Election in Virginia
1908 United States presidential election in Virginia
Nominee
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Nebraska
Ohio
Running mate
John W. Kern
James S. Sherman
Electoral vote
12
0
Popular vote
82,946
52,572
Percentage
60.52%
38.36%
County Results
Bryan
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Taft
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
Elected President
William Howard Taft
Republican
The 1908 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election . Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, former U.S. Representative William J. Bryan over the Republican candidate, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft . Bryan won the state by a margin of 22.16%.
Results [ ]
United States presidential election in Virginia, 1908[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
William J. Bryan
82,946
60.52%
12
Republican
William Howard Taft
52,572
38.36%
0
Prohibition
Eugene W. Chafin
1,111
0.81%
0
Socialist
Eugene V. Debs
255
0.19%
0
Populist
Thomas E. Watson
105
0.08%
0
Independence
Thomas L. Hisgen
51
0.04%
0
Socialist Labor
August Gillhaus
25
0.02%
0
Totals
137,065
100.0%
12
Results by county [ ]
County or Independent City
William Jennings Bryan Democratic
William Howard Taft Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack County
1,748
81.64%
337
15.74%
56
2.62%
1,411
65.90%
2,141
Albemarle County
999
71.05%
380
27.03%
27
1.92%
619
44.03%
1,406
Alexandria County
354
67.82%
165
31.61%
3
0.57%
189
36.21%
522
Alleghany County
422
43.64%
483
49.95%
62
6.41%
-61
-6.31%
967
Amelia County
247
76.71%
73
22.67%
2
0.62%
174
54.04%
322
Amherst County
849
83.65%
164
16.16%
2
0.20%
685
67.49%
1,015
Appomattox County
633
84.18%
117
15.56%
2
0.27%
516
68.62%
752
Augusta County
1,435
56.56%
987
38.90%
115
4.53%
448
17.66%
2,537
Bath County
340
58.02%
232
39.59%
14
2.39%
108
18.43%
586
Bedford County
1,275
71.11%
463
25.82%
55
3.07%
812
45.29%
1,793
Bland County
339
45.81%
397
53.65%
4
0.54%
-58
-7.84%
740
Botetourt County
808
50.16%
792
49.16%
11
0.68%
16
0.99%
1,611
Brunswick County
507
79.84%
123
19.37%
5
0.79%
384
60.47%
635
Buchanan County
395
38.35%
635
61.65%
0
0.00%
-240
-23.30%
1,030
Buckingham County
676
66.86%
333
32.94%
2
0.20%
343
33.93%
1,011
Campbell County
624
76.94%
174
21.45%
13
1.60%
450
55.49%
811
Caroline County
494
59.73%
326
39.42%
7
0.85%
168
20.31%
827
Carroll County
859
36.09%
1,521
63.91%
0
0.00%
-662
-27.82%
2,380
Charles City County
99
53.51%
84
45.41%
2
1.08%
15
8.11%
185
Charlotte County
537
68.49%
242
30.87%
5
0.64%
295
37.63%
784
Chesterfield County
608
76.57%
167
21.03%
19
2.39%
441
55.54%
794
Clarke County
517
85.88%
74
12.29%
11
1.83%
443
73.59%
602
Craig County
364
61.38%
224
37.77%
5
0.84%
140
23.61%
593
Culpeper County
962
80.37%
233
19.47%
2
0.17%
729
60.90%
1,197
Cumberland County
374
84.62%
68
15.38%
0
0.00%
306
69.23%
442
Dickenson County
551
44.87%
671
54.64%
6
0.49%
-120
-9.77%
1,228
Dinwiddie County
445
73.80%
157
