1908 United States presidential election in Nevada

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 67.44.193.36 (talk) at 06:54, 9 August 2017. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Main article: United States presidential election, 1908
United States presidential election in Nevada, 1908
← 1904 November 3, 1908 1912 →
 
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft Eugene V. Debs
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Home state Nebraska Ohio Indiana
Running mate John W. Kern James S. Sherman Ben Hanford
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 11,212 10,775 2,103
Percentage 45.71% 43.93% 8.57%
County results
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elections in Nevada
Federal government
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Special elections
State government
General
Gubernatorial
Nevada Senate
Nevada Assembly
Ballot measures
2002 and 2016
Henderson
Mayoral
Las Vegas
Mayoral
North Las Vegas
Mayoral
Reno
Mayoral

None of These Candidates

flag Nevada portal

The 1908 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1908. Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan narrowly won the state of Nevada with 45.71 percent of the vote,[1] to the Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft’s 43.93 percent, winning him the state’s three electoral votes.

Socialist candidate Eugene Debs took 8.57 percent of the vote, his highest percentage nationally.

Results

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1908[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 11,212 45.71% 3
Republican William Howard Taft 10,775 43.93% 0
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 2,103 8.57% 0
Independence League John Temple Graves 436 1.78% 0
Totals 24,526 100.0% 3

Results by county

County Bryan# Bryan% Taft# Taft% Others# Others% Total votes cast[2]
Churchill 382 45.53% 389 46.36% 68 8.10% 839
Douglas 173 41.29% 229 54.65% 17 4.06% 419
Elko 804 48.49% 737 44.45% 117 7.06% 1,658
Esmeralda 2,787 48.18% 2,208 38.17% 789 13.64% 5,784
Eureka 218 45.32% 224 46.57% 39 8.11% 481
Humboldt 1,009 49.12% 823 40.07% 222 10.81% 2,054
Lander 276 48.08% 257 44.77% 41 7.14% 574
Lincoln 768 47.55% 690 42.72% 157 9.72% 1,615
Lyon 364 39.78% 458 50.05% 93 10.16% 915
Nye 1,219 43.96% 1,124 40.53% 430 15.51% 2,773
Ormsby 343 45.67% 350 46.60% 58 7.72% 751
Storey 402 43.93% 447 48.85% 66 7.21% 915
Washoe 1,745 42.51% 2,053 50.01% 307 7.48% 4,105
White Pine 722 43.94% 786 47.84% 135 8.22% 1643
Totals 11,212 45.71% 10,775 43.93% 2,539 10.35% 24,526

References

  1. ^ a b "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 268-270 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada&oldid=794645550"