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The 1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1908 in Minnesota as part of the 1908 United States presidential election.
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The Republican candidate, United States Secretary of War William Howard Taft won the state over former Nebraska Congressman and two-time prior Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan by a landslide margin of 26.09 percent. Taft went on to defeat Bryan nationally, with 321 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee's 162.
Close counties
Carried by less than 5% of the county-wide vote:
- Brown, 0.54%
- Winona, 0.93%
- McLeod, 2.28%
- Le Sueur, 3.16%
Statistics
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican):
- Chisago, 79.90%
- Cook, 77.98%
- Pope, 76.86%
- Goodhue, 74.90%
- Watonwan, 70.44%
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic):
- Scott, 58.20%
- Stearns, 56.86%
- Winona, 49.16%
- McLeod, 47.11%
- Brown, 45.76%
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Public Ownership):
- Lake, 31.75%
- Roseau, 20.42%
- Mahnomen, 16.40%
- Clearwater, 15.69%
- Crow Wing, 14.49%
References
United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1908 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA