1908 United States presidential election in North Dakota

The 1908 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 3, 1908. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, 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 of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 26.23%.

With 61.02% of the popular vote, North Dakota would be Taft's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Maine and Michigan.

Bryan had previously lost North Dakota to Republican William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

Results

Results by county CountyGéoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)William Howard TaftRepublicanWilliam Jennings BryanDemocraticEugene V. DebsSocialistEugene W. ChafinProhibitionThomas L. HisgenIndependenceMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams57770.45%20124.54%212.56%192.32%10.12%37645.91%819Barnes1,78662.06%99634.61%351.22%602.08%10.03%79027.45%2,878Benson1,36367.81%55327.51%301.49%643.18%00.00%81040.30%2,010Billings76873.70%23622.65%212.02%171.63%00.00%53251.06%1,042Bottineau1,95159.45%1,14634.92%1404.27%441.34%10.03%80524.53%3,282Bowman45166.13%20930.65%152.20%71.03%00.00%24235.48%682Burleigh1,37565.82%66031.59%371.77%170.81%00.00%71534.23%2,089Cass3,68162.53%2,00033.97%941.60%1061.80%60.10%1,68128.55%5,887Cavalier1,52855.06%1,19042.88%321.15%240.86%10.04%33812.18%2,775Dickey1,06260.96%63336.34%301.72%170.98%00.00%42924.63%1,742Dunn37368.82%16029.52%81.48%10.18%00.00%21339.30%542Eddy54058.00%36839.53%60.64%161.72%10.11%17218.47%931Emmons95159.70%61838.79%140.88%100.63%00.00%33320.90%1,593Foster56956.00%43442.72%60.59%70.69%00.00%13513.29%1,016Grand Forks2,74057.41%1,75036.66%1533.21%1302.72%00.00%99020.74%4,773Griggs60551.84%49342.25%181.54%514.37%00.00%1129.60%1,167Hettinger56873.96%18123.57%91.17%101.30%00.00%38750.39%768Kidder76972.55%24222.83%262.45%232.17%00.00%52749.72%1,060LaMoure1,10464.75%55332.43%191.11%281.64%10.06%55132.32%1,705Logan71181.44%14316.38%161.83%30.34%00.00%56865.06%873McHenry1,77256.16%1,29641.08%551.74%321.01%00.00%47615.09%3,155McIntosh92786.47%14013.06%40.37%10.09%00.00%78773.41%1,072McKenzie57468.41%21225.27%465.48%70.83%00.00%36243.15%839McLean2,27367.83%92727.66%982.92%511.52%20.06%1,34640.17%3,351Mercer43081.13%9618.11%20.38%20.38%00.00%33463.02%530Morton2,02167.91%87329.33%672.25%140.47%10.03%1,14838.58%2,976Nelson1,22563.80%61632.08%603.13%170.89%20.10%60931.72%1,920Oliver32562.50%17934.42%30.58%132.50%00.00%14628.08%520Pembina1,38952.55%1,18544.84%170.64%501.89%20.08%2047.72%2,643Pierce88457.37%61039.58%281.82%181.17%10.06%27417.78%1,541Ramsey1,48055.79%1,07240.41%722.71%271.02%20.08%40815.38%2,653Ransom1,30867.53%58129.99%110.57%361.86%10.05%72737.53%1,937Richland1,86454.17%1,50243.65%140.41%601.74%10.03%36210.52%3,441Rolette81155.32%52936.08%996.75%241.64%30.20%28219.24%1,466Sargent1,01261.48%57634.99%382.31%201.22%00.00%43626.49%1,646Stark92263.76%49634.30%191.31%70.48%20.14%42629.46%1,446Steele88168.72%36628.55%171.33%181.40%00.00%51540.17%1,282Stutsman1,77755.67%1,34442.11%240.75%451.41%20.06%43313.57%3,192Towner86754.19%65540.94%593.69%181.13%10.06%21213.25%1,600Traill1,20766.03%49026.81%331.81%975.31%10.05%71739.22%1,828Walsh1,75149.46%1,64146.36%1173.31%300.85%10.03%1103.11%3,540Ward5,28657.39%3,16334.34%5636.11%1932.10%50.05%2,12323.05%9,210Wells1,24368.07%53529.30%221.20%251.37%10.05%70838.77%1,826Williams1,97960.41%1,03431.56%2236.81%371.13%30.09%94528.85%3,276Totals57,68061.02%32,88434.79%2,4212.56%1,4961.58%430.05%24,79626.23%94,524

See also United States presidential elections in North Dakota

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