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Election 1908 | US Presidential Elections
1908 U.S. Presidential Election Results: William Howard Taft Won ✓
Republican nominee William Howard Taft, endorsed by outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt, won the presidential election on November 3, 1908, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan with 321 electoral votes to Bryan’s 162.
162
William Jennings Bryan
Percent: 43.10%
Votes: 6,408,984
321
William Howard Taft
Percent: 51.60%
Votes: 7,678,395
242 needed to win
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Key takeaways from the 1908 Presidential Election
The 1908 U.S. presidential election, held on November 3, 1908, Republican nominee William Howard Taft won the presidential election, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
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