The 1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wyoming was won by the Secretary of War William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with representative James S. Sherman, with 55.43 percent of the popular vote, against representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with Senator John W. Kern, with 39.67 percent of the popular vote. Taft won the state by a margin of 15.76%, however, Bryan won a larger share of the popular vote than Wilson would win the state with four years later.
Bryan had previously won Wyoming against William McKinley in 1896 but had lost the state to McKinley in 1900.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party William Howard Taft John W. Hay20,846 Republican Party William Howard Taft Fred Waegele20,829 Republican Party William Howard Taft Thomas A. Cosgriff20,802 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Andrew McMicken14,918 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John H. Ward14,863 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Barnett G. Rodgers14,823 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Thomas Crosbie1,715 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs William W. Paterson1,712 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs John T. Hawkins1,704 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Clifford J. Swayer66 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin William H. Clarke64 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Mary E. Metcalf64 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen James Davison64 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen Herbert Konald61 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen Charles W. Spence59Votes cast 37,609
Results by county CountyWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene V. DebsSocialistEugene W. ChafinProhibitionThomas L. HisgenIndependenceMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Albany1,33549.74%1,15242.92%1736.45%190.71%50.19%1836.82%2,684Big Horn2,63860.28%1,64837.66%801.83%00.00%100.23%99022.62%4,376Carbon1,65151.56%1,43044.66%1193.72%00.00%20.06%2216.90%3,202Converse1,03058.36%71640.57%181.02%00.00%10.06%31417.79%1,765Crook1,06854.46%79940.74%944.79%00.00%00.00%26913.72%1,961Fremont1,83858.74%1,19038.03%882.81%50.16%80.26%64820.71%3,129Johnson78155.39%61443.55%110.78%00.00%40.28%16711.84%1,410Laramie2,96552.65%2,52344.80%1061.88%350.62%30.05%4427.85%5,632Natrona83563.74%46135.19%100.76%20.15%20.15%37428.55%1,310Sheridan2,15854.99%1,53939.22%2185.56%50.13%40.10%61915.77%3,924Sweetwater1,29958.49%63728.68%28412.79%00.00%10.05%66229.81%2,221Uinta2,52553.08%1,73136.39%47810.05%00.00%230.48%79416.69%4,757Weston72358.40%47838.61%362.91%00.00%10.08%24519.79%1,238Totals20,84655.43%14,91839.67%1,7154.56%660.18%640.17%5,92815.76%37,609
See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming
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