The 1908 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine 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 29.71%.

With 63% of the popular vote, Maine would be Taft's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after nearby Vermont.

Bryan had previously lost Maine to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

Results

Results by county CountyWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene Victor DebsGéoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)SocialistEugene Wilder ChafinProhibitionThomas Louis HisgenIndependenceMarginTotal votes castRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 # % # % # % # % # % # % Androscoggin 4,381 56.06% 3,095 39.60% 183 2.34% 96 1.23% 60 0.77% 1,286 16.46% 7,815 Aroostook 4,783 77.56% 1,157 18.76% 53 0.86% 145 2.35% 29 0.47% 3,626 58.80% 6,167 Cumberland 10,593 61.81% 5,735 33.46% 372 2.17% 270 1.58% 168 0.98% 4,858 28.35% 17,138 Franklin 2,173 68.46% 930 29.30% 15 0.47% 51 1.61% 8 0.25% 1,243 39.12% 3,174 Hancock 3,169 61.50% 1,846 35.82% 77 1.49% 36 0.70% 25 0.49% 1,323 25.67% 5,153 Kennebec 6,133 65.99% 2,871 30.89% 99 1.07% 132 1.42% 59 0.63% 3,262 35.10% 9,294 Knox 2,228 50.04% 1,932 43.40% 230 5.17% 40 0.90% 22 0.49% 296 6.65% 4,452 Lincoln 1,693 56.43% 1,196 39.87% 51 1.70% 50 1.67% 10 0.33% 497 16.57% 3,000 Oxford 4,179 64.53% 2,093 32.32% 63 0.97% 66 1.02% 75 1.16% 2,086 32.21% 6,476 Penobscot 7,336 66.03% 3,525 31.73% 102 0.92% 117 1.05% 30 0.27% 3,811 34.30% 11,110 Piscataquis 2,157 70.49% 828 27.06% 7 0.23% 63 2.06% 5 0.16% 1,329 43.43% 3,060 Sagadahoc 1,776 64.00% 838 30.20% 65 2.34% 65 2.34% 31 1.12% 938 33.80% 2,775 Somerset 3,688 65.30% 1,676 29.67% 198 3.51% 62 1.10% 24 0.42% 2,012 35.62% 5,648 Waldo 2,491 63.22% 1,335 33.88% 68 1.73% 32 0.81% 14 0.36% 1,156 29.34% 3,940 Washington 3,507 59.49% 2,256 38.27% 60 1.02% 47 0.80% 25 0.42% 1,251 21.22% 5,895 York 6,700 59.64% 4,090 36.40% 115 1.02% 215 1.91% 115 1.02% 2,610 23.23% 11,235Totals66,98763.00%35,40333.29%1,7581.65%1,4871.40%7000.66%31,58429.70%106,332

See also United States presidential elections in Maine

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