Candidate

William Howard Taft

2 runs · 1 win · 1908 — 1912 · Republican.

Total runs

2

Wins

1

Total EV

329

Parties

1

Reading William Howard Taft's campaigns

William Howard Taft ran for president 2 times between 1908 and 1912. William Howard Taft captured the presidency once. Each campaign ran under the Republican banner.

The high-water mark came in 1908: a 321-electoral-vote win over William Jennings Bryan. In all, William Howard Taft's campaigns gathered 329 electoral votes. Those campaigns fall within the Progressive Era.

Every run

Progressive Era

Winner · Republican

321 EV · 51.6% pop

vs William Jennings Bryan

Progressive Era

Third party · Republican

8 EV · 23.2% pop

vs Woodrow Wilson / Theodore Roosevelt

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