1908 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1908 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose eleven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1908 United States presidential election in Alabama

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NomineeWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam Howard Taft
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Home stateNebraskaOhio
Running mateJohn W. KernJames S. Sherman
Electoral vote110
Popular vote74,37425,372
Percentage70.88%24.18%

County results

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

Alabama was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. They defeated the Republican candidates, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. Bryan won the state by a margin of 46.7%.

With 70.88% of the popular vote, Alabama would prove to be Bryan's fifth strongest state in the 1908 presidential election after South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.[1]

Bryan had previously defeated William McKinley in Alabama in both 1896 and 1900.

Results edit

1908 United States presidential election in Alabama[2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticWilliam Jennings Bryan74,37470.88%11
RepublicanWilliam Howard Taft25,37224.18%0
PopulistThomas E. Watson1,5751.50%0
Social DemocraticEugene V. Debs1,4501.38%0
RepublicanDavidson Faction9870.94%0
ProhibitionEugene W. Chafin6770.65%0
IndependenceThomas L. Hisgen4970.47%0
Totals104,932100.00%11
Voter turnout

Results by county edit

CountyWilliam J. Bryan
Democratic
William H. Taft
Republican
Thomas E. Watson
Populist
Eugene V. Debs
Social Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Autauga65587.10%9712.90%00.00%00.00%00.00%55874.20%752
Baldwin43968.70%10917.06%00.00%639.86%284.38%33051.64%639
Barbour1,30392.81%433.06%342.42%60.43%181.28%1,26089.74%1,404
Bibb67072.98%13915.14%161.74%778.39%161.74%53157.84%918
Blount1,13352.80%97345.34%231.07%00.00%170.79%1607.46%2,146
Bullock78298.74%101.26%00.00%00.00%00.00%77297.47%792
Butler72780.42%13715.15%192.10%91.00%121.33%59065.27%904
Calhoun1,43867.80%57026.87%271.27%90.42%773.63%86840.92%2,121
Chambers1,02592.84%504.53%151.36%90.82%50.45%97588.32%1,104
Cherokee71250.42%60242.63%241.70%483.40%261.84%1107.79%1,412
Chilton65640.44%89054.87%372.28%261.60%130.80%−234−14.43%1,622
Choctaw59089.26%446.66%91.36%91.36%91.36%54682.60%661
Clarke1,16994.20%564.51%50.40%40.32%70.56%1,11389.69%1,241
Clay86357.76%59439.76%261.74%20.13%90.60%26918.01%1,494
Cleburne27838.83%35749.86%20.28%00.00%7911.03%−79−11.03%716
Coffee1,30569.19%34118.08%19510.34%130.69%321.70%96451.11%1,886
Colbert84967.06%35327.88%00.00%463.63%181.42%49639.18%1,266
Conecuh65181.78%11113.94%111.38%101.26%131.63%54067.84%796
Coosa71757.64%44735.93%70.56%00.00%735.87%27021.70%1,244
Covington1,05470.88%31521.18%744.98%171.14%271.82%73949.70%1,487
Crenshaw1,10074.07%31120.94%382.56%151.01%211.41%78953.13%1,485
Cullman1,23942.68%1,52152.39%521.79%110.38%802.76%−282−9.71%2,903
Dale92169.61%34626.15%302.27%40.30%221.66%57543.46%1,323
Dallas1,42097.06%281.91%40.27%40.27%70.48%1,39295.15%1,463
DeKalb1,39554.58%1,10343.15%180.70%130.51%271.06%29211.42%2,556
Elmore1,06386.49%13811.23%60.49%40.33%181.46%92575.26%1,229
Escambia64180.93%11314.27%00.00%253.16%131.64%52866.67%792
Etowah1,30954.29%99641.31%170.71%441.82%451.87%31312.98%2,411
Fayette73147.22%67843.80%452.91%593.81%352.26%533.42%1,548
Franklin65047.69%65247.84%100.73%423.08%90.66%−2−0.15%1,363
Geneva85456.15%50032.87%1268.28%40.26%372.43%35423.27%1,521
Greene42396.36%122.73%40.91%00.00%00.00%41193.62%439
Hale71497.81%131.78%00.00%10.14%20.27%70196.03%730
Henry72381.24%798.88%728.09%80.90%80.90%64472.36%890
Houston96566.23%42329.03%281.92%100.69%312.13%54237.20%1,457
Jackson1,40471.52%46923.89%261.32%30.15%613.11%93547.63%1,963
Jefferson7,80372.88%2,18220.38%280.26%3673.43%3273.05%5,62152.50%10,707
Lamar83983.07%16015.84%20.20%00.00%90.89%67967.23%1,010
Lauderdale1,17771.90%42726.08%40.24%140.86%150.92%75045.82%1,637
Lawrence60260.93%34434.82%171.72%141.42%111.11%25826.11%988
Lee1,12688.38%645.02%70.55%514.00%262.04%1,06283.36%1,274
Limestone1,18881.76%23816.38%20.14%60.41%191.31%95065.38%1,453
Lowndes63394.20%365.36%00.00%00.00%30.45%59788.84%672
Macon48291.12%387.18%50.95%40.76%00.00%44483.93%529
Madison2,16887.10%27711.13%10.04%170.68%261.04%1,89175.97%2,489
Marengo1,33393.15%785.45%201.40%00.00%00.00%1,25587.70%1,431
Marion1,10064.71%58934.65%10.06%20.12%80.47%51130.06%1,700
Marshall1,31356.09%92339.43%522.22%90.38%441.88%39016.66%2,341
Mobile2,42275.03%45314.03%80.25%531.64%2929.05%1,96961.00%3,228
Monroe85696.61%182.03%50.56%10.11%60.68%83894.58%886
Montgomery2,62196.54%792.91%10.04%90.33%50.18%2,54293.63%2,715
Morgan1,54870.01%49722.48%210.95%924.16%532.40%1,05147.54%2,211
Perry77697.98%121.52%40.51%00.00%00.00%76496.46%792
Pickens81685.36%697.22%232.41%191.99%293.03%74778.14%956
Pike1,50796.29%392.49%150.96%00.00%40.26%1,46893.80%1,565
Randolph79966.20%39532.73%00.00%50.41%80.66%40433.47%1,207
Russell51691.01%325.64%20.35%152.65%20.35%48485.36%567
Shelby1,01140.57%1,23149.40%2128.51%230.92%150.60%−220−8.83%2,492
St. Clair82045.71%78243.59%1086.02%60.33%784.35%382.12%1,794
Sumter71998.76%30.41%30.41%10.14%20.27%71698.35%728
Talladega1,01072.61%35125.23%100.72%20.14%181.29%65947.38%1,391
Tallapoosa1,34381.59%1046.32%60.36%80.49%18511.24%1,23975.27%1,646
Tuscaloosa1,72985.05%1627.97%70.34%763.74%592.90%1,56777.08%2,033
Walker1,63253.32%1,36744.66%00.00%431.40%190.62%2658.66%3,061
Washington46487.22%407.52%20.38%101.88%163.01%42479.70%532
Wilcox1,02799.81%20.19%00.00%00.00%00.00%1,02599.61%1,029
Winston44331.55%94967.59%100.71%20.14%00.00%−506−36.04%1,404
Totals74,39170.75%25,56124.31%1,5761.50%1,4441.37%2,1742.07%48,83046.44%105,146
Source:[3]

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Alabama
  3. ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)