Who won New Hampshire in the 1908 presidential election?

Taft (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1908, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1908?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1908 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1908?

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

Progressive EraNH · 4 EV

1908

New Hampshire: Taft carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Taft (Republican). National winner: William Howard Taft (Republican) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Hampshire, 1908

In 1908, New Hampshire awarded its 4 electoral votes to Taft of the Republican party. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — William Howard Taft captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1888. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 1908. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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