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The 1938 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8. Incumbent Democratic governor Barzilla Clark ran for re-election, but was defeated in the August primary by former three-term governor C. Ben Ross. The general election was won by Republican nominee C. A. Bottolfsen, who received 57.30% of the vote. [1]
Primary elections were held on August 9, 1938. [2] [3]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | C. A. Bottolfsen | 106,268 | 57.30% | ||
| Democratic | C. Ben Ross | 77,697 | 41.89% | ||
| Independent | R. B. Wilson | 1,494 | 0.81% | ||
| Majority | 28,571 | ||||
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| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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