1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

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1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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 13 0
Popular vote 244,092 235,711
Percentage 49.74% 48.03%
County Results
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

 Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

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Kentucky was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Although the overall result was very similar to the previous two elections, Taft was the only Republican to carry Breathitt County until John S. McCain III in 2008.[1]


Results
1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 244,092 49.74% 13
Republican William Howard Taft 235,711 48.03% 0
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 5,885 1.20% 0
Social Democratic Eugene Debs 4,093 0.83% 0
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 405 0.08% 0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 333 0.07% 0
Independence Thomas Hisgen 200 0.04% 0
Totals 490,719 100.00% 13
Voter turnout —

Results by county
County William Jennings Bryan[3]
Democratic		 William Howard Taft[3]
Republican		 Eugene Wilder Chafin[3]
Prohibition		 Eugene Victor Debs[3]
Socialist		 Thomas Edward Watson[3]
Populist		 Various candidates[3]
Other parties		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Adair 1,429 42.44% 1,872 55.60% 64 1.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% -443 -13.16% 3,367
Allen 1,402 41.34% 1,922 56.68% 58 1.71% 4 0.12% 2 0.06% 3 0.09% -520 -15.33% 3,391
Anderson 1,477 57.56% 1,040 40.53% 46 1.79% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 437 17.03% 2,566
Ballard 2,117 72.25% 706 24.10% 34 1.16% 63 2.15% 3 0.10% 7 0.24% 1,411 48.16% 2,930
Barren 3,145 56.42% 2,308 41.41% 102 1.83% 8 0.14% 4 0.07% 7 0.13% 837 15.02% 5,574
Bath 1,754 53.52% 1,471 44.89% 42 1.28% 6 0.18% 2 0.06% 2 0.06% 283 8.64% 3,277
Bell 925 23.98% 2,815 72.97% 30 0.78% 88 2.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,890 -48.99% 3,858
Boone 2,041 75.34% 631 23.29% 31 1.14% 6 0.22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,410 52.05% 2,709
Bourbon 2,508 51.37% 2,312 47.36% 48 0.98% 14 0.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 196 4.01% 4,882
Boyd 1,950 39.28% 2,894 58.30% 63 1.27% 53 1.07% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% -944 -19.02% 4,964
Boyle 1,787 53.71% 1,485 44.63% 44 1.32% 10 0.30% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 302 9.08% 3,327
Bracken 1,510 55.88% 1,100 40.71% 44 1.63% 47 1.74% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 410 15.17% 2,702
Breathitt 1,567 48.68% 1,620 50.33% 32 0.99% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -53 -1.65% 3,219
Breckinridge 2,090 43.47% 2,603 54.14% 81 1.68% 28 0.58% 6 0.12% 0 0.00% -513 -10.67% 4,808
Bullitt 1,409 64.75% 726 33.36% 34 1.56% 7 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 683 31.39% 2,176
Butler 1,012 29.70% 2,328 68.33% 55 1.61% 3 0.09% 7 0.21% 2 0.06% -1,316 -38.63% 3,407
Caldwell 1,541 49.05% 1,517 48.28% 42 1.34% 31 0.99% 8 0.25% 3 0.10% 24 0.76% 3,142
Calloway 3,024 76.08% 808 20.33% 101 2.54% 25 0.63% 11 0.28% 6 0.15% 2,216 55.75% 3,975
Campbell 6,813 46.02% 7,025 47.45% 120 0.81% 810 5.47% 1 0.01% 35 0.24% -212 -1.43% 14,804
Carlisle 1,625 74.40% 482 22.07% 55 2.52% 22 1.01% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,143 52.34% 2,184
