1908 United States presidential election in Maine
The 1908 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Maine voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan. Taft won the state by a margin of 29.71%.
With 63% of the popular vote, Maine would be Taft's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after nearby Vermont.[1]
Results
| 1908 United States presidential election in Maine[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | William Howard Taft of Ohio | James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York | 66,987 | 63.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska | John Worth Kern of Indiana | 35,403 | 33.29% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana | Benjamin Hanford of New York | 1,758 | 1.65% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Eugene Wilder Chafin of Illinois | Aaron Sherman Watkins of Ohio | 1,487 | 1.25% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Independence | Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts | John Temple Graves of Georgia | 700 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 106,336 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | William Howard Taft Republican |
William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
Eugene Victor Debs[3] Socialist |
Eugene Wilder Chafin[3] Prohibition |
Thomas Louis Hisgen[3] Independence |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 4,381 | 56.06% | 3,095 | 39.60% | 183 | 2.34% | 96 | 1.23% | 60 | 0.77% | 1,286 | 16.46% | 7,815 |
| Aroostook | 4,783 | 77.56% | 1,157 | 18.76% | 53 | 0.86% | 145 | 2.35% | 29 | 0.47% | 3,626 | 58.80% | 6,167 |
| Cumberland | 10,593 | 61.81% | 5,735 | 33.46% | 372 | 2.17% | 270 | 1.58% | 168 | 0.98% | 4,858 | 28.35% | 17,138 |
| Franklin | 2,173 | 68.46% | 930 | 29.30% | 15 | 0.47% | 51 | 1.61% | 8 | 0.25% | 1,243 | 39.12% | 3,174 |
| Hancock | 3,169 | 61.50% | 1,846 | 35.82% | 77 | 1.49% | 36 | 0.70% | 25 | 0.49% | 1,323 | 25.67% | 5,153 |
| Kennebec | 6,133 | 65.99% | 2,871 | 30.89% | 99 | 1.07% | 132 | 1.42% | 59 | 0.63% | 3,262 | 35.10% | 9,294 |
| Knox | 2,228 | 50.04% | 1,932 | 43.40% | 230 | 5.17% | 40 | 0.90% | 22 | 0.49% | 296 | 6.65% | 4,452 |
| Lincoln | 1,693 | 56.43% | 1,196 | 39.87% | 51 | 1.70% | 50 | 1.67% | 10 | 0.33% | 497 | 16.57% | 3,000 |
| Oxford | 4,179 | 64.53% | 2,093 | 32.32% | 63 | 0.97% | 66 | 1.02% | 75 | 1.16% | 2,086 | 32.21% | 6,476 |
| Penobscot | 7,336 | 66.03% | 3,525 | 31.73% | 102 | 0.92% | 117 | 1.05% | 30 | 0.27% | 3,811 | 34.30% | 11,110 |
| Piscataquis | 2,157 | 70.49% | 828 | 27.06% | 7 | 0.23% | 63 | 2.06% | 5 | 0.16% | 1,329 | 43.43% | 3,060 |
| Sagadahoc | 1,776 | 64.00% | 838 | 30.20% | 65 | 2.34% | 65 | 2.34% | 31 | 1.12% | 938 | 33.80% | 2,775 |
| Somerset | 3,688 | 65.30% | 1,676 | 29.67% | 198 | 3.51% | 62 | 1.10% | 24 | 0.42% | 2,012 | 35.62% | 5,648 |
| Waldo | 2,491 | 63.22% | 1,335 | 33.88% | 68 | 1.73% | 32 | 0.81% | 14 | 0.36% | 1,156 | 29.34% | 3,940 |
| Washington | 3,507 | 59.49% | 2,256 | 38.27% | 60 | 1.02% | 47 | 0.80% | 25 | 0.42% | 1,251 | 21.22% | 5,895 |
| York | 6,700 | 59.64% | 4,090 | 36.40% | 115 | 1.02% | 215 | 1.91% | 115 | 1.02% | 2,610 | 23.23% | 11,235 |
| Totals | 66,987 | 63.00% | 35,403 | 33.29% | 1,758 | 1.65% | 1,487 | 1.40% | 700 | 0.66% | 31,584 | 29.70% | 106,332 |
References
- "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
- Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963
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