1908 United States presidential election in Maine

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.

1908 United States presidential election in Maine

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Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Nebraska
Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 66,987 35,403
Percentage 63.00% 33.29%

County Results
Taft
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%


President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

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.[1]

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

Results

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1908 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 66,987 63.00% 6 100.00%
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 35,403 33.29% 0 0.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Benjamin Hanford of New York 1,758 1.65% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio 1,487 1.25% 0 0.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 700 0.66% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 1 0.01% 0 0.00%
Total 106,336 100.00% 6 100.00%

Results by county

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County William Howard Taft
Republican
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
Eugene Victor Debs[3]
Socialist
Eugene Wilder Chafin[3]
Prohibition
Thomas Louis Hisgen[3]
Independence
Margin Total votes cast[4]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
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% 11,235
Totals 66,987 63.00% 35,403 33.29% 1,758 1.65% 1,487 1.40% 700 0.66% 31,584 29.70% 106,332

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
  4. ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963