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1938 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

1938

Balance of Power

49.6%Popular Vote45.5%

25,340,103 votes

44.8%Popular Vote48.8%

26,832,527 votes

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U.S. Senate

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32 contests|D won 21|R won 11

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	HaydenDEM	76.5%	82,714	ClinganREP	23.5%	25,378	D+53.0	↑ D+18.4
▶	Arkansas	CarawayDEM	89.6%	122,871	AtkinsonREP	10.4%	14,240	D+79.2	↑ D+0.3
▶	California	DowneyDEM	55.4%	1,395,902	BancroftREP	44.6%	1,126,240	D+10.7	↓ R+1.9
▶	Colorado	AdamsDEM	58.2%	262,806	LeeREP	40.2%	181,297	D+18.1	↑ D+11.6
▶	Connecticut	DanaherREP	42.9%	270,413	LonerganDEM	39.8%	250,929	R+3.1	↓ R+3.8
▶	Florida	PepperDEM	82.5%	145,757	SwansonREP	17.6%	31,035	D+64.9	↑ D+22.8
▶	Georgia	GeorgeDEM	95.1%	66,897	OtherOTH	4.9%	3,442	D+95.1	↓ R+4.9
▶	Idaho	ClarkDEM	54.7%	99,801	CallahanREP	44.9%	81,939	D+9.8	↓ R+3.6
▶	Illinois	LucasDEM	51.3%	1,638,166	LyonsREP	48.3%	1,542,572	D+3.0	↓ R+3.2
▶	Indiana	NuysDEM	49.8%	788,386	WillisREP	49.5%	783,189	D+0.3	↓ R+13.0
▶	Iowa	GilletteDEM	49.7%	413,788	DickinsonREP	49.4%	410,983	D+0.3	↓ R+13.8
▶	Kansas	ReedREP	56.2%	419,532	McGillDEM	43.8%	326,774	R+12.4	↓ R+16.1
▶	Kentucky	BarkleyDEM	62.0%	346,735	HaswellREP	38.0%	212,266	D+24.1	↑ D+5.4
▶	Louisiana	OvertonDEM	99.8%	151,585	OtherOTH	0.2%	250	D+99.8	↓ R+0.2
▶	Maryland	TydingsDEM	68.3%	357,245	LeserREP	29.3%	153,253	D+39.0	↑ D+0.6
▶	Missouri	ClarkDEM	61.1%	925,064	CaulfieldREP	38.7%	586,107	D+22.4	↓ R+3.9
▶	Nevada	McCarranDEM	59.0%	27,406	OddieREP	41.0%	19,078	D+17.9	↑ D+13.8
▶	New Hampshire	TobeyREP	54.2%	100,633	BrownDEM	45.8%	84,920	R+8.5	↓ R+9.6
▶	New Jersey(S)	BarbourREP	53.0%	816,667	ElyDEM	45.7%	704,159	R+7.3	↓ R+6.2
▶	North Carolina	ReynoldsDEM	42.2%	209,349	OtherOTH	33.0%	163,507	D+17.4	↓ R+19.2
▶	North Dakota	NyeREP	50.1%	131,907	OtherOTH	42.6%	112,007	R+42.8	↑ D+2.1
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	43.4%	1,017,939	BulkleyDEM	37.2%	871,827	R+6.2	↓ R+12.9
▶	Oklahoma	ThomasDEM	65.4%	307,936	GlasserREP	33.9%	159,734	D+31.5	↓ R+0.5
▶	Oregon	HolmanREP	54.9%	203,120	MahoneyDEM	45.1%	167,135	R+9.7	↑ D+4.2
▶	Pennsylvania	DavisREP	54.7%	2,086,932	EarleDEM	44.1%	1,684,083	R+10.6	↓ R+4.4
▶	South Carolina	SmithDEM	98.9%	45,751	MeyerREP	1.1%	509	D+97.8	↑ D+1.5
▶	South Dakota	GurneyREP	52.5%	146,813	BerryDEM	47.5%	133,064	R+4.9	↑ D+4.3
▶	Tennessee(S)	StewartDEM	70.5%	194,026	FowlerREP	26.2%	72,098	D+44.3	—
▶	Utah	ThomasDEM	55.8%	102,353	HarrisREP	44.2%	81,071	D+11.6	↓ R+3.4
▶	Vermont	GibsonREP	65.7%	73,990	McGrathDEM	34.3%	38,673	R+31.4	↓ R+27.0
▶	Washington	BoneDEM	62.6%	371,535	ColvinREP	37.1%	220,204	D+25.5	↓ R+2.4
▶	Wisconsin	WileyREP	47.7%	446,770	OtherOTH	27.6%	258,757	R+22.9	↓ R+43.7