Carroll 1,514 71.86% 546 25.91% 45 2.14% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 968 45.94% 2,107
Carter 1,595 36.96% 2,620 60.70% 70 1.62% 27 0.63% 1 0.02% 3 0.07% -1,025 -23.75% 4,316
Casey 1,191 38.35% 1,878 60.46% 27 0.87% 6 0.19% 0 0.00% 4 0.13% -687 -22.12% 3,106
Christian 3,120 39.88% 4,618 59.03% 59 0.75% 19 0.24% 2 0.03% 5 0.06% -1,498 -19.15% 7,823
Clark 2,525 56.67% 1,859 41.72% 52 1.17% 20 0.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 666 14.95% 4,456
Clay 691 25.43% 1,991 73.28% 26 0.96% 9 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,300 -47.85% 2,717
Clinton 330 22.49% 1,082 73.76% 34 2.32% 18 1.23% 0 0.00% 3 0.20% -752 -51.26% 1,467
Crittenden 1,309 42.62% 1,714 55.81% 26 0.85% 14 0.46% 7 0.23% 1 0.03% -405 -13.19% 3,071
Cumberland 605 33.48% 1,172 64.86% 26 1.44% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 2 0.11% -567 -31.38% 1,807
Daviess 5,218 55.96% 3,922 42.06% 143 1.53% 30 0.32% 4 0.04% 7 0.08% 1,296 13.90% 9,324
Edmonson 858 39.48% 1,291 59.41% 16 0.74% 6 0.28% 1 0.05% 1 0.05% -433 -19.93% 2,173
Elliott 1,159 64.93% 618 34.62% 8 0.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 541 30.31% 1,785
Estill 996 39.18% 1,503 59.13% 43 1.69% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -507 -19.94% 2,542
Fayette 5,247 51.68% 4,748 46.76% 108 1.06% 30 0.30% 2 0.02% 18 0.18% 499 4.91% 10,153
Fleming 2,057 50.21% 1,984 48.43% 52 1.27% 3 0.07% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 73 1.78% 4,097
Floyd 1,601 50.09% 1,557 48.72% 32 1.00% 4 0.13% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% 44 1.38% 3,196
Franklin 3,233 65.85% 1,632 33.24% 32 0.65% 9 0.18% 1 0.02% 3 0.06% 1,601 32.61% 4,910
Fulton 1,705 71.58% 636 26.70% 25 1.05% 6 0.25% 6 0.25% 4 0.17% 1,069 44.88% 2,382
Gallatin 958 74.38% 321 24.92% 7 0.54% 2 0.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 637 49.46% 1,288
Garrard 1,259 43.50% 1,578 54.53% 49 1.69% 5 0.17% 0 0.00% 3 0.10% -319 -11.02% 2,894
Grant 1,654 59.28% 1,099 39.39% 32 1.15% 5 0.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 555 19.89% 2,790
Graves 4,952 71.32% 1,744 25.12% 115 1.66% 108 1.56% 3 0.04% 21 0.30% 3,208 46.20% 6,943
Grayson 1,864 43.40% 2,360 54.95% 33 0.77% 0 0.00% 37 0.86% 1 0.02% -496 -11.55% 4,295
Green 1,167 45.93% 1,337 52.62% 23 0.91% 10 0.39% 1 0.04% 3 0.12% -170 -6.69% 2,541
Greenup 1,441 38.55% 2,142 57.30% 74 1.98% 78 2.09% 0 0.00% 3 0.08% -701 -18.75% 3,738
Hancock 868 43.75% 1,052 53.02% 48 2.42% 11 0.55% 3 0.15% 2 0.10% -184 -9.27% 1,984
Hardin 3,010 60.32% 1,913 38.34% 29 0.58% 30 0.60% 3 0.06% 5 0.10% 1,097 21.98% 4,990
Harlan 252 15.16% 1,392 83.75% 17 1.02% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,140 -68.59% 1,662
Harrison 2,797 63.14% 1,571 35.46% 61 1.38% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 1,226 27.67% 4,430
Hart 1,766 46.46% 1,950 51.30% 54 1.42% 31 0.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -184 -4.84% 3,801
Henderson 3,735 57.29% 2,528 38.77% 85 1.30% 163 2.50% 3 0.05% 6 0.09% 1,207 18.51% 6,520
Henry 2,253 61.42% 1,358 37.02% 51 1.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 0.16% 895 24.40% 3,668
Hickman 1,890 73.09% 658 25.44% 30 1.16% 8 0.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,232 47.64% 2,586
Hopkins 3,721 51.46% 3,315 45.84% 101 1.40% 68 0.94% 18 0.25% 8 0.11% 406 5.61% 7,231
