Who won Kansas in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried Kansas in 1908, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1908?

Kansas cast 10 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1908?

Yes. Kansas backed William Howard Taft, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraKS · 10 EV

1908

Kansas: Taft carries 10 EV.

Kansas cast its 10 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kansas in 1908

The 1908 contest saw Kansas line up behind Taft, delivering 10 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Kansas ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Kansas backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1904. The region divided — Colorado joined Kansas for the Republican ticket, while Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Kansas has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (34 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, William Howard Taft took 321 of the 483 electoral votes, against William Jennings Bryan's 162. William Howard Taft led the national popular vote with 51.57% of the ballots cast.

The 1908 national map

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