1908 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1908 U.S. Presidential Election?
William Howard Taft won the 1908 U.S. Presidential Election. William Howard Taft received 7,678,908 popular votes (51.6%) and 321 electoral votes. The main challenger was William Jennings Bryan (43%).
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Taft +8.6 pts · won by 1,269,804 votes
7,678,908 votes · 321 electoral
Running mate: James S. Sherman
Other candidates received the remaining 5.4% of the popular vote; only the leading tickets are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.