1908 United States presidential election in New York

The 1908 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 3, 1908. All 46 contemporary states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. New York voters chose 39 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Main article: 1908 United States presidential election
1908 United States presidential election in New York
November 3, 1908
Turnout79.7%[1] 3.6 pp
 
Nominee William Howard Taft William J. Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern
Electoral vote 39 0
Popular vote 870,070 667,468
Percentage 53.11% 40.74%
County Results
  Bryan—50-60%
  Bryan—<50%
  Taft—50-60%
  Taft—60-70%
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

 Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elections in New York State

New York was won by the Republican nominees, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate Congressman James S. Sherman of New York. Taft and Sherman defeated the Democratic nominees, former Congressman and two-time prior presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Senator John W. Kern of Indiana. Also in the running was the Socialist Party candidate, Eugene V. Debs, who ran with Ben Hanford.

Taft carried New York State with 53.11% of the vote to Bryan's 40.74%, a victory margin of 12.37%. Debs finished a distant third, receiving 2.35% of the vote in the state.

New York weighed in for this election as about 4% more Republican than the national average. The Empire State would prove to be a Republican stronghold during the Fourth Party System, voting for Republican candidates in the presidential elections of that era barring Woodrow Wilson's win four years later.

1908 United States presidential election in New York[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican William Howard Taft 870,070 53.11% 39
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 667,468 40.74% 0
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 38,451 2.35% 0
Independence League Thomas L. Hisgen 35,817 2.19% 0
Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 22,667 1.38% 0
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 3,877 0.24% 0
Totals 1,638,350 100.0% 39

See also

References
  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. "1908 Presidential Election Results - New York". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 275-280 ISBN 9780804716963
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