United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1908

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November 3, 1908

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William Howard Taft
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose thirteen electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1908^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jennings Bryan	244,092	49.74%	13
	Republican	William Howard Taft	235,711	48.03%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	5,885	1.20%	0
	Social Democratic	Eugene Debs	4,093	0.83%	0
	Socialist Labor	August Gillhaus	405	0.08%	0
	Populist	Thomas E. Watson	333	0.07%	0
	Independence	Thomas Hisgen	200	0.04%	0
Totals			490,719	100.00%	13
Voter turnout					—

v t e State Results of the 1908 U.S. presidential election
Candidates	William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Eugene V. Debs Full list
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Other 1908 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

See also: Presidential elections; Senate elections; House elections; Gubernatorial elections

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