Taft Wins Presidency in 1908 Election Returns
Raw returns show Theodore Roosevelt’s party shift with Taft elected president by about 298 electoral votes. Hughes re-elected in New York, Indiana and New York City deliver Taft mayoral-scale leads. Missouri returns to the Democratic governor. Cannon, Payne, and Dalzell re-elected to Congress as Taft campaigns shift into an extra session.
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Taft Leads In Key States As Election Returns Come In
The report shows Taft surpassing Roosevelt in New Jersey and Massachusetts and nearly sweeping New York. Bryan wins Kentucky Nevada Montana and the solid South. Incumbent Republicans claim victories in several Midwest states with Taft narrowly ahead in Maryland by about 3000 votes.
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Taft carries home states as early returns shape results
Cincinnati reports show Taft leading in Ohio with a growing plurality near 50,000 as returns come in slowly. Indiana indicates Taft ahead by about 15,000 with Marshall elected governor. Wisconsin yields a 76,000 Republican plurality while the legislature tilts heavily Republican. Colorado stays Republican with McDonald as governor. Kansas remains Republican with Taft’s statewide majority around 40,000.
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New Jersey Republicans gain seats in federal election
Revised returns show Taft leading by about 70,000 in New Jersey. Republicans win seven of ten congressmen, Democrats two, with the Sixth district in doubt. Democrats take Ninth and Tenth. Incumbents Loudenslager Gardner Lowell Wood Fowler Parker Wylie hold seats. Hughes Pratt lost or in doubt. Republicans improve from six to possibly eight seats while Democrats fall to four.
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The South Still Solid Oklahoma and Georgia Stay Democratic
Across multiple states on November 4, results show Oklahoma maintaining Democratic loyalty with Gore likely re-elected, Georgia voting solidly Democratic, and other states like Kentucky Florida and North Carolina delivering strong Democratic leads. Taft lags Roosevelt in several regions while Bryan expands influence in the West Nevada and Idaho swing with Bryan winning Nevada and Idaho remaining Republican.
Democrats Lead In Nebraska Noted In Early Returns
Lincoln voters swing toward Bryan and Shallenberger with large Democratic leads while Omaha and Lincoln show strong gains. Early returns hint at a Democratic legislature and possible governor victory, but national results remain unsettled with differing city-by-city tallies. Bryan reacts to early tallies at Fairview home as he awaits full results.
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Pennsylvania Votes Republican Amid Labor Strongholds
Pennsylvania swung Republican by an estimated 200000 after statewide totals showed Taft 600000 and Bryan 400000 with Roosevelt carrying the state in 1904 and Stuart winning the governorship two years earlier. Cities like Pittsburgh and Harrisburg gave Taft pluralities while Scranton and Wilkes Barre favored Democrats, and party winners in the legislature favored Republicans with 24 seats to Democrats' one.
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Taft Holds National Lead In New England Returns
Boston reports show Taft with sizable lead in Massachusetts and Rhode Island while New Hampshire and Vermont also favor Taft. Republican gains sweep Congress and state offices. Draper wins in Massachusetts with about 60 thousand plurality. Maine elects Swasey and Guernsey to fill short term vacancies.
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Republicans Triumph Coast to Coast in 1912 Election
California Oregon and Washington back Taft with large majorities. California’s GOP carries state by about 40,000 and reelects solid Republican delegation while rejecting move to move capital. Washington votes Taft by 30,000. Cosgrove elected governor with Republican legislature. Oregon shows Taft lead. Cannon re elected in Danville district by over 10,500 amid anti Cannon campaign. Delaware also goes Republican with Simeon Pennewill set as governor. Wyoming confirms Taft with three electoral votes despite split opposition.
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Iowa Returns Show Taft Victory with Large Pluralities
Des Moines reports late returns indicating Taft carries Iowa by about 40,000 votes, a decline from Roosevelt’s 168,000 four years ago but near normal. The entire Republican state ticket wins by similar margins, with Cummins likely winning the senatorial primary by about 40,000 over Lacey. Districts show mixups Headline races include Sixth between Henderson and Kendall, Second and First with Dawson and Kennedy victorious, Eighth favoring Jamieson over Hepburn, and Hull's Seventh a reduced plurality amid strong labor votes for Bryan.
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Taft Leads In Connecticut And State Races
Connecticut returns show Taft with a 38 450 plurality, Lilley leads Heaton Robertson by 16 004, Socialist vote climbs from 2 932 to 5 260. New York Governor Hughes wins by over 40 060. Chanler gains in rural areas but loses in New York City. Missouri leans Democratic with Bryan leading. West Virginia doubtful. Illinois tallies favor Taft and Deneen. Michigan solid for Taft and Sherman, governor race unsettled. South Dakota supports Taft by about 30 000. Utah sees Bryan lose.
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