1938 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1938 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1936 November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08) 1940  
  GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg Fred C. Martin (Vermont politician and public official).jpg
Nominee George Aiken Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote75,09837,404
Percentage66.8%33.2%

1938 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 42,953 89.3
Republican Elisha N. Goodsell5,12110.7
Republican Others30.0
Total votes'48,077''100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 4,978 99.7
Democratic Other160.3
Total votes'4,994''100'

General election

Results

1938 Vermont gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 75,098 66.8
Democratic Fred C. Martin 37,40433.2
Total votes'112,502''100'

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.