United States presidential election, 1908

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United States presidential election

The United States presidential election of 1908 was a contest in which Republican William Howard Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan to succeed Theodore Roosevelt as president.

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United States presidential election, 1908 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election ⓘ
alsoContestedOffice Vice President of the United States ⓘ
campaignSloganOfWinner Vote for Taft this time, you can vote for Bryan any time ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
DemocraticNominee William Jennings Bryan ⓘ
DemocraticRunningMate John W. Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ
electoralSystem Electoral College ⓘ
electoralVoteRunnerUp William Jennings Bryan ⓘ
electoralVoteWinner President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form: William Howard Taft
followedBy United States presidential election, 1912 ⓘ
follows United States presidential election, 1904 ⓘ
hasEndDate 1908-11-03 ⓘ
hasStartDate 1908-11-03 ⓘ
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
incumbentPresidentEligibleForReelection true ⓘ
incumbentPresidentEndorsed President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form: William Howard Taft
incumbentPresidentSoughtReelection false ⓘ
isNationalElection true ⓘ
loser William Jennings Bryan ⓘ
mainOppositionParty Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
nextElection United States presidential election, 1912 ⓘ
notableIssue Bryan’s advocacy of populist and progressive policies ⓘ
progressive reforms ⓘ
tariff reform ⓘ
trust-busting and regulation of corporations ⓘ
numberOfMajorPartyCandidates 2 ⓘ
officeContested President of the United States ⓘ
partyOfPresidentAfterElection Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
popularVoteRunnerUp William Jennings Bryan ⓘ
popularVoteWinner President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form: William Howard Taft
presidentAfterElection President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form: William Howard Taft
previousElection United States presidential election, 1904 ⓘ
ProhibitionPartyCandidate Eugene W. Chafin ⓘ
reasonIncumbentDidNotRun Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Theodore Roosevelt honored his pledge not to seek another term
RepublicanNominee President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form: William Howard Taft
resultedIn continuation of Republican control of the presidency ⓘ
runningMateOf William Howard Taft in United States presidential election, 1908 ⓘ
SocialistNominee Eugene V. Debs ⓘ
thirdParty Socialist Party of America ⓘ
thirdPartyCandidate Eugene V. Debs ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Progressive Era ⓘ
tookPlaceIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
typeOfElection presidential ⓘ
vicePresidentialRunningMateOf James S. Sherman ⓘ
votingMethod popular vote for presidential electors ⓘ
winner President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form: William Howard Taft
winningParty Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

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William Jennings Bryan → candidateInElection → United States presidential election, 1908 ⓘ
United States presidential election, 1912 → follows → United States presidential election, 1908 ⓘ