1938 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1938 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on 8 November, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of Arkansas. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Arkansas Carl E. Bailey defeated Republican nominee Charles F. Cole.[1]

1938 Arkansas gubernatorial election

8 November 1938
 
Nominee Carl E. Bailey Charles F. Cole Walter S. McNutt
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 118,696 12,077 6,729
Percentage 86.32% 8.78% 4.90%

Governor before election

Carl E. Bailey
Democratic

Elected Governor

Carl E. Bailey
Democratic

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 9 August, 1938. As Carl E. Bailey received a majority of the votes (51.47%), a run-off was unnecessary. After his primary loss, Walter S. McNutt ran in the general election as an independent.

Results

CandidateVotes%
Carl E. Bailey146,47251.47
R. A. Cook131,79146.32
Walter S. McNutt6,2892.21
Total284,552100.00
Source: [2]

General election

On election day, 8 November 1938, Democratic nominee Carl E. Bailey won re-election by a margin of 106,619 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Charles F. Cole, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Bailey was sworn in for his second term on 14 January 1939.[3]

Results

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1938
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl E. Bailey 118,696 86.32
Republican Charles F. Cole 12,077 8.78
Independent Walter S. McNutt 6,729 4.90
Total votes 137,502 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Arkansas Governor Carl Edward Bailey". National Governors Association. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. "AR Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. "AR Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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