The 1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic governor George Howard Earle III was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Arthur James defeated Democratic candidate Charles Alvin Jones to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Gifford Pinchot unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while Thomas Kennedy unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
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County results James: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Jones: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur James | 2,035,340 | 53.39 | |
Democratic | Charles Alvin Jones | 1,756,192 | 46.07 | |
Socialist | Jesse H. Holmes | 12,635 | 0.33 | |
Prohibition | Robert G. Burnham | 6,438 | 0.17 | |
Communist | Ella Reeve Bloor Omholt | 1,273 | 0.03 | |
N/A | Others | 89 | 0.00 | |
Totals | 3,811,967 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1938". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.