1908 United States presidential election in Idaho
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Elections in Idaho |
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who selected the president and vice president.
Idaho was won by the Republican nominees, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York.
William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic Party candidate, had previously defeated William McKinley in the state in both 1896 and 1900.
Results[]
1908 United States presidential election in Idaho[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | William Howard Taft | 52,621 | 54.09% | 3 | |
Democratic | William Jennings Bryan | 36,162 | 37.17% | 0 | |
Social Democratic | Eugene Debs | 6,400 | 6.58% | 0 | |
Prohibition | Eugene Chafin | 1,986 | 2.04% | 0 | |
Independence | Thomas Hisgen | 124 | 0.13% | 0 | |
Totals | 97,293 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
Results by county[]
County | William Howard Taft [2] Republican |
William Jennings Bryan[2] Democratic |
Eugene Victor Debs[2] Socialist |
Eugene Wilder Chafin[2] Prohibition |
Thomas Louis Hisgen[2] Independence |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Ada | 4,778 | 53.08% | 3,721 | 41.34% | 276 | 3.07% | 224 | 2.49% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,057 | 11.74% | 9,002 |
Bannock | 2,690 | 56.75% | 1,892 | 39.92% | 133 | 2.81% | 20 | 0.42% | 5 | 0.11% | 798 | 16.84% | 4,740 |
Bear Lake | 1,460 | 60.43% | 933 | 38.62% | 14 | 0.58% | 6 | 0.25% | 3 | 0.12% | 527 | 21.81% | 2,416 |
Bingham | 3,277 | 59.90% | 1,750 | 31.99% | 390 | 7.13% | 41 | 0.75% | 13 | 0.24% | 1,527 | 27.91% | 5,471 |
Blaine | 1,197 | 46.00% | 1,248 | 47.96% | 123 | 4.73% | 26 | 1.00% | 8 | 0.31% | -51 | -1.96% | 2,602 |
Boise | 885 | 45.71% | 862 | 44.52% | 156 | 8.06% | 27 | 1.39% | 6 | 0.31% | 23 | 1.19% | 1,936 |
Bonner | 2,537 | 59.12% | 1,223 | 28.50% | 448 | 10.44% | 68 | 1.58% | 15 | 0.35% | 1,314 | 30.62% | 4,291 |
Canyon | 4,023 | 54.28% | 2,783 | 37.55% | 279 | 3.76% | 324 | 4.37% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,240 | 16.73% | 7,411 |
Cassia | 1,049 | 58.73% | 600 | 33.59% | 105 | 5.88% | 22 | 1.23% | 10 | 0.56% | 449 | 25.14% | 1,786 |
Custer | 521 | 43.09% | 598 | 49.46% | 84 | 6.95% | 5 | 0.41% | 1 | 0.08% | -77 | -6.37% | 1,209 |
Elmore | 662 | 42.38% | 660 | 42.25% | 194 | 12.42% | 37 | 2.37% | 9 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.13% | 1,562 |
Fremont | 3,920 | 54.44% | 2,854 | 39.63% | 405 | 5.62% | 15 | 0.21% | 7 | 0.10% | 1,066 | 14.80% | 7,201 |
Idaho | 2,129 | 47.83% | 1,833 | 41.18% | 397 | 8.92% | 86 | 1.93% | 6 | 0.13% | 296 | 6.65% | 4,451 |
Kootenai | 4,407 | 55.02% | 2,206 | 27.54% | 1,094 | 13.66% | 284 | 3.55% | 19 | 0.24% | 2,201 | 27.48% | 8,010 |
Latah | 3,101 | 56.12% | 1,802 | 32.61% | 296 | 5.36% | 324 | 5.86% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,299 | 23.51% | 5,526 |
Lemhi | 809 | 48.88% | 777 | 46.95% | 58 | 3.50% | 6 | 0.36% | 5 | 0.30% | 32 | 1.93% | 1,655 |
Lincoln | 1,310 | 54.29% | 805 | 33.36% | 262 | 10.86% | 33 | 1.37% | 3 | 0.12% | 505 | 20.93% | 2,413 |
Nez Perce | 3,871 | 51.51% | 2,843 | 37.83% | 551 | 7.33% | 233 | 3.10% | 17 | 0.23% | 1,028 | 13.68% | 7,515 |
Oneida | 2,595 | 61.42% | 1,519 | 35.95% | 98 | 2.32% | 11 | 0.26% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,076 | 25.47% | 4,225 |
Owyhee | 604 | 45.01% | 650 | 48.44% | 69 | 5.14% | 13 | 0.97% | 6 | 0.45% | -46 | -3.43% | 1,342 |
Shoshone | 3,256 | 55.07% | 2,109 | 35.67% | 512 | 8.66% | 33 | 0.56% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,147 | 19.40% | 5,912 |
Twin Falls | 1,757 | 55.57% | 1,053 | 33.30% | 259 | 8.19% | 91 | 2.88% | 2 | 0.06% | 704 | 22.26% | 3,162 |
Washington | 1,816 | 51.20% | 1,474 | 41.56% | 197 | 5.55% | 57 | 1.61% | 3 | 0.08% | 342 | 9.64% | 3,547 |
Totals[a] | 52,654 | 54.07% | 36,195 | 37.17% | 6,400 | 6.57% | 1,986 | 2.04% | 150 | 0.15% | 16,459 | 16.90% | 97,385 |
Notes[]
- ^ These figures differ from those in Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
References[]
- ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Idaho
- ^ a b c d e Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
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