United States presidential election in Montana, 1908

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United States presidential election in Montana, 1908

November 3, 1908 (1908-11-03)

Nominee William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Eugene V. Debs Party Republican Democratic Socialist Home state Ohio Nebraska Indiana Running mate James S. Sherman John Worth Kern Benjamin Hanford Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 32,333 29,326 5,855 Percentage 46.98% 42.61% 8.51%

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President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President William Howard Taft Republican

The 1908 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 3, 1908 throughout 46 states (Arizona and New Mexico were still territories that would participate in the next election). This was the first presidential election in which Oklahoma participated. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana voted for the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft, over the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan by a relatively small margin. Taft won Montana by a margin of 4.37%. Bryan had previously won Montana by large margins in the 1896 and 1900 presidential elections.

Results

United States presidential
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	William Howard Taft	32,333	46.98%	3
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	29,326	42.61%	0
	Socialist	Eugene Debs	5,855	8.51%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	827	1.20%	0
	Independence	Thomas L. Hisgen	481	0.70%	0