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1908 United States presidential election in Colorado

The 1908 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1908 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1908 Democratic National Convention was held in Denver between July 7 and 10.

Colorado was won by the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern. They defeated the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft and his running mate James S. Sherman. Bryan won the state by a narrow margin of 1.12%.

Bryan had previously won Colorado against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900. Until 2016, this was the last presidential election where a Democrat carried Colorado without winning the presidency, and was the last time until 2024 that the state had backed a Democrat who lost the popular vote.

Pledged to	Elector	Votes
Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	Thomas J. Ehrhart	126,644
Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	Benjamin L. Jefferson	126,530
Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	Dexter T. Sapp	126,519
Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	Samuel N. Wheeler	126,482
Democratic Party	William Jennings Bryan	Charles S. Thomas	126,418
Republican Party	William Howard Taft	J. S. Carnahan	123,700
Republican Party	William Howard Taft	C. A. Ballreich	123,693
Republican Party	William Howard Taft	John W. Springer	123,645
Republican Party	William Howard Taft	Thomas F. Walsh	123,576
Republican Party	William Howard Taft	William Story, Jr.	123,542
Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	Jos. A. Bray	7,974
Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	F. W. Bader	7,960
Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	Octavia Floaten	7,957
Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	R. C. Woodward	7,952
Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	W. W. Goodman	7,946
Prohibition Party	Eugene W. Chafin	W. John Calfes	5,559
Prohibition Party	Eugene W. Chafin	Thomas Greenback	5,538
Prohibition Party	Eugene W. Chafin	William J. Ritchie	5,531
Prohibition Party	Eugene W. Chafin	S. H. Schellenger	5,525
Prohibition Party	Eugene W. Chafin	A. L. Tenny	5,525
Write-in		S. H. Lasiter	1
Write-in		B. J. McGrue	1

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