1908 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1908

November 3, 1908
 
Nominee William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate John Worth Kern James S. Sherman
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 63,568 8,958
Percentage 84.63% 11.93%

Parish Results
Bryan
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%


President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

Louisiana was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. With 84.63 percent of the popular vote, Louisiana would also prove to be Bryan's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote only after South Carolina and Mississippi.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1908[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 63,568 84.63% 9
Republican William Howard Taft 8,958 11.93% 0
Socialist Eugene Debs 2,514 3.35% 0
Independent Thomas Louis Hisgen 77 0.10% 0
Totals 75,117 100.00% 9
Voter turnout

References

  1. "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana

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