26.04%
1
0.17%
288
47.76%
603
Elizabeth City County
673
71.67%
251
26.73%
15
1.60%
422
44.94%
939
Essex County
364
74.74%
123
25.26%
0
0.00%
241
49.49%
487
Fairfax County
1,143
73.27%
404
25.90%
13
0.83%
739
47.37%
1,560
Fauquier County
1,354
78.58%
363
21.07%
6
0.35%
991
57.52%
1,723
Floyd County
390
25.28%
1,149
74.47%
4
0.26%
-759
-49.19%
1,543
Fluvanna County
451
76.83%
135
23.00%
1
0.17%
316
53.83%
587
Franklin County
1,218
52.50%
1,101
47.46%
1
0.04%
117
5.04%
2,320
Frederick County
866
69.56%
354
28.43%
25
2.01%
512
41.12%
1,245
Giles County
705
53.13%
605
45.59%
17
1.28%
100
7.54%
1,327
Gloucester County
477
83.10%
94
16.38%
3
0.52%
383
66.72%
574
Goochland County
294
53.85%
246
45.05%
6
1.10%
48
8.79%
546
Grayson County
841
40.36%
1,243
59.64%
0
0.00%
-402
-19.29%
2,084
Greene County
252
40.78%
366
59.22%
0
0.00%
-114
-18.45%
618
Greensville County
273
76.69%
77
21.63%
6
1.69%
196
55.06%
356
Halifax County
1,268
65.63%
650
33.64%
14
0.72%
618
31.99%
1,932
Hanover County
522
70.92%
204
27.72%
10
1.36%
318
43.21%
736
Henrico County
627
74.11%
215
25.41%
4
0.47%
412
48.70%
846
Henry County
761
51.11%
716
48.09%
12
0.81%
45
3.02%
1,489
Highland County
292
47.25%
305
49.35%
21
3.40%
-13
-2.10%
618
Isle of Wight County
530
72.70%
199
27.30%
0
0.00%
331
45.40%
729
James City County
132
67.35%
62
31.63%
2
1.02%
70
35.71%
196
King and Queen County
349
65.60%
181
34.02%
2
0.38%
168
31.58%
532
King George County
296
59.80%
198
40.00%
1
0.20%
98
19.80%
495
King William County
276
54.33%
228
44.88%
4
0.79%
48
9.45%
508
Lancaster County
468
78.00%
122
20.33%
10
1.67%
346
57.67%
600
Lee County
805
37.56%
1,334
62.25%
4
0.19%
-529
-24.69%
2,143
Loudoun County
1,570
75.05%
447
21.37%
75
3.59%
1,123
53.68%
2,092
Louisa County
692
69.83%
290
29.26%
9
0.91%
402
40.57%
991
Lunenburg County
414
79.46%
105
20.15%
2
0.38%
309
59.31%
521
Madison County
466
60.28%
305
39.46%
2
0.26%
161
20.83%
773
Mathews County
577
86.25%
86
12.86%
6
0.90%
491
73.39%
669
Mecklenburg County
1,000
79.24%
252
19.97%
10
0.79%
748
59.27%
1,262
Middlesex County
413
71.58%
164
28.42%
0
0.00%
249
43.15%
577
Montgomery County
734
47.45%
795
51.39%
18
1.16%
-61
-3.94%
1,547
Nansemond County
857
75.04%
272
23.82%
13
1.14%
585
51.23%
1,142
Nelson County
742
70.27%
308
29.17%
6
0.57%
434
41.10%
1,056
New Kent County
193
54.52%
159
44.92%
2
0.56%
34
9.60%
354
Norfolk County
879
54.33%
739
45.67%
0
0.00%
140
8.65%
1,618
Northampton County
673
78.44%
174
20.28%
11
1.28%
499
58.16%
858
Northumberland County
410
68.68%
185
30.99%
2
0.34%
225
37.69%
597
Nottoway County
481
78.85%
118
19.34%
11
1.80%
363
59.51%
610
Orange County
587
74.02%
198
24.97%
8
1.01%
389
49.05%
793
Page County
804
49.42%
802
49.29%
21
1.29%
2
0.12%
1,627
Patrick County
723
39.77%
1,092
60.07%
3
0.17%
-369
-20.30%
1,818
Pittsylvania County
1,471
60.19%
962
39.36%
11
0.45%
509
20.83%
2,444
Powhatan County
255
63.43%
146
36.32%
1
0.25%
109
27.11%
402
Prince Edward County
561
82.38%
117
17.18%
3
0.44%
444
65.20%
