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1908 United States presidential election in Montana

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Field	Value
election_name	1908 United States presidential election in Montana
country	Montana
flag_year	1905
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1904 United States presidential election in Montana
previous_year	1904
next_election	1912 United States presidential election in Montana
next_year	1912
election_date
image_size	x160px
image1	William Howard Taft, Bain bw photo portrait, 1908.jpg
nominee1	William Howard Taft
party1	Republican Party (United States)
home_state1	Ohio
running_mate1	James S. Sherman
electoral_vote1	3
popular_vote1	32,333
percentage1	46.98%
image2	Unsuccessful 1908.jpg
nominee2	William Jennings Bryan
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2	Nebraska
running_mate2	John W. Kern
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	29,326
percentage2	42.61%
image3	EugeneVDebs.png
nominee3	Eugene V. Debs
party3	Socialist Party of America
home_state3	Indiana
running_mate3	Ben Hanford
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	5,855
percentage3	8.51%
map_image	Montana Presidential Election Results 1908.svg
map_size	350px
map_caption	County Results
title	President
before_election	Theodore Roosevelt
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	William Howard Taft
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Main article: 1908 United States presidential election

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

Montana 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 of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a narrow margin of 4.37%.

Bryan had previously won Montana by large margins in both 1896 and 1900, defeating William McKinley both times.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Montana	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	William Howard Taft	32,333	46.98%	3
Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	29,326	42.61%	0
Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	5,855	8.51%	0
Prohibition	Eugene W. Chafin	827	1.20%	0
Independence	Thomas L. Hisgen	481	0.70%	0
Totals	68,822	100.00%	3

Results by county

County	William Howard Taft
Republican	William Jennings Bryan
Democratic	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	32,333	46.98%	29,326	42.61%	7,163	10.41%	3,007	4.37%	68,822
	Beaverhead		878		51.95%		739		43.73%		73		4.32%		139		8.22%		1,690
	Broadwater		326		37.86%		495		57.49%		40		4.65%		-169		-19.63%		861
	Carbon		1,205		52.01%		844		36.43%		268		11.57%		361		15.58%		2,317
	Cascade		1,935		44.86%		1,888		43.77%		490		11.36%		47		1.09%		4,313
	Chouteau		1,220		54.73%		893		40.06%		116		5.20%		327		14.67%		2,229
	Custer		967		60.66%		531		33.31%		96		6.02%		436		27.35%		1,594
	Dawson		927		63.67%		439		30.15%		90		6.18%		488		33.52%		1,456
	Deer Lodge		1,377		43.67%		1,611		51.09%		165		5.23%		-234		-7.42%		3,153
	Fergus		1,529		52.43%		1,112		38.13%		275		9.43%		417		14.30%		2,916
	Flathead		1,838		49.45%		1,480		39.82%		399		10.73%		358		9.63%		3,717
	Gallatin		1,519		47.19%		1,485		46.13%		215		6.68%		34		1.06%		3,219
	Granite		369		40.46%		485		53.18%		58		6.36%		-116		-12.72%		912
	Jefferson		546		39.22%		714		51.29%		132		9.48%		-168		-12.07%		1,392
	Lewis and Clark		2,033		45.89%		2,062		46.55%		335		7.56%		-29		-0.65%		4,430
	Madison		964		46.68%		1,029		49.83%		72		3.49%		-65		-3.15%		2,065
	Meagher		495		59.57%		314		37.79%		22		2.65%		181		21.78%		831
	Missoula		1,856		46.15%		1,780		44.26%		386		9.60%		76		1.89%		4,022
	Park		1,305		50.92%		952		37.14%		306		11.94%		353		13.77%		2,563
	Powell		599		49.63%		560		46.40%		48		3.98%		39		3.23%		1,207
	Ravalli		1,045		48.09%		859		39.53%		269		12.38%		186		8.56%		2,173
	Rosebud		515		66.03%		235		30.13%		30		3.85%		280		35.90%		780
	Sanders		473		55.00%		325		37.79%		62		7.21%		148		17.21%		860
	Silver Bow		4,618		33.82%		6,255		45.80%		2,783		20.38%		-1,637		-11.99%		13,656
	Sweet Grass		526		63.76%		264		32.00%		35		4.24%		262		31.76%		825
	Teton		622		60.39%		358		34.76%		50		4.85%		264		25.63%		1,030
	Valley		843		59.12%		503		35.27%		80		5.61%		340		23.84%		1,426
	Yellowstone		1,803		56.61%		1,114		34.98%		268		8.41%		689		21.63%		3,185

References

David Leip. "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
Robinson, Edgar Eugene; ''The Presidential Vote 1896-1932'', pp. 256-261 {{ISBN. 9780804716963

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