1908 United States presidential election in Connecticut
The 1908 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1908, as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
Taft 50-60% 60-70%
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Connecticut voted for the Republican nominees, Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 23.51%.
Bryan had previously lost Connecticut to William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
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