United States presidential election in Washington (state), 1908

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

 
Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Eugene V. Debs
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Home state Ohio Nebraska Indiana
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern Benjamin Hanford
Electoral vote 5 0 0
Popular vote 106,062 58,691 14,177
Percentage 57.68% 31.92% 7.71%
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

 Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

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

Washington 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 Washington, 1908[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican William Howard Taft 106,062 57.68% 5
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 58,691 31.92% 0
Social Democratic Eugene Debs 14,177 7.71% 0
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 4,700 2.56% 0
Independence Thomas Hisgen 249 0.14% 0
Totals 183,879 100.00% 5
Voter turnout —

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