1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1936 November 8, 1938 1940  →

Nominee Walter Samuel Goodland George A. Nelson Max Galasinski Party Republican Progressive Democratic Popular vote 477,084 313,066 113,057 Percentage 52.37% 34.36% 12.41%

Lieutenant Governor before election Herman Ekern Progressive Elected Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland Republican

The 1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Progressive nominee and former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly George A. Nelson, Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Max Galasinski and Union nominee Clement J. Lange. ^{[1] [2]}

General election

On election day, November 8, 1938, Republican nominee Walter Samuel Goodland won the election by a margin of 164,018 votes against his foremost opponent Progressive nominee George A. Nelson, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Goodland was sworn in as the 29th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1939. ^[3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1938

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Samuel Goodland	477,084	52.37
	Progressive	George A. Nelson	313,066	34.36
	Democratic	Max Galasinski	113,057	12.41
	Union	Clement J. Lange	5,945	0.65
		Scattering	1,901	0.21
Total votes			911,053	100.00
	Republican gain from Progressive

References

1. "The general election". library.wisc.edu. 1940. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
2. "The primary election". library.wisc.edu. 1940. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
3. "1938 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. May 30, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-11.