Jackson 232 11.10% 1,851 88.56% 5 0.24% 2 0.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,619 -77.46% 2,090
Jefferson 26,186 47.87% 27,180 49.69% 438 0.80% 653 1.19% 9 0.02% 234 0.43% -994 -1.82% 54,700
Jessamine 1,574 53.32% 1,271 43.06% 95 3.22% 12 0.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 303 10.26% 2,952
Johnson 1,004 29.52% 2,336 68.69% 21 0.62% 40 1.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,332 -39.16% 3,401
Kenton 8,683 55.04% 6,431 40.76% 135 0.86% 505 3.20% 2 0.01% 21 0.13% 2,252 14.27% 15,777
Knott 1,110 65.14% 576 33.80% 18 1.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 534 31.34% 1,704
Knox 867 22.94% 2,788 73.76% 28 0.74% 96 2.54% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% -1,921 -50.82% 3,780
Larue 1,337 56.06% 1,029 43.14% 13 0.55% 4 0.17% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 308 12.91% 2,385
Laurel 1,165 30.53% 2,594 67.98% 42 1.10% 15 0.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,429 -37.45% 3,816
Lawrence 1,878 46.58% 2,098 52.03% 47 1.17% 6 0.15% 1 0.02% 2 0.05% -220 -5.46% 4,032
Lee 783 39.77% 1,171 59.47% 12 0.61% 2 0.10% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% -388 -19.71% 1,969
Leslie 95 6.31% 1,399 92.90% 4 0.27% 3 0.20% 3 0.20% 2 0.13% -1,304 -86.59% 1,506
Letcher 476 28.88% 1,158 70.27% 9 0.55% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% 3 0.18% -682 -41.38% 1,648
Lewis 1,268 32.46% 2,549 65.26% 65 1.66% 23 0.59% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -1,281 -32.80% 3,906
Lincoln 1,994 50.54% 1,851 46.92% 94 2.38% 2 0.05% 1 0.03% 3 0.08% 143 3.62% 3,945
Livingston 1,183 51.77% 997 43.63% 41 1.79% 53 2.32% 11 0.48% 0 0.00% 186 8.14% 2,285
Logan 3,114 55.95% 2,326 41.79% 67 1.20% 46 0.83% 9 0.16% 4 0.07% 788 14.16% 5,566
Lyon 1,001 54.94% 759 41.66% 21 1.15% 4 0.22% 37 2.03% 0 0.00% 242 13.28% 1,822
Madison 3,065 48.20% 3,191 50.18% 49 0.77% 16 0.25% 1 0.02% 37 0.58% -126 -1.98% 6,359
Magoffin 1,005 37.46% 1,645 61.31% 29 1.08% 3 0.11% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% -640 -23.85% 2,683
Marion 2,093 61.09% 1,321 38.56% 10 0.29% 2 0.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 772 22.53% 3,426
Marshall 1,852 58.76% 1,217 38.61% 62 1.97% 8 0.25% 13 0.41% 0 0.00% 635 20.15% 3,152
Martin 240 18.28% 1,042 79.36% 11 0.84% 7 0.53% 0 0.00% 13 0.99% -802 -61.08% 1,313
Mason 2,675 54.47% 2,136 43.49% 85 1.73% 14 0.29% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 539 10.98% 4,911
McCracken 4,127 56.65% 2,966 40.71% 64 0.88% 100 1.37% 9 0.12% 19 0.26% 1,161 15.94% 7,285
McLean 1,430 49.81% 1,319 45.94% 75 2.61% 20 0.70% 7 0.24% 20 0.70% 111 3.87% 2,871
Meade 1,295 58.84% 863 39.21% 18 0.82% 15 0.68% 1 0.05% 9 0.41% 432 19.63% 2,201
Menifee 833 64.82% 451 35.10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.08% 382 29.73% 1,285
Mercer 1,747 51.29% 1,567 46.01% 82 2.41% 3 0.09% 7 0.21% 0 0.00% 180 5.28% 3,406
Metcalfe 968 41.87% 1,311 56.70% 25 1.08% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 7 0.30% -343 -14.84% 2,312
Monroe 770 29.03% 1,861 70.17% 20 0.75% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,091 -41.14% 2,652
Montgomery 1,549 53.52% 1,305 45.09% 32 1.11% 6 0.21% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 244 8.43% 2,894
Morgan 2,013 58.67% 1,400 40.80% 15 0.44% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 2 0.06% 613 17.87% 3,431
Muhlenberg 2,740 45.96% 3,063 51.38% 61 1.02% 90 1.51% 8 0.13% 0 0.00% -323 -5.42% 5,962
