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Early in 1908, the only two Republican contenders running nationwide campaigns for the presidential nomination were Secretary of War William Howard Taft and Governor Joseph B. Foraker, both of Ohio. In the nomination contest, four states held primaries to select national convention delegates .
Massachusetts overwhelmingly 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 24.17%.
All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New Jersey was won by the Republican nominees, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate Congressman James S. Sherman of ...
William Howard Taft (R) 321: William Jennings Bryan (D) 162: 1908 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Taft, blue denotes states won by Bryan. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Republican hold: Seats contested: 31 of 92 seats [1] Net seat change: Democratic +1 [2]
They defeated the Republican nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 83.59%. With 90.11% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Bryan's second strongest state in the 1908 presidential election only after South Carolina. [1]
The 1908 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election . State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
All 46 contemporary states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 39 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New York was won by the Republican nominees, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate Congressman James S. Sherman of New
In October of 1908, Taft would in October become the first Republican candidate to tour the South, visiting Tennessee and North Carolina [6] Aided by opposition by developing manufacturers to Bryan’s populism, [6] and by his willingness to accept black disfranchisement [7] Taft gained noticeably given the extremely deep-rooted partisan ...