1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota

The 1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Minnesota was won by the Republican candidates, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the former Nebraska Congressman and two-time prior Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a landslide margin of 26.09%. Taft went on to defeat Bryan nationally, with 321 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee's 162.

Bryan had previously lost Minnesota to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

Results

Results by county

Close counties

Carried by less than 5% of the county-wide vote:

1. Brown, 0.54%
2. Winona, 0.93%
3. McLeod, 2.28%
4. Le Sueur, 3.16%

Statistics

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican):

1. Chisago, 79.90%
2. Cook, 77.98%
3. Pope, 76.86%
4. Goodhue, 74.90%
5. Watonwan, 70.44%

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic):

1. Scott, 58.20%
2. Stearns, 56.86%
3. Winona, 49.16%
4. McLeod, 47.11%
5. Brown, 45.76%

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Public Ownership):

1. Lake, 31.75%
2. Roseau, 20.42%
3. Mahnomen, 16.40%
4. Clearwater, 15.69%
5. Crow Wing, 14.49%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Minnesota

Notes

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