Nelson 2,452 62.31% 1,436 36.49% 26 0.66% 4 0.10% 3 0.08% 14 0.36% 1,016 25.82% 3,935
Nicholas 1,723 60.18% 1,085 37.90% 46 1.61% 3 0.10% 1 0.03% 5 0.17% 638 22.28% 2,863
Ohio 2,785 44.20% 3,337 52.96% 91 1.44% 74 1.17% 8 0.13% 6 0.10% -552 -8.76% 6,301
Oldham 1,259 65.13% 625 32.33% 38 1.97% 11 0.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 634 32.80% 1,933
Owen 2,732 78.39% 735 21.09% 13 0.37% 1 0.03% 4 0.11% 0 0.00% 1,997 57.30% 3,485
Owsley 224 15.20% 1,240 84.12% 6 0.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 0.27% -1,016 -68.93% 1,474
Pendleton 1,543 54.72% 1,177 41.74% 60 2.13% 38 1.35% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 366 12.98% 2,820
Perry 524 28.74% 1,274 69.88% 13 0.71% 6 0.33% 2 0.11% 4 0.22% -750 -41.14% 1,823
Pike 2,208 38.27% 3,467 60.10% 81 1.40% 5 0.09% 1 0.02% 7 0.12% -1,259 -21.82% 5,769
Powell 739 50.48% 699 47.75% 24 1.64% 1 0.07% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 40 2.73% 1,464
Pulaski 2,460 34.55% 4,483 62.95% 146 2.05% 25 0.35% 5 0.07% 2 0.03% -2,023 -28.41% 7,121
Robertson 688 62.55% 398 36.18% 11 1.00% 3 0.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 290 26.36% 1,100
Rockcastle 962 33.99% 1,816 64.17% 48 1.70% 2 0.07% 2 0.07% 0 0.00% -854 -30.18% 2,830
Rowan 757 41.89% 1,017 56.28% 27 1.49% 5 0.28% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% -260 -14.39% 1,807
Russell 739 35.36% 1,255 60.05% 78 3.73% 18 0.86% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -516 -24.69% 2,090
Scott 2,476 57.41% 1,794 41.60% 33 0.77% 7 0.16% 3 0.07% 0 0.00% 682 15.81% 4,313
Shelby 2,742 59.52% 1,823 39.57% 37 0.80% 4 0.09% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 919 19.95% 4,607
Simpson 1,714 64.44% 913 34.32% 24 0.90% 3 0.11% 4 0.15% 2 0.08% 801 30.11% 2,660
Spencer 1,175 66.72% 563 31.97% 21 1.19% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 612 34.75% 1,761
Taylor 1,294 50.29% 1,218 47.34% 58 2.25% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 76 2.95% 2,573
Todd 1,908 54.55% 1,555 44.45% 23 0.66% 6 0.17% 0 0.00% 6 0.17% 353 10.09% 3,498
Trigg 1,680 54.28% 1,351 43.65% 20 0.65% 39 1.26% 2 0.06% 3 0.10% 329 10.63% 3,095
Trimble 1,322 77.76% 344 20.24% 25 1.47% 9 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 978 57.53% 1,700
Union 2,781 65.61% 1,312 30.95% 41 0.97% 87 2.05% 14 0.33% 4 0.09% 1,469 34.65% 4,239
Warren 3,742 55.07% 2,929 43.11% 100 1.47% 17 0.25% 3 0.04% 4 0.06% 813 11.96% 6,795
Washington 1,615 51.24% 1,515 48.06% 16 0.51% 3 0.10% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 100 3.17% 3,152
Wayne 1,436 41.93% 1,936 56.53% 48 1.40% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 2 0.06% -500 -14.60% 3,425
Webster 2,491 56.42% 1,828 41.40% 83 1.88% 11 0.25% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 663 15.02% 4,415
Whitley 1,111 21.43% 4,023 77.60% 39 0.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 11 0.21% -2,912 -56.17% 5,184
Wolfe 1,101 56.55% 818 42.01% 21 1.08% 1 0.05% 4 0.21% 2 0.10% 283 14.54% 1,947
Woodford 1,690 54.53% 1,369 44.18% 36 1.16% 2 0.06% 2 0.06% 0 0.00% 321 10.36% 3,099
Totals244,09249.74%235,71148.03%5,8851.20%4,0930.83%3330.07%6460.13%8,3811.71%490,760

Notes

    References
    1. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 39-40 ISBN 0786422173
    2. "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
    3. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
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