1908 United States presidential election in Missouri|
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 County Results
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Taft
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Bryan
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri was very narrowly won by Secretary of War William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with James S. Sherman, with 48.50% of the popular vote, against former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan (D–Nebraska), running with John W. Kern, with 48.41% of the popular vote.[1] Taft won the state by a narrow margin of 0.09%.
Bryan had previously won Missouri against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
