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The1908 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Montana voted for theRepublican nominees,Secretary of WarWilliam Howard Taft ofOhio and his running mateJames S. Sherman ofNew York. They defeated theDemocratic nominees, formerU.S. Representative ofNebraskaWilliam Jennings Bryan and his running mateJohn W. Kern ofIndiana. Taft won the state by a narrow margin of 4.37%.
Bryan had previously won Montana by large margins in both1896 and1900, defeatingWilliam McKinley both times.
| 1908 United States presidential election in Montana[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 V. Debs | 5,855 | 8.51% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 827 | 1.20% | 0 | |
| Independence | Thomas L. Hisgen | 481 | 0.70% | 0 | |
| Totals | 68,822 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
| County | William Howard Taft Republican | William Jennings Bryan Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 878 | 51.95% | 739 | 43.73% | 73 | 4.32% | 139 | 8.22% | 1,690 |
| Broadwater | 326 | 37.86% | 495 | 57.49% | 40 | 4.65% | -169 | -19.63% | 861 |
| Carbon | 1,205 | 52.01% | 844 | 36.43% | 268 | 11.57% | 361 | 15.58% | 2,317 |
| Cascade | 1,935 | 44.86% | 1,888 | 43.77% | 490 | 11.36% | 47 | 1.09% | 4,313 |
| Chouteau | 1,220 | 54.73% | 893 | 40.06% | 116 | 5.20% | 327 | 14.67% | 2,229 |
| Custer | 967 | 60.66% | 531 | 33.31% | 96 | 6.02% | 436 | 27.35% | 1,594 |
| Dawson | 927 | 63.67% | 439 | 30.15% | 90 | 6.18% | 488 | 33.52% | 1,456 |
| Deer Lodge | 1,377 | 43.67% | 1,611 | 51.09% | 165 | 5.23% | -234 | -7.42% | 3,153 |
| Fergus | 1,529 | 52.43% | 1,112 | 38.13% | 275 | 9.43% | 417 | 14.30% | 2,916 |
| Flathead | 1,838 | 49.45% | 1,480 | 39.82% | 399 | 10.73% | 358 | 9.63% | 3,717 |
| Gallatin | 1,519 | 47.19% | 1,485 | 46.13% | 215 | 6.68% | 34 | 1.06% | 3,219 |
| Granite | 369 | 40.46% | 485 | 53.18% | 58 | 6.36% | -116 | -12.72% | 912 |
| Jefferson | 546 | 39.22% | 714 | 51.29% | 132 | 9.48% | -168 | -12.07% | 1,392 |
| Lewis and Clark | 2,033 | 45.89% | 2,062 | 46.55% | 335 | 7.56% | -29 | -0.65% | 4,430 |
| Madison | 964 | 46.68% | 1,029 | 49.83% | 72 | 3.49% | -65 | -3.15% | 2,065 |
| Meagher | 495 | 59.57% | 314 | 37.79% | 22 | 2.65% | 181 | 21.78% | 831 |
| Missoula | 1,856 | 46.15% | 1,780 | 44.26% | 386 | 9.60% | 76 | 1.89% | 4,022 |
| Park | 1,305 | 50.92% | 952 | 37.14% | 306 | 11.94% | 353 | 13.77% | 2,563 |
| Powell | 599 | 49.63% | 560 | 46.40% | 48 | 3.98% | 39 | 3.23% | 1,207 |
| Ravalli | 1,045 | 48.09% | 859 | 39.53% | 269 | 12.38% | 186 | 8.56% | 2,173 |
| Rosebud | 515 | 66.03% | 235 | 30.13% | 30 | 3.85% | 280 | 35.90% | 780 |
| Sanders | 473 | 55.00% | 325 | 37.79% | 62 | 7.21% | 148 | 17.21% | 860 |
| Silver Bow | 4,618 | 33.82% | 6,255 | 45.80% | 2,783 | 20.38% | -1,637 | -11.99% | 13,656 |
| Sweet Grass | 526 | 63.76% | 264 | 32.00% | 35 | 4.24% | 262 | 31.76% | 825 |
| Teton | 622 | 60.39% | 358 | 34.76% | 50 | 4.85% | 264 | 25.63% | 1,030 |
| Valley | 843 | 59.12% | 503 | 35.27% | 80 | 5.61% | 340 | 23.84% | 1,426 |
| Yellowstone | 1,803 | 56.61% | 1,114 | 34.98% | 268 | 8.41% | 689 | 21.63% | 3,185 |
| Totals | 32,333 | 46.98% | 29,326 | 42.61% | 7,163 | 10.41% | 3,007 | 4.37% | 68,822 |
