1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wyoming was won by the Secretary of War William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with representative James S. Sherman, with 55.43 percent of the popular vote, against representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with Senator John W. Kern, with 39.67 percent of the popular vote.[1] Taft won the state by a margin of 15.76%.
Bryan had previously won Wyoming against William McKinley in 1896 but had lost the state to McKinley in 1900.
Results
[edit]| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | John W. Hay | 20,846 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Fred Waegele | 20,829 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Thomas A. Cosgriff | 20,802 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | Andrew McMicken | 14,918 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | John H. Ward | 14,863 | |
| Democratic Party | William Jennings Bryan | Barnett G. Rodgers | 14,823 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Thomas Crosbie | 1,715 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | William W. Paterson | 1,712 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | John T. Hawkins | 1,704 | |
| Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | Clifford J. Swayer | 66 | |
| Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | William H. Clarke | 64 | |
| Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | Mary E. Metcalf | 64 | |
| Independence Party | Thomas L. Hisgen | James Davison | 64 | |
| Independence Party | Thomas L. Hisgen | Herbert Konald | 61 | |
| Independence Party | Thomas L. Hisgen | Charles W. Spence | 59 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 37,609 | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County[2] | William Howard Taft Republican |
William Jennings Bryan Democrat |
Eugene V. Debs Socialist |
Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition |
Thomas L. Hisgen Independence |
Margin | Total votes cast[b] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 1,335 | 49.74% | 1,152 | 42.92% | 173 | 6.45% | 19 | 0.71% | 5 | 0.19% | 183 | 6.82% | 2,684 |
| Big Horn | 2,638 | 60.28% | 1,648 | 37.66% | 80 | 1.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.23% | 990 | 22.62% | 4,376 |
| Carbon | 1,651 | 51.56% | 1,430 | 44.66% | 119 | 3.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.06% | 221 | 6.90% | 3,202 |
| Converse | 1,030 | 58.36% | 716 | 40.57% | 18 | 1.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.06% | 314 | 17.79% | 1,765 |
| Crook | 1,068 | 54.46% | 799 | 40.74% | 94 | 4.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 269 | 13.72% | 1,961 |
| Fremont | 1,838 | 58.74% | 1,190 | 38.03% | 88 | 2.81% | 5 | 0.16% | 8 | 0.26% | 648 | 20.71% | 3,129 |
| Johnson | 781 | 55.39% | 614 | 43.55% | 11 | 0.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.28% | 167 | 11.84% | 1,410 |
| Laramie | 2,965 | 52.65% | 2,523 | 44.80% | 106 | 1.88% | 35 | 0.62% | 3 | 0.05% | 442 | 7.85% | 5,632 |
| Natrona | 835 | 63.74% | 461 | 35.19% | 10 | 0.76% | 2 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.15% | 374 | 28.55% | 1,310 |
| Sheridan | 2,158 | 54.99% | 1,539 | 39.22% | 218 | 5.56% | 5 | 0.13% | 4 | 0.10% | 619 | 15.77% | 3,924 |
| Sweetwater | 1,299 | 58.49% | 637 | 28.68% | 284 | 12.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.05% | 662 | 29.81% | 2,221 |
| Uinta | 2,525 | 53.08% | 1,731 | 36.39% | 478 | 10.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 23 | 0.48% | 794 | 16.69% | 4,757 |
| Weston | 723 | 58.40% | 478 | 38.61% | 36 | 2.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.08% | 245 | 19.79% | 1,238 |
| Totals | 20,846 | 55.43% | 14,918 | 39.67% | 1,715 | 4.56% | 66 | 0.18% | 64 | 0.17% | 5,928 | 15.76% | 37,609 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1908 Presidential Election Results Wyoming".
- ^ a b Trenholm, Virginia Cole, ed. (1974). "Election Statistics". Wyoming Blue Book Volume II (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department. pp. 569–570. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
