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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1908 United States presidential election in Missouri

November 3, 1908
All 18 Missouri votes to the Electoral College
Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern Electoral vote 18 0 Popular vote 347,203 346,574 Percentage 48.50% 48.41%
President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President William Howard Taft Republican

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

1908 United States presidential election in Missouri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.