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1908 United States presidential election in Montana 
Summary
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.
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 County Results
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Montana voted for the Republican nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. 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 edit
| 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 V. Debs | 5,855 | 8.51% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 827 | 1.20% | 0 | |
| Independence | Thomas L. Hisgen | 481 | 0.70% | 0 | |
| Totals | 68,822 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Results by county edit
| 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 |