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1908 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1908

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Nominee William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate John W. Kern James S. Sherman
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 136,928 114,887
Percentage 54.22% 45.49%

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

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

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1908[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 136,928 54.22% 12
Republican William Howard Taft 114,887 45.49% 0
Social Democratic Eugene Debs 372 0.15% 0
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 354 0.14% 0
Write-ins Scattered 13 0.01% 0
Totals 252,554 100.00% 12
Voter turnout

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