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.
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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 | ||||||||
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| 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] | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
| Totals | 11,212 | 45.71% | 10,775 | 43.93% | 2,103 | 8.57% | 436 | 1.78% | 437 | 1.78% | 24,526 |
References
- "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- "Democrats Elect Their Delegates". The Pioche Record. 6 June 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dickerson In The Forefront". Nevada State Journal. 10 July 1908. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Democratic Presidential Electors". The Daily Appeal. 6 October 1908. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Nevada Republicans Complete Their Labors". Reno Gazette-Journal. 21 August 1908. p. 2. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1908 Nevada Presidential Electors". The Daily Appeal. 15 October 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Debs Train Stop". The Pioche Record. 12 September 1908. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- 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 (second edition); pp. 268-270 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press
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