1938 California Secretary of State election

1938 California Secretary of State election

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Nominee Frank C. Jordan Leo Gallagher Party Republican Communist Alliance Democratic Townsend Popular vote 2,139,766 150,760 Percentage 90.34% 6.36%

County results Jordan:     80–90%     90-100%

Secretary of State before election Frank C. Jordan Republican Elected Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan Republican

The 1938 California Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Republican Frank C. Jordan won both the Democratic and Republican primaries, and easily defeated Communist nominee Leo Gallagher and Prohibitionist nominee Nellie S. Harriss in the general election with 90.34% of the vote.

Primary election results

Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938. ^[1]

Candidates

• Frank C. Jordan (R), incumbent Secretary of State
• John S. McGroarty (D), U.S. Representative
• Leo Gallagher (D), ILD attorney
• Marye Shannon Harrington (D)
• Arthur A. Allen (D)
• Milton Bryan (D)
• Nellie S. Harriss (Prohibition)

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank C. Jordan	606,828	100.00%
Total votes			606,828	100.00%

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank C. Jordan	479,264	47.52%
	Democratic	John S. McGroarty	211,856	21.01%
	Democratic	Leo Gallagher	125,051	12.40%
	Democratic	Marye Shannon Harrington	79,799	7.91%
	Democratic	Arthur A. Allen	73,502	7.29%
	Democratic	Milton Bryan	39,114	3.88%
Total votes			1,008,586	100.00%

Communist primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Communist	Leo Gallagher	755	100.00%
Total votes			755	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Frank C. Jordan, Republican

Other candidates

• Leo Gallagher, Communist
• Nellie S. Harriss, Prohibition

Results

1938 California Secretary of State election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank C. Jordan	2,139,766	90.34%
	Communist	Leo Gallagher	150,760	6.36%
	Prohibition	Nellie S. Harriss	77,076	3.25%
		Scattering	1,017	0.04%
Majority			1,989,006
Total votes			2,368,619
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2024.