1908 United States presidential election in Nevada

The 1908 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1908 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 3, 1908
 
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

Nevada was won by Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan, who narrowly won the state with 45.71% of the vote,[1] to the Republican Party nominee William Howard Taft’s 43.93%, winning him the state’s three electoral votes.

Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received his highest percentage nationally in Nevada with 8.57% of the vote. Bryan, who had also carried the state against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900 saw a loss of 35.50% from his 1896 vote and of 16.54% from his 1900 vote.

Until 2016, this was the last presidential election where a Democrat carried Nevada without winning the presidency.

Campaign

The six Democratic Nevada delegates were selected at the state convention held in Carson City and consisted of Senator Francis G. Newlands, Governor Denver S. Dickerson, Winfield Scott Elliott, Ed W. Clark, John Sunderland, and Charles R. Evans with A. W. Dawley, Charles Green, Thomas Dunn, journalist A. P. Bettersworth, Fred L. White, and Captain G. W. Thatcher serving as alternative delegates with instruction to vote for Bryan. Recently elected Governor Dickerson lead the Nevada delegation at the Democratic national convention.[2][3] Charles L. Sprague, L. L. Hudson, and Joseph A. Miller were selected as the three Democratic presidential electors.[4]

The five Republican Nevada delegates were selected at the state convention held in Winnemucca and consisted of J. F. Douglas, P. L. Flanigan, Wm. Easton, Hugh Brown, and Geo Russell and were to be accompanied by Senator George S. Nixon and were left uninstructed as to whom to vote for, but stated that they favored Taft. M. D. Staunton, John G. Thompson, O. R. Morgan, O. J. Smith, and R. W. Parry were selected as alternative delegates.[5][6] J. G. Thompson, H. A. Comins, and W. R. Thomas were selected as the Republican presidential electors.[7]

The Socialist Party of America's presidential electors were J. B. Gibson, Charles T. Williams, and A. E. Anderson.[7] The Independence Party's presidential electors were H. W. Miles, Dean Martin, and J. C. Hagerman.[7]

In September Eugene V. Debs made a short stop in Caliente and addressed a crowd during a train stop.[8]

On October 31 a political rally in favor of Taft was held in Reno where Senatorial candidate P. L. Flanigan, former Nevada Supreme Court Justice William A. Massey, and others spoke in favor of Taft, their candidacies, and of the Republican platform.[9]

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Nevada
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John W. Kern of Indiana 11,212 45.71% 3 100.00%
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James S. Sherman of New York 10,775 43.93% 0 0.00%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs of Indiana Ben Hanford of New York 2,103 8.57% 0 0.00%
Independence Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 436 1.78% 0 0.00%
Total 24,526 100.00% 3 100.00%

Results by county

County William Jennings Bryan
Democratic
William Howard Taft
Republican
Eugene V. Debs[10]
Socialist
Thomas L. Hisgen[10]
Independence League
Margin Total votes cast[11]
# % # % # % # % # %
Churchill 382 45.53% 389 46.36% 56 6.67% 12 1.43% -7 -0.83% 839
Douglas 173 41.29% 229 54.65% 17 4.06% 0 0.00% -56 -13.37% 419
Elko 804 48.49% 737 44.45% 89 5.37% 28 1.69% 67 4.04% 1,658
Esmeralda 2,787 48.18% 2,208 38.17% 632 10.93% 157 2.71% 579 10.01% 5,784
Eureka 218 45.32% 224 46.57% 26 5.41% 13 2.70% -6 -1.25% 481
Humboldt 1,009 49.12% 823 40.07% 194 9.44% 28 1.36% 186 9.06% 2,054
Lander 276 48.08% 257 44.77% 34 5.92% 7 1.22% 19 3.31% 574
Lincoln 768 47.55% 690 42.72% 139 8.61% 18 1.11% 78 4.83% 1,615
Lyon 364 39.78% 458 50.05% 74 8.09% 19 2.08% -94 -10.27% 915
Nye 1,219 43.96% 1,124 40.53% 333 12.01% 97 3.50% 95 3.43% 2,773
Ormsby 343 45.67% 350 46.60% 52 6.92% 6 0.80% -7 -0.93% 751
Storey 402 43.93% 447 48.85% 54 5.90% 12 1.31% -45 -4.92% 915
Washoe 1,745 42.51% 2,053 50.01% 281 6.85% 26 0.63% -308 -7.50% 4,105
White Pine 722 43.94% 786 47.84% 122 7.43% 13 0.79% -64 -3.90% 1,643
Totals11,21245.71%10,77543.93%2,1038.57%4361.78%4371.78%24,526

References

  1. "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. "Democrats Elect Their Delegates". The Pioche Record. 6 June 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Dickerson In The Forefront". Nevada State Journal. 10 July 1908. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Democratic Presidential Electors". The Daily Appeal. 6 October 1908. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nevada Republicans Complete Their Labors After Enthusiastic And Harmonious Convention". Reno Gazette-Journal. 21 August 1908. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Nevada Republicans Complete Their Labors". Reno Gazette-Journal. 21 August 1908. p. 2. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1908 Nevada Presidential Electors". The Daily Appeal. 15 October 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Debs Train Stop". The Pioche Record. 12 September 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Flanigan and Brown Win Approval of Voters At Closing Rally of Campaign Held in Reno Saturday Night". Reno Gazette-Journal. 2 November 1908. p. 2. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
  11. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 268-270 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press
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