1908 United States presidential election in Maine

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1908 United States presidential election in Maine

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Nominee  | William Howard Taft | William Jennings Bryan |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Home state  | Ohio | Nebraska
Running mate  | James S. Sherman | John W. Kern
Electoral vote  | 6 | 0
Popular vote  | 66,987 | 35,403
Percentage  | 63.00% | 33.29%

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County Results

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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.

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]

Bryan had previously lost Maine to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

## Results[edit]

1908 United States presidential election in Maine[2]

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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* United States presidential elections in Maine

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. ^ "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
3. ^ a b c Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
4. ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963

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