1908 Utah gubernatorial election

1908 Utah gubernatorial election

November 3, 1908

Nominee William Spry Jesse Knight John A. Street Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 52,913 43,266 11,404 Percentage 47.45% 38.80% 10.23%

Governor before election John Christopher Cutler Republican Elected Governor William Spry Republican

The 1908 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Republican nominee William Spry defeated Democratic nominee Jesse Knight with 47.45% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• William Spry, Republican
• Jesse Knight, Democratic

Other candidates

• John A. Street, American
• V. R. Bohman, Socialist

Results

1908 Utah gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Spry	52,913	47.45%
	Democratic	Jesse Knight	43,266	38.80%
	Independent	John A. Street	11,404	10.23%
	Socialist	V. R. Bohman	3,936	3.53%
Majority			9,647
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing