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Ohio · 1908 presidential election

Ohio presidential election results 1908

William Howard Taft carried Ohio by 6.20 points (69,591 votes), winning 23 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
23
Votes counted
1,121,552
OH result
R+6.2
Compared with the nation
2.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1904
19.2 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
William Howard TaftRepublican572,31251.00%23
William Jennings BryanDemocratic502,72144.80%—
Total votes1,121,552

Sources: 1908

Questions and answers

Who won Ohio in 1908?

William Howard Taft won Ohio by 6.20 percentage points (69,591 votes).

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1908?

Ohio cast 23 electoral votes in 1908.

How many people voted for president in Ohio in 1908?

1,121,552 votes were counted for president.

How did Ohio change from 1904 to 1908?

The margin moved 19.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 25.4 points to Republican by 6.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data