Governor

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33 contests|D won 15|R won 18

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	DixonDEM	87.4%	115,761	ClardyREP	12.5%	16,522	D+74.9	↑ D+0.6
▶	Arizona	JonesDEM	68.6%	80,350	LeeREP	27.3%	32,022	D+41.2	↑ D+19.7
▶	Arkansas	BaileyDEM	90.8%	118,696	OtherOTH	9.2%	12,077	D+90.8	↑ D+10.9
▶	California	OlsonDEM	52.5%	1,391,734	MerriamREP	44.2%	1,171,019	D+8.3	↑ D+19.4
▶	Colorado	CarrREP	55.8%	255,159	AmmonsDEM	43.7%	199,562	R+12.2	↓ R+30.4
▶	Connecticut	CrossDEM	36.0%	227,549	BaldwinREP	35.9%	227,191	D+0.1	↓ R+1.5
▶	Georgia	RiversDEM	95.3%	66,863	OtherOTH	4.7%	3,272	D+95.3	—
▶	Idaho	BottolfsenREP	57.3%	106,268	RossDEM	41.9%	77,697	R+15.4	↓ R+25.7
▶	Iowa	WilsonREP	52.7%	447,061	KraschelDEM	45.7%	387,779	R+7.0	↓ R+15.6
▶	Kansas	RatnerREP	52.1%	393,989	HuxmanDEM	45.1%	341,271	R+7.0	↑ D+0.9
▶	Maine	BarrowsREP	52.9%	157,350	BrannDEM	47.0%	139,745	R+5.9	↓ R+14.0
▶	Maryland	O'ConorDEM	54.6%	308,372	NiceREP	42.9%	242,095	D+11.7	↑ D+12.9
▶	Massachusetts	SaltonstallREP	53.3%	941,465	CurleyDEM	45.0%	793,884	R+8.4	↓ R+15.7
▶	Michigan	FitzgeraldREP	52.8%	847,245	MurphyDEM	47.0%	753,752	R+5.8	↑ D+0.8
▶	Minnesota	StassenREP	59.9%	678,839	OtherOTH	34.3%	388,162	R+54.1	↓ R+33.2
▶	Nebraska	CochranDEM	44.0%	218,787	WarnerREP	40.6%	201,898	D+3.4	↑ D+0.3
▶	Nevada	CarvilleDEM	61.9%	28,528	FultonREP	38.1%	17,586	D+23.7	↑ D+4.3
▶	New Hampshire	MurphyREP	57.1%	107,841	SullivanDEM	42.8%	80,847	R+14.3	↓ R+12.9
▶	New Mexico	MilesDEM	52.2%	82,344	MitchellREP	47.6%	75,017	D+4.7	↑ D+0.3
▶	New York	DeweyREP	48.5%	2,302,504	LehmanDEM	41.5%	1,971,352	R+7.0	↓ R+28.2
▶	North Dakota	MosesDEM	52.5%	138,270	HaganREP	47.5%	125,246	D+4.9	↓ R+1.4
▶	Ohio	BrickerREP	52.5%	1,265,548	SawyerDEM	47.5%	1,147,323	R+4.9	↓ R+7.9
▶	Oklahoma	PhillipsDEM	70.0%	355,740	RizleyREP	29.3%	148,861	D+40.7	↑ D+21.3
▶	Oregon	SpragueREP	57.4%	214,062	HessDEM	42.6%	158,744	R+14.8	↓ R+24.7
▶	Pennsylvania	JamesREP	53.4%	2,036,345	JonesDEM	45.8%	1,745,465	R+7.6	↓ R+9.9
▶	Rhode Island	VanderbiltREP	53.6%	167,003	QuinnDEM	41.6%	129,603	R+12.0	↓ R+26.2
▶	South Carolina	MaybankDEM	100.0%	49,009	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	BushfieldREP	53.9%	148,520	FosheimDEM	46.1%	126,885	R+7.9	↓ R+25.8
▶	Tennessee	CooperDEM	71.7%	210,567	BakerREP	28.3%	83,031	D+43.4	↓ R+18.4
▶	Texas	O'DanielDEM	99.8%	358,943	OtherOTH	0.1%	535	D+99.8	↑ D+0.3
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	66.8%	75,098	MartinDEM	33.3%	37,404	R+33.5	↓ R+18.1
▶	Wisconsin	HeilREP	55.4%	543,675	OtherOTH	36.6%	359,404	R+47.4	↓ R+67.0
▶	Wyoming	SmithREP	59.8%	57,288	MillerDEM	40.2%	38,501	R+19.6	↓ R+36.1

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