The 1908 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New Hampshire solidly voted for the Republican nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 21.76%.
Bryan had previously lost New Hampshire to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
Results
Results by county CountyWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene V. Debs (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)SocialistEugene W. ChafinProhibitionThomas L. HisgenIndependenceMarginTotal votescastRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, p. 270 # % # % # % # % # % # % Belknap 2,916 61.07% 1,692 35.43% 41 3.50% 99 2.07% 27 0.57% 1,224 25.63% 4,775 Carroll 2,562 60.74% 1,591 37.72% 14 1.54% 37 0.88% 14 0.33% 971 23.02% 4,218 Cheshire 4,160 64.74% 1,917 29.83% 232 5.43% 80 1.24% 37 0.58% 2,243 34.91% 6,426 Coös 3,294 58.34% 2,216 39.25% 65 2.41% 31 0.55% 40 0.71% 1,078 19.09% 5,646 Grafton 6,323 62.60% 3,582 35.46% 65 1.94% 95 0.94% 36 0.36% 2,741 27.14% 10,101 Hillsborough 12,568 57.29% 8,701 39.66% 295 3.05% 151 0.69% 223 1.02% 3,867 17.63% 21,938 Merrimack 6,932 56.51% 4,846 39.50% 282 3.99% 156 1.27% 51 0.42% 2,086 17.00% 12,267 Rockingham 6,814 60.34% 4,118 36.47% 161 3.20% 119 1.05% 81 0.72% 2,696 23.87% 11,293 Strafford 4,822 56.25% 3,523 41.09% 79 2.66% 108 1.26% 41 0.48% 1,299 15.15% 8,573 Sullivan 2,758 63.21% 1,469 33.67% 65 3.12% 29 0.66% 42 0.96% 1,289 29.54% 4,363Total53,14959.32%33,65537.56%1,2993.12%9051.01%5920.66%19,49421.76%89,600
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