1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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Nominee Arthur James Charles Alvin Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,035,3401,756,192
Percentage53.39%46.07%
1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

James:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Contents

Jones:     50–60%
Governor before election

George Earle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Arthur James
Republican

The 1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic governor George Howard Earle III was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Arthur James defeated Democratic candidate Charles Alvin Jones to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Gifford Pinchot unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while Thomas Kennedy unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Democratic primary results
  Jones
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  Kennedy
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  Margiotti
  •   40%-50%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1938 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Alvin Jones 591,546 46.15
Democratic Thomas Kennedy 517,10140.35
Democratic Charles J. Margiotti 173,04713.50
Total votes1,281,694 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results James 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% Pinchot 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 1938 Pennsylvania governor Republican primary by county.svg
Republican primary results
  James
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  Pinchot
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1938 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur James 937,592 65.61
Republican Gifford Pinchot 450,59531.53
Republican James M. Jones29,2692.05
Republican Frank F. B. Thompson11,5910.81
Total votes1,429,047 100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1938 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur James 2,035,340 53.39
Democratic Charles Alvin Jones 1,756,19246.07
Socialist Jesse H. Holmes12,6350.33
Prohibition Robert G. Burnham6,4380.17
Communist Ella Reeve Bloor Omholt 1,2730.03
N/AOthers890.00
Totals3,811,967100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 The Pennsylvania Manual. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bureau of Publications. 1938. p. 146.
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1938". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.


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