1908 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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1908 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 3, 1908

Nominee William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft Party Democratic Republican Home state Nebraska Ohio Running mate John W. Kern James S. Sherman Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 131,099 126,997 Percentage 49.14% 47.60%

President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President William Howard Taft Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Nebraska was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana.

Bryan won his home state to Republican Party candidate William Howard Taft by a narrow margin of 1.54%. Bryan had previously won Nebraska against William McKinley in 1896 but lost it to McKinley in their rematch 1900.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	131,099	49.14%	8
	Republican	William Howard Taft	126,997	47.60%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	5,179	1.94%	0
	Social Democratic	Eugene Debs	3,524	1.32%	0
Totals			266,799	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					—