1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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Nominee William Jennings Bryan William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Nebraska Ohio
Running mate John W. Kern James S. Sherman
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 62,288 3,945
Percentage 93.84% 5.94%
County Results
Bryan
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

William Howard Taft
Republican

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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.

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.

Results

1908 United States presidential election in South Carolina[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska John Worth Kern of Indiana 62,288 93.84% 9 100.00%
Republican William Howard Taft of Ohio James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York 3,945 5.94% 0 0.00%
Socialist Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana Benjamin Hanford of New York 100 0.15% 0 0.00%
Independence Thomas Louis Hisgen of Massachusetts John Temple Graves of Georgia 46 0.07% 0 0.00%
Total 66,379 100.00% 9 100.00%

Results by county

County William Jennings Bryan[3]
Democratic 		William Howard Taft[3]
Republican 		Eugene Victor Debs[3]
Socialist 		Thomas Hisgen[3]
Independence 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Abbeville 1,481 99.13% 9 0.60% 0 0.00% 4 0.27% 1,472 98.53% 1,494
Aiken 1,990 97.64% 48 2.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,942 95.29% 2,038
Anderson 2,099 97.18% 58 2.69% 3 0.14% 0 0.00% 2,041 94.49% 2,160
Bamberg 848 96.25% 33 3.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 815 92.51% 881
Barnwell 1,407 94.11% 88 5.89% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,319 88.23% 1,495
Beaufort 522 65.74% 272 34.26% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 250 31.49% 794
Berkeley 609 72.16% 235 27.84% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 374 44.31% 844
Calhoun 669 92.28% 54 7.45% 0 0.00% 2 0.28% 615 84.83% 725
Charleston 1,814 82.68% 347 15.82% 26 1.19% 7 0.32% 1,467 66.86% 2,194
Cherokee 1,506 95.80% 66 4.20% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,440 91.60% 1,572
Chester 1,368 97.37% 37 2.63% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,331 94.73% 1,405
Chesterfield 1,458 96.88% 47 3.12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,411 93.75% 1,505
Clarendon 1,091 94.62% 62 5.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,029 89.25% 1,153
Colleton 1,399 93.89% 91 6.11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,308 87.79% 1,490
Darlington 1,279 98.38% 21 1.62% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,258 96.77% 1,300
Dorchester 883 89.10% 103 10.39% 0 0.00% 5 0.50% 780 78.71% 991
Edgefield 1,097 99.28% 8 0.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,089 98.55% 1,105
Fairfield 830 98.34% 12 1.42% 0 0.00% 2 0.24% 818 96.92% 844
Florence 1,460 97.46% 28 1.87% 7 0.47% 3 0.20% 1,432 95.59% 1,498
Georgetown 544 83.31% 108 16.54% 0 0.00% 1 0.15% 436 66.77% 653
Greenville 2,774 92.93% 176 5.90% 28 0.94% 7 0.23% 2,598 87.04% 2,985
Greenwood 1,765 98.44% 18 1.00% 10 0.56% 0 0.00% 1,747 97.43% 1,793
Hampton 1,138 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,138 100.00% 1,138
Horry 1,247 95.70% 56 4.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,191 91.40% 1,303
Kershaw 922 95.25% 45 4.65% 0 0.00% 1 0.10% 877 90.60% 968
Lancaster 1,730 96.65% 58 3.24% 0 0.00% 2 0.11% 1,672 93.41% 1,790
Laurens 2,160 97.21% 61 2.75% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 2,099 94.46% 2,222
Lee 963 94.13% 58 5.67% 0 0.00% 2 0.20% 905 88.47% 1,023
Lexington 2,508 96.87% 80 3.09% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 2,428 93.78% 2,589
Marion 2,007 95.66% 91 4.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,916 91.33% 2,098
Marlboro 917 98.29% 16 1.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 901 96.57% 933
Newberry 1,681 97.39% 44 2.55% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% 1,637 94.84% 1,726
Oconee 1,126 86.62% 172 13.23% 0 0.00% 2 0.15% 954 73.38% 1,300
Orangeburg 2,687 86.87% 405 13.09% 0 0.00% 1 0.03% 2,282 73.78% 3,093
Pickens 1,241 95.68% 56 4.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,185 91.36% 1,297
Richland 1,750 87.19% 236 11.76% 18 0.90% 3 0.15% 1,514 75.44% 2,007
Saluda 1,385 99.28% 8 0.57% 1 0.07% 1 0.07% 1,377 98.71% 1,395
Spartanburg 4,162 94.76% 225 5.12% 5 0.11% 0 0.00% 3,937 89.64% 4,392
Sumter 1,228 87.15% 173 12.28% 0 0.00% 8 0.57% 1,055 74.88% 1,409
Union 1,389 96.59% 49 3.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,340 93.18% 1,438
Williamsburg 1,550 89.60% 180 10.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,370 79.19% 1,730
York 1,606 98.23% 29 1.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,577 96.45% 1,635
Totals 62,290 93.80% 3,963 5.97% 100 0.15% 52 0.08% 58,327 87.84% 66,405

See also

References

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