United States presidential election in New York, 1908

United States presidential election in New York, 1908

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Nominee William Howard Taft William J. Bryan Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio Nebraska Running mate James S. Sherman John W. Kern Electoral vote 39 0 Popular vote 870,070 667,468 Percentage 53.11% 40.74%
County Results   Bryan—50-60%   Bryan—<50%   Taft—50-60%   Taft—60-70%
President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President William Howard Taft Republican

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

William Howard Taft
Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. New York voters chose 39 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

New York was won by the Republican nominees, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate Congressman James S. Sherman of New York. Taft and Sherman defeated the Democratic nominees, former Congressman and two-time prior presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate Senator John W. Kern of Indiana. Also in the running was the Socialist Party candidate, Eugene V. Debs, who ran with Ben Hanford.