1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina

1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina

←  1932 November 7, 1938 1944  →

Nominee Robert R. Reynolds Charles A. Jonas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 316,685 179,461 Percentage 63.83% 36.17%

Results by county Reynolds:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Jonas:     50–60%     60–70%

Senator before election Robert Rice Reynolds Democratic Elected Senator Robert Rice Reynolds Democratic

The 1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating U.S. Representative Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. in the Democratic primary and Republican former U.S. Representative Charles A. Jonas in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Franklin Wills Hancock Jr., U.S. Representative from Oxford
• Robert Rice Reynolds, incumbent Senator since 1933

Results

1938 Democratic Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent)	315,316	61.53%
	Democratic	Franklin Wills Hancock Jr.	197,154	38.47%
Total votes			512,470	100.00%

General election

Results

1938 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent)	316,685	63.83%	4.79
	Republican	Charles A. Jonas	179,461	36.17%	4.79
Total votes			496,146	100.00%

Footnotes

1. "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
3. "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.