1908 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1908, won by William H. Taft with 321 electoral votes.

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William Howard Taft's Cabinet

President: William Howard Taft (1909-1913)

Vice President: James S. Sherman (1909-1912), None (1912-1913)

Secretary of State: Philander C. Knox (1909-1913)

Secretary of the Treasury: Franklin MacVeagh (1909-1913)

Secretary of War: Jacob M. Dickinson (1909-1911), Henry L. Stimson (1911-1913)

Attorney General: George W. Wickersham (1909-1913)

Postmaster General: Frank Harris Hitchcock (1909-1913)

Secretary of the Navy: George von Lengerke Meyer (1909-1913)

Secretary of the Interior: Richard A. Ballinger (1909-1911), Walter L. Fisher (1911-1913)

Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson (1909-1913)

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1908 Candidate Electoral Votes

243 to win
6,406,874 popular votes (43.0%)
Running Mate: John W. Kern
7,676,598 popular votes (51.6%)
Running Mate: James S. Sherman

Oklahoma becomes a state during this election cycle.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

11

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

9

California

10

Colorado

5

Connecticut

7

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

5

Georgia

13

Hawaii

Idaho

3

Illinois

27

Indiana

15

Iowa

13

Kansas

10

Kentucky

13

Louisiana

9

Maine

6

Maryland

8

Massachusetts

16

Michigan

14

Minnesota

11

Mississippi

10

Missouri

18

Montana

3

Nebraska

8

Nevada

3

New Hampshire

4

New Jersey

12

New Mexico

New York

39

North Carolina

12

North Dakota

4

Ohio

23

Oklahoma

7

Oregon

4

Pennsylvania

34

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

9

South Dakota

4

Tennessee

12

Texas

18

Utah

3

Vermont

4

Virginia

12

Washington

5

West Virginia

7

Wisconsin

13

Wyoming

3