The 1908 United States presidential election in Delaware 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, which selected the president and vice president.
Delaware 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. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern. Taft won the state by a margin of 6.13%.
Bryan had previously lost Delaware to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party William Howard Taft Henry P. Scott25,014 Republican Party William Howard Taft Jacob E. Kirk25,008 Republican Party William Howard Taft Charles H. Sackett24,999 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan John H. Jones22,071 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan Joshua A. Ellegood22,068 Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan William A. Scott22,055 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin John R. Price670 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin George A. Rhoads670 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin James D. West669 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs John P. Edwards239 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Charles Keolig239 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Jerome Handloser239 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen Adalbert Seydell30 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen George W. Quinn29 Independence Party Thomas L. Hisgen Levi G. Sterner7Votes cast 48,024
Results by county County William Howard TaftRepublican William Jennings BryanDemocratic Eugene W. ChafinProhibition Eugene V. DebsSocialist Thomas L. HisgenIndependence Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Kent4,15849.78%4,09349.00%1011.21%00.00%10.01%650.78%8,353New Castle14,98752.31%12,96545.25%4371.53%2390.83%220.08%2,0227.06%28,650Sussex5,86953.25%5,01345.49%1321.20%00.00%70.06%8567.77%11,021Totals25,01452.09%22,07145.96%6701.40%2390.50%300.06%2,9436.13%48,024
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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