1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota
1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota
County Results
Taft
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Bryan
40-50%
50-60%
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
County
William Howard Taft Republican
William Jennings Bryan Democratic
Eugene Victor Debs Public Ownership
Eugene Wilder Chafin Prohibition
Thomas Louis Hisgen Independence
Margin
Total votes cast[ 1]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Aitkin
1,205
67.02%
389
21.64%
143
7.95%
57
3.17%
4
0.22%
816
45.38%
1,798
AI
Anoka
1,577
68.99%
610
26.68%
42
1.84%
56
2.45%
1
0.04%
967
42.30%
2,286
AN
Becker
2,058
64.39%
728
22.78%
223
6.98%
186
5.82%
1
0.03%
1,330
41.61%
3,196
BK
Beltrami
1,882
63.41%
648
21.83%
384
12.94%
45
1.52%
9
0.30%
1,234
41.58%
2,968
BL
Benton
1,001
54.11%
765
41.35%
54
2.92%
26
1.41%
4
0.22%
236
12.76%
1,850
BN
Big Stone
965
57.78%
565
33.83%
51
3.05%
89
5.33%
0
0.00%
400
23.95%
1,670
BS
Blue Earth
3,297
56.20%
2,191
37.34%
149
2.54%
226
3.85%
4
0.07%
1,106
18.85%
5,867
BE
Brown
1,518
45.22%
1,536
45.76%
246
7.33%
55
1.64%
2
0.06%
-18
-0.54%
3,357
BR
Carlton
1,487
62.37%
506
21.22%
333
13.97%
51
2.14%
7
0.29%
981
41.15%
2,384
CT
Carver
1,739
60.03%
1,101
38.00%
21
0.72%
34
1.17%
2
0.07%
638
22.02%
2,897
CA
Cass
1,009
59.04%
461
26.97%
197
11.53%
42
2.46%
0
0.00%
548
32.07%
1,709
CS
Chippewa
1,409
58.98%
799
33.44%
32
1.34%
144
6.03%
5
0.21%
610
25.53%
2,389
CP
Chisago
2,107
79.90%
408
15.47%
71
2.69%
49
1.86%
2
0.08%
1,699
64.43%
2,637
CH
Clay
1,857
58.69%
1,125
35.56%
68
2.15%
111
3.51%
3
0.09%
732
23.14%
3,164
CY
Clearwater
779
66.07%
164
13.91%
185
15.69%
46
3.90%
5
0.42%
594[ a]
50.38%
1,179
CL
Cook
255
77.98%
42
12.84%
19
5.81%
11
3.36%
0
0.00%
213
65.14%
327
CK
Cottonwood
1,240
65.82%
526
27.92%
19
1.01%
98
5.20%
1
0.05%
714
37.90%
1,884
CD
Crow Wing
1,681
59.42%
661
23.37%
410
14.49%
72
2.55%
5
0.18%
1,020
36.06%
2,829
CW
Dakota
2,481
55.07%
1,778
39.47%
108
2.40%
131
2.91%
7
0.16%
703
15.60%
4,505
DK
Dodge
1,454
69.77%
515
24.71%
19
0.91%
96
4.61%
0
0.00%
939
45.06%
2,084
DO
Douglas
1,894
60.92%
979
31.49%
70
2.25%
165
5.31%
1
0.03%
915
29.43%
3,109
DG
Faribault
2,305
61.81%
1,039
27.86%
26
0.70%
357
9.57%
2
0.05%
1,266
33.95%
3,729
FA
Fillmore
3,259
69.85%
1,153
24.71%
77
1.65%
175
3.75%
2
0.04%
2,106
45.14%
4,666
FI
Freeborn
2,465
61.14%
976
24.21%
167
4.14%
421
10.44%
3
0.07%
1,489
36.93%
4,032
FB
Goodhue
4,482
74.90%
1,147
19.17%
198
3.31%
149
2.49%
8
0.13%
3,335
55.73%
5,984
GH
Grant
1,099
70.04%
376
23.96%
25
1.59%
69
4.40%
0
0.00%
723
46.08%
1,569
GR
Hennepin
27,787
58.73%
16,169
34.17%
2,273
4.80%
1,016
2.15%
68
0.14%
11,618
24.56%
47,313
HN
Houston
1,700
67.35%
745
29.52%
11
0.44%
68
