1908 Republican National Convention

1908 Republican National Convention
1908 presidential election
Nominees
Taft and Sherman
Convention
DatesJune 16–19, 1908
CityChicago, Illinois
VenueChicago Coliseum
ChairHenry C. Lodge
Julius C. Burrows
Candidates
Presidential nominee
William Howard Taft of Ohio
Vice-presidential nominee
James S. Sherman of New York
Voting
Total delegates
980
Votes needed for nomination
491
Results (president)
Taft (OH): 702 (71.63%)
Knox (PA): 68 (6.94%)
Hughes (NY): 67 (6.84%)
Cannon (IL): 58 (5.92%)
Fairbanks (IN): 40 (4.08%)
La Follette (WI): 25 (2.55%)
Foraker (OH): 16 (1.63%)
Roosevelt (NY): 3 (0.31%)
Abstaining: 1 (0.10%)
Ballots1

The 1908 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois on June 16 to June 19, 1908. It convened to nominate successors to President Theodore Roosevelt and Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks.

U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio won Roosevelt's endorsement and received the presidential nomination. The convention nominated New York Representative James S. Sherman to be his vice presidential running mate.