1908 United States presidential election in Missouri
The 1908 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose eighteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Missouri was narrowly won by Secretary of War William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with James S. Sherman, with 48.50% of the popular vote, against former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with John W. Kern, with 48.41% of the popular vote.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William Howard Taft | 347,203 | 48.50% | |
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 346,574 | 48.41% | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 15,431 | 2.16% | |
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 4,284 | 0.60% | |
| Populist | Thomas E. Watson | 1,165 | 0.16% | |
| Socialist Labor | August Gillhaus | 868 | 0.12% | |
| Independence | Thomas L. Hisgen | 402 | 0.06% | |
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References
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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