2.69%
0
0.00%
955
37.84%
2,524
HS
Hubbard
1,288
69.10%
401
21.51%
124
6.65%
46
2.47%
5
0.27%
887
47.59%
1,864
HU
Isanti
1,198
58.47%
466
22.74%
185
9.03%
196
9.57%
4
0.20%
732
35.72%
2,049
IS
Itasca
1,883
63.15%
684
22.94%
367
12.31%
43
1.44%
5
0.17%
1,199
40.21%
2,982
IT
Jackson
1,575
58.94%
1,013
37.91%
24
0.90%
58
2.17%
2
0.07%
562
21.03%
2,672
JK
Kanabec
803
69.52%
242
20.95%
65
5.63%
43
3.72%
2
0.17%
561
48.57%
1,155
KA
Kandiyohi
2,312
63.62%
947
26.06%
145
3.99%
222
6.11%
8
0.22%
1,365
37.56%
3,634
KD
Kittson
969
62.12%
499
31.99%
6
0.38%
84
5.38%
2
0.13%
470
30.13%
1,560
KI
Koochiching
826
56.00%
420
28.47%
188
12.75%
39
2.64%
2
0.14%
406
27.53%
1,475
KO
Lac qui Parle
1,894
69.17%
661
24.14%
16
0.58%
167
6.10%
0
0.00%
1,233
45.03%
2,738
LQ
Lake
584
51.23%
152
13.33%
362
31.75%
41
3.60%
1
0.09%
222[ a]
19.47%
1,140
LK
Le Sueur
1,819
47.86%
1,699
44.70%
199
5.24%
79
2.08%
5
0.13%
120
3.16%
3,801
LS
Lincoln
891
53.51%
683
41.02%
27
1.62%
63
3.78%
1
0.06%
208
12.49%
1,665
LN
Lyon
1,618
56.69%
1,043
36.55%
46
1.61%
146
5.12%
1
0.04%
575
20.15%
2,854
LY
Mahnomen
265
53.64%
143
28.95%
81
16.40%
5
1.01%
0
0.00%
122
24.70%
494
MA
Marshall
1,648
59.97%
731
26.60%
177
6.44%
186
6.77%
6
0.22%
917
33.37%
2,748
MH
Martin
1,922
59.05%
1,054
32.38%
91
2.80%
184
5.65%
4
0.12%
868
26.67%
3,255
MT
McLeod
1,579
49.39%
1,506
47.11%
35
1.09%
73
2.28%
4
0.13%
73
2.28%
3,197
MD
Meeker
1,928
61.23%
1,111
35.28%
35
1.11%
74
2.35%
1
0.03%
817
25.94%
3,149
MK
Mille Lacs
1,119
61.96%
427
23.64%
168
9.30%
91
5.04%
1
0.06%
692
38.32%
1,806
ML
Morrison
1,936
53.30%
1,513
41.66%
118
3.25%
64
1.76%
1
0.03%
423
11.65%
3,632
MR
Mower
2,629
63.46%
1,206
29.11%
180
4.34%
124
2.99%
4
0.10%
1,423
34.35%
4,143
MO
Murray
1,293
59.72%
762
35.20%
33
1.52%
55
2.54%
2
0.09%
531
24.53%
2,165
MU
Nicollet
1,392
59.26%
832
35.42%
50
2.13%
72
3.07%
3
0.13%
560
23.84%
2,349
NI
Nobles
1,432
56.78%
925
36.68%
58
2.30%
107
4.24%
0
0.00%
507
20.10%
2,522
NO
Norman
1,276
55.26%
661
28.63%
177
7.67%
195
8.45%
0
0.00%
615
26.63%
2,309
NR
Olmsted
2,472
58.03%
1,621
38.05%
16
0.38%
141
3.31%
10
0.23%
851
19.98%
4,260
OL
Otter Tail
3,964
58.07%
2,320
33.99%
208
3.05%
329
4.82%
5
0.07%
1,644
24.08%
6,826
OT
Pine
1,548
56.46%
802
29.25%
303
11.05%
85
3.10%
4
0.15%
746
27.21%
2,742
PN
Pipestone
1,057
65.09%
491
30.23%
27
1.66%
49
3.02%
0
0.00%
566
34.85%
1,624
PS
Polk
3,311
55.20%
1,928
32.14%
556
9.27%
193
3.22%
10
0.17%
1,383
23.06%
5,998
PL
Pope
1,794
76.86%
442
18.94%
23
0.99%
75
3.21%
0
0.00%
1,352
57.93%
2,334
PO
Ramsey
16,556
54.64%
11,613
38.33%
1,659
5.48%
400
1.32%
72
0.24%
4,943
16.31%
30,300
RM
Red Lake
1,428
53.01%
856
31.77%
342
12.69%
60
2.23%
8
0.30%
572
21.23%
2,694
RL
Redwood
1,821
59.86%
1,076
35.37%
54
1.78%
88
2.89%
3
0.10%
745
24.49%
3,042
RW
Renville
2,275
60.22%
1,364
36.10%
28
0.74%
110
2.91%
1
0.03%
911
24.11%
3,778
RV
Rice
2,821
61.46%
1,614
35.16%
40
0.87%
111
2.42%
4
0.09%
1,207
26.30%
4,590
RC
Rock
1,234
67.25%
525
28.61%
17
0.93%
55
3.00%
4
0.22%
709
38.64%
1,835
RK
Roseau
900
50.90%
444
25.11%
361
20.42%
61
3.45%
2
0.11%
456
25.79%
1,768
RS
Saint Louis
12,076
66.08%
4,464
24.43%
1,305
7.14%
401
2.19%
28
0.15%
7,612
41.65%
18,274
SL
Scott
1,045
39.29%
1,548
58.20%
12
0.45%
52
1.95%
3
0.11%
-503
-18.91%
2,660
SC
Sherburne
1,002
67.84%
366
24.78%
42
2.84%
67
4.54%
0
0.00%
636
43.06%
1,477
SB
Sibley
1,623
57.92%
1,110
39.61%
6
0.21%
61
2.18%
2
0.07%
513
18.31%
2,802
SY
Stearns
2,614
38.75%
3,835
56.86%
159
2.36%
127
1.88%
10
0.15%
-1,221
-18.10%
6,745
ST
Steele
1,899
57.11%
1,284
38.62%
38
1.14%
104
3.13%
0
0.00%
615
18.50%
3,325
SE
Stevens
877
57.93%
582
38.44%
17
1.12%
37
2.44%
1
0.07%
295
19.48%
1,514
SV
Swift
1,343
56.17%
921
38.52%
41
1.71%
84
3.51%
2
0.08%
422
17.65%
2,391
SW
Todd
2,334
57.37%
1,305
32.08%
258
6.34%
163
4.01%
8
0.20%
1,029
25.29%
4,068
TD
Traverse
685
54.93%
514
41.22%
13
1.04%
34
2.73%
1
0.08%
171
13.71%
1,247
TR
Wabasha
2,150
58.36%
1,416
38.44%
39
1.06%
77
2.09%
2
0.05%
734
19.92%
3,684
WB
Wadena
991
63.57%
467
29.96%
70
4.49%
29
1.86%
2
0.13%
524
33.61%
1,559
WD
Waseca
1,455
54.99%
1,085
41.01%
40
1.51%
59
2.23%
7
0.26%
370
13.98%
2,646
WC
Washington
2,727
68.50%
1,120
28.13%
63
1.58%
68
1.71%
3
0.08%
1,607
40.37%
3,981
WA
Watonwan
1,411
70.44%
537
26.81%
6
0.30%
45
2.25%
4
0.20%
874
43.63%
2,003
WW
Wilkin
779
53.03%
614
41.80%
26
1.77%
48
3.27%
2
0.14%
165
11.23%
1,469
WK
Winona
3,014
48.23%
3,072
49.16%
69
1.10%
85
1.36%
9
0.14%
-58
-0.93%
6,249
WN
Wright
2,820
63.48%
1,396
31.43%
37
0.83%
184
4.14%
5
0.11%
1,424
32.06%
4,442
WR
Yellow Medicine
1,745
65.06%
786
29.31%
19
0.71%
130
4.85%
2
0.07%
959
35.76%
2,682
YM
Totals
195,843
59.11%
109,401
33.02%
14,527
4.38%
11,106
3.35%
426
0.13%
86,442
26.09
331,303
MN
Analysis
Statistics
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican):
Chisago , 79.90%
Cook , 77.98%
Pope , 76.86%
Goodhue , 74.90%
Watonwan , 70.44%
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic):
Scott , 58.20%
Stearns , 56.86%
Winona , 49.16%
McLeod , 47.11%
Brown , 45.76%
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Public Ownership):
Lake , 31.75%
Roseau , 20.42%
Mahnomen , 16.40%
Clearwater , 15.69%
Crow Wing , 14.49%
See also
Notes
^ a b In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Bryan, margin given is Taft vote minus Debs vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Debs percentage.
References
^ Schmahl, Julius (1909). The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota of 1909 . Harrison & Smith Co. pp. 532–539.