Percentage 75.08% 21.82%

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

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]
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
Addison County84.4%2,98612.6%4443.0%1073,537
Bennington County73.7%2,45322.5%7483.9%1293,330
Caledonia County74.6%2,70021.1%7644.3%1543,618
Chittenden County68.3%3,80629.6%1,6502.1%1175,573
Essex County68.1%74429.9%3272.0%221093
Franklin County66.8%2,36029.7%1,0483.5%1233,531
Grand Isle County64.3%36433.2%1882.5%14566
Lamoille County79.0%1,45516.9%3114.1%751,841
Orange County74.5%2,26222.0%6673.6%1093,038
Orleans County85.3%2,53512.9%3841.8%532,972
Rutland County75.7%5,64320.7%1,5433.6%2697,454
Washington County67.9%3,82328.6%1,6103.6%2015,634
Windham County78.6%3,73819.0%9062.4%1144,758
Windsor County81.6%4,68315.8%9072.6%1485,738

References

  1. "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. "1908 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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