President / Vice President, 1908 Election
General
| Date: | November 3, 1908 |
| Cycle: | 1908 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Taft | Man | James Sherman (Man) | Republican | 195,843 | 59.11 | +26.09 |
| William Jennings Bryan | Man | John Kern (Man) | Democrat | 109,401 | 33.02 | |
| Eugene Debs | Man | Benjamin Hanford (Man) | Public Ownership | 14,527 | 4.38 | |
| Eugene Chafin | Man | Aaron Watkins (Man) | Prohibition | 11,107 | 3.35 | |
| Thomas Hisgen | Man | John Graves (Man) | Independence | 426 | 0.13 |
Taft and Sherman each received Minnesota's 11 Electoral College votes. With Taft’s victory in Minnesota, Republican presidential nominees carried the state for the 13th consecutive cycle since statehood. The 26.1-point win was the third largest for Taft in the Midwest behind Michigan (29.5 points) and North Dakota (26.2 points) and sixth largest in the nation.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 340).