1938 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1938 United States gubernatorial elections.

1938 Vermont gubernatorial election

←  1936 November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08) 1940  →

Nominee George Aiken Fred C. Martin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 75,098 37,404 Percentage 66.8% 33.2%

County results Aiken:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election George Aiken Republican Elected Governor George Aiken Republican

The 1938 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	42,953	89.3
	Republican	Elisha N. Goodsell	5,121	10.7
	Republican	Others	3	0.0
Total votes			'48,077'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred C. Martin	4,978	99.7
	Democratic	Other	16	0.3
Total votes			'4,994'	'100'

General election

Results

1938 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	75,098	66.8
	Democratic	Fred C. Martin	37,404	33.2
Total votes			'112,502'	'100'

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.