1908 United States presidential election in Montana

The 1908 United States presidential election in Montana took place 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 Montana

November 3, 1908

Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Eugene V. Debs Party Republican Democratic Socialist Home state Ohio Nebraska Indiana Running mate James S. Sherman John Worth Kern Benjamin Hanford Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 32,333 29,326 5,855 Percentage 47.0% 42.6% 8.5%

County Results Taft   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Bryan   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President William Howard Taft Republican

Montana 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 narrow margin of 4.37%.

Bryan had previously won Montana by large margins in both 1896 and 1900, defeating William McKinley both times.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	William Howard Taft	32,333	46.98%	3
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	29,326	42.61%	0
	Socialist	Eugene Debs	5,855	8.51%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	827	1.20%	0
	Independence	Thomas L. Hisgen	481	0.70%	0
Totals			68,822	100.00%	3

Results by county

County	William Howard Taft Republican		William Jennings Bryan Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast[2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Beaverhead	878	51.95%	739	43.73%	73	4.32%	139	8.22%	1,690
Broadwater	326	37.86%	495	57.49%	40	4.65%	-169	-19.63%	861
Carbon	1,205	52.01%	844	36.43%	268	11.57%	361	15.58%	2,317
Cascade	1,935	44.86%	1,888	43.77%	490	11.36%	47	1.09%	4,313
Chouteau	1,220	54.73%	893	40.06%	116	5.20%	327	14.67%	2,229
Custer	967	60.66%	531	33.31%	96	6.02%	436	27.35%	1,594
Dawson	927	63.67%	439	30.15%	90	6.18%	488	33.52%	1,456
Deer Lodge	1,377	43.67%	1,611	51.09%	165	5.23%	-234	-7.42%	3,153
Fergus	1,529	52.43%	1,112	38.13%	275	9.43%	417	14.30%	2,916
Flathead	1,838	49.45%	1,480	39.82%	399	10.73%	358	9.63%	3,717
Gallatin	1,519	47.19%	1,485	46.13%	215	6.68%	34	1.06%	3,219
Granite	369	40.46%	485	53.18%	58	6.36%	-116	-12.72%	912
Jefferson	546	39.22%	714	51.29%	132	9.48%	-168	-12.07%	1,392
Lewis and Clark	2,033	45.89%	2,062	46.55%	335	7.56%	-29	-0.65%	4,430
Madison	964	46.68%	1,029	49.83%	72	3.49%	-65	-3.15%	2,065
Meagher	495	59.57%	314	37.79%	22	2.65%	181	21.78%	831
Missoula	1,856	46.15%	1,780	44.26%	386	9.60%	76	1.89%	4,022
Park	1,305	50.92%	952	37.14%	306	11.94%	353	13.77%	2,563
Powell	599	49.63%	560	46.40%	48	3.98%	39	3.23%	1,207
Ravalli	1,045	48.09%	859	39.53%	269	12.38%	186	8.56%	2,173
Rosebud	515	66.03%	235	30.13%	30	3.85%	280	35.90%	780
Sanders	473	55.00%	325	37.79%	62	7.21%	148	17.21%	860
Silver Bow	4,618	33.82%	6,255	45.80%	2,783	20.38%	-1,637	-11.99%	13,656
Sweet Grass	526	63.76%	264	32.00%	35	4.24%	262	31.76%	825
Teton	622	60.39%	358	34.76%	50	4.85%	264	25.63%	1,030
Valley	843	59.12%	503	35.27%	80	5.61%	340	23.84%	1,426
Yellowstone	1,803	56.61%	1,114	34.98%	268	8.41%	689	21.63%	3,185
Totals	32,333	46.98%	29,326	42.61%	7,163	10.41%	3,007	4.37%	68,822

References

1. David Leip. "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
2. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 256-261 ISBN 9780804716963