1908 United States presidential election in Illinois

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United States presidential election in Illinois, 1908

November 3, 1908

Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern Electoral vote 27 0 Popular vote 629,932 450,810 Percentage 54.53% 39.02%

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

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

Illinois was won by the Republican nominees, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York.

Results

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	William Howard Taft	629,932	54.53%	27
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	450,810	39.02%	0
	Social Democratic	Eugene Debs	34,711	3.00%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	29,364	2.54%	0
	Independence	Thomas Hisgen	7,724	0.67%	0
	Socialist Labor	August Gillhaus	1,680	0.15%	0
	Populist	Thomas E. Watson	633	0.05%	0
	United Christian	Daniel B. Turney	400	0.03%	0
Totals			1,155,254	100.00%	27
Voter turnout					—