681
Prince George County
171
66.02%
88
33.98%
0
0.00%
83
32.05%
259
Prince William County
738
77.77%
200
21.07%
11
1.16%
538
56.69%
949
Princess Anne County
403
80.28%
99
19.72%
0
0.00%
304
60.56%
502
Pulaski County
714
47.44%
780
51.83%
11
0.73%
-66
-4.39%
1,505
Rappahannock County
433
73.02%
158
26.64%
2
0.34%
275
46.37%
593
Richmond County
338
62.13%
205
37.68%
1
0.18%
133
24.45%
544
Roanoke County
732
61.67%
426
35.89%
29
2.44%
306
25.78%
1,187
Rockbridge County
1,000
54.82%
810
44.41%
14
0.77%
190
10.42%
1,824
Rockingham County
1,736
50.66%
1,580
46.10%
111
3.24%
156
4.55%
3,427
Russell County
827
41.10%
1,173
58.30%
12
0.60%
-346
-17.20%
2,012
Scott County
1,145
39.09%
1,781
60.81%
3
0.10%
-636
-21.71%
2,929
Shenandoah County
1,294
46.71%
1,449
52.31%
27
0.97%
-155
-5.60%
2,770
Smyth County
906
40.07%
1,350
59.71%
5
0.22%
-444
-19.64%
2,261
Southampton County
818
78.88%
206
19.86%
13
1.25%
612
59.02%
1,037
Spotsylvania County
346
53.89%
282
43.93%
14
2.18%
64
9.97%
642
Stafford County
406
45.93%
474
53.62%
4
0.45%
-68
-7.69%
884
Surry County
269
75.99%
82
23.16%
3
0.85%
187
52.82%
354
Sussex County
412
78.18%
115
21.82%
0
0.00%
297
56.36%
527
Tazewell County
809
36.38%
1,398
62.86%
17
0.76%
-589
-26.48%
2,224
Warren County
562
71.68%
209
26.66%
13
1.66%
353
45.03%
784
Warwick County
101
62.35%
58
35.80%
3
1.85%
43
26.54%
162
Washington County
1,558
46.91%
1,741
52.42%
22
0.66%
-183
-5.51%
3,321
Westmoreland County
353
68.68%
161
31.32%
0
0.00%
192
37.35%
514
Wise County
993
39.19%
1,527
60.26%
14
0.55%
-534
-21.07%
2,534
Wythe County
950
38.98%
1,487
61.02%
0
0.00%
-537
-22.04%
2,437
York County
214
75.89%
61
21.63%
7
2.48%
153
54.26%
282
Alexandria City
1,218
82.69%
247
16.77%
8
0.54%
971
65.92%
1,473
Bristol City
405
67.61%
187
31.22%
7
1.17%
218
36.39%
599
Buena Vista City
137
62.56%
80
36.53%
2
0.91%
57
26.03%
219
Charlottesville City
428
82.63%
82
15.83%
8
1.54%
346
66.80%
518
Clifton Forge City
402
73.36%
133
24.27%
13
2.37%
269
49.09%
548
Danville City
963
80.99%
206
17.33%
20
1.68%
757
63.67%
1,189
Fredericksburg City
285
52.88%
252
46.75%
2
0.37%
33
6.12%
539
Lynchburg City
962
66.39%
473
32.64%
14
0.97%
489
33.75%
1,449
Manchester City
363
74.85%
114
23.51%
8
1.65%
249
51.34%
485
Newport News City
788
59.88%
498
37.84%
30
2.28%
290
22.04%
1,316
Norfolk City
2,271
68.99%
991
30.10%
30
0.91%
1,280
38.88%
3,292
Petersburg City
905
81.17%
205
18.39%
5
0.45%
700
62.78%
1,115
Portsmouth City
1,154
73.50%
407
25.92%
9
0.57%
747
47.58%
1,570
Radford City
204
57.79%
141
39.94%
8
2.27%
63
17.85%
353
Richmond City
4,142
77.68%
1,135
21.29%
55
1.03%
3,007
56.40%
5,332
Roanoke City
1,408
70.19%
593
29.56%
5
0.25%
815
40.63%
2,006
Staunton City
514
55.93%
347
37.76%
58
6.31%
167
18.17%
919
Williamsburg City
120
70.59%
48
28.24%
2
1.18%
72
42.35%
170
Winchester City
449
60.35%
266
35.75%
29
3.90%
183
24.60%
744
Totals
82,936
60.55%
52,568
38.38%
1,475
1.08%
30,368
22.17%
136,979
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