Английская Википедия:1908 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Elections in Maryland sidebar The 1908 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

After having voted for Republican William McKinley in 1896 and 1900, Maryland would become exceedingly close in 1904 with Alton B. Parker taking 7 of 8 electoral votes despite the highest Theodore Roosevelt elector beating any of Parker's by 51 votes. Large-scale immigration and efforts to reduce the solidly Republican Black vote were opposed for this election by dislike of William Jennings Bryan's populism in this urbanizing state.[1] At first, the latter trend appeared to be strong, and by the middle of September Taft's campaign managers thought Maryland was safe in his pocket,[2] although Bryan had campaigned in the state a few days previously.[3] This trend continued into early October as Roosevelt's war on Samuel Gompers was believed a major aid to Taft.[4] However, a new poll in the second week of October suggested the state could go to Bryan by 15,000 votes.[5] By election day, it was clear that Maryland would be almost as close as the 1904 election had proved.[6]

Maryland was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana, although the highest elector for Republican candidates William Howard Taft and James S. Sherman gained 605 more votes than the highest Bryan elector. This difference was supposedly due to the “Wilson Law” designed to make it easier for Democrats to cast ballots for both Presidential electors and Congress by a simple turning down of a single fold in the ballot paper.[7]

In this election, Maryland voted 8.28% more Democratic than the nation at-large.[8]

Results

1908 United States presidential election in Maryland[9]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic William Jennings Bryan 115,908 48.59% 6Шаблон:Efn
Republican William Howard Taft 116,513 48.85% 2Шаблон:Efn
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 3,302 1.38% 0
Social Democratic Eugene Debs 2,323 0.97% 0
Independence Thomas Hisgen 485 0.20% 0
Totals 238,531 100.00% 8
Voter turnout

Results by county

County William Howard Taft[10]
Republican
William Jennings Bryan[10]
Democratic
Eugene Wilder Chafin[10]
Prohibition
Eugene Victor Debs[10]
Social Democratic
Thomas Louis Higsen[10]
Independence
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Allegany Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,178 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 48.88% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,791 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.23% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 218 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 385 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 3.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 21 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 387 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,593
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Anne Arundel Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,926 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 45.47% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,435 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.38% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 52 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 0.81% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 22 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.34% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -509 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -7.91% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,435
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Baltimore Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,197 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 48.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 10,297 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 49.08% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 282 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.34% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 182 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.87% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 24 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.11% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -100 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -0.48% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 20,982
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Baltimore City Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51,528 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 49.82% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 49,139 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 47.51% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1,082 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 1,413 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 1.37% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 261 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,389 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2.31% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 103,423
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Calvert Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,070 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 59.02% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 714 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 39.38% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 15 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 0.83% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 3 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.17% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 11 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.61% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 356 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 19.64% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,813
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Caroline Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,584 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 43.29% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,945 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.16% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 97 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 22 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 11 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -361 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -9.87% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,659
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Carroll Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,406 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 47.19% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,641 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 50.45% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 148 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 4 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 18 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -235 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -3.26% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,217
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Cecil Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,378 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 45.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,847 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.92% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 49 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 0.93% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 5 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.09% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 1 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.02% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -469 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -8.88% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,280
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Charles Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,643 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 57.23% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,167 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 22 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 0.77% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 11 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.38% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 28 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.98% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 476 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 16.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,871
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Dorchester Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,627 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 47.89% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,769 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 50.48% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 66 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 15 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.27% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 8 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.15% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -142 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -2.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,485
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Frederick Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,966 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.72% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,158 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 156 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.38% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 31 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.27% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 5 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 808 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7.14% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 11,316
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Garrett Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,055 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 61.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,121 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 33.81% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 119 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 3.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 21 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 934 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 28.17% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,316
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Harford Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,742 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 45.91% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,148 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 52.71% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 70 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.17% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 6 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.10% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 6 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.10% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -406 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -6.80% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,972
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Howard Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,276 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 41.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,764 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 56.96% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 50 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.61% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 5 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.16% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 2 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -488 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -15.76% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,097
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Kent Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,753 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 46.98% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,939 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 51.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 19 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 0.51% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 12 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.32% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 8 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.21% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -186 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -4.99% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,731
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Montgomery Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,805 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 44.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,351 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 102 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 14 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 3 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -546 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -8.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,275
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Prince George's Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,639 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 48.90% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,680 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 49.66% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 38 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 0.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 10 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.19% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 30 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.56% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -41 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -0.76% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,397
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Queen Anne's Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,135 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 34.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,086 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 62.57% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 104 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 3.12% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 7 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.21% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 2 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -951 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -28.52% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,334
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Somerset Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,912 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.11% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,627 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.34% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 105 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.86% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 12 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 13 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.35% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 285 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7.77% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,669
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|St. Mary's Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,333 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 54.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,021 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 41.55% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 70 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.85% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 20 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.81% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 13 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.53% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 312 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 12.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,457
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Talbot Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,908 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 47.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,025 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 50.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 86 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.13% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 9 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 6 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.15% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -117 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -2.90% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,034
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Washington Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,650 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 49.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,518 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 48.18% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 108 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 1.15% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 97 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 1.03% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 4 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 132 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1.41% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 9,377
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Wicomico Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,273 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 43.86% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,751 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.09% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 150 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.89% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 4 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.08% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 4 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.08% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -478 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -9.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,182
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Worcester Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,529 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 42.26% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,974 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 54.56% Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 94 Шаблон:Party shading/Prohibition| 2.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 13 Шаблон:Party shading/Socialist| 0.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 8 Шаблон:Party shading/Independence| 0.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -445 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| -12.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,618
Totals 116,513 48.85% 115,908 48.59% 3,302 1.38% 2,323 0.97% 487 0.20% 605 0.25% 238,533

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

Шаблон:Notelist

References

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  1. Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 29-35 Шаблон:ISBN
  2. ‘Taft Workers Hear Maryland Is Safe – Secretary Hitchcock Cheered by News from the Congressional Committee’; New York Times, September 18, 1908. p. 3
  3. ‘Bryan Makes Reply to Hearst’s Charge: Declares Statement That He Sought Political Trade with Editor Absolutely False’; New York Times, September 13, 1908, p. 3
  4. ‘Helps in Maryland: President's War on Gompers Strong Aid to Taft – Every Gain Counts Large: Simplified Ballot Law Will Benefit the Republicans’; The Washington Post, October 5, 1908, p. 1
  5. ‘President Worried about Labor Vote: James B. Reynolds, After Investigation, Reports Situation as Unsatisfactory’; New York Times, October 10, 1908, p. 4
  6. ‘Very Close in Maryland: Taft and Bryan Alternate in Lead’; New York Times, November 5, 1908, p. 2
  7. ‘Taft Gets Part of Maryland Vote – Trick Ballot Prevented Republicans from Getting a Big Plurality’; New York Times, November 6, 1908, p. 2
  8. Шаблон:Cite web
  9. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Maryland
  10. 10,0 10,1 10,2 10,3 10,4 Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)