1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Carolina

1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina

1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina

Election in South Carolina

The 1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan, over the Republican nominee, Secretary of War William Howard Taft. Bryan won the state by a landslide margin of 87.9 points, even carrying Hampton County unanimously.

With 93.84% of the popular vote, South Carolina would be Bryan's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]Although South Carolina was also Taft's weakest state, he had performed slightly better in the state than Theodore Roosevelt had four years prior.

Bryan had previously won the state twice against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1908 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "1908 Presidential General Election Results – South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
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