The 1908 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1908. All contemporary 46 states, were part of the 1908 United States presidential election. New Jersey voters chose 14 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President. Taft carried New Jersey comfortably with 56.80% of the vote to Bryan's 39.07%, a victory margin of 17.72%. Eugene Debs came in a distant third with 2.19%. New Jersey's election result in 1908 made the state over 9% more Republican than the national average.