1938 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1938 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Homer Bone was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Ewing D. Colvin.
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Results by county Bone: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Colvin: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Blanket primary edit
The blanket primary was held on September 13, 1938.
Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Homer Bone, incumbent senator since 1933
- Otto A. Case, former state treasurer (1933–37) and candidate for governor in 1936
Republican edit
- Ewing D. Colvin
- Howard E. Foster
- Frank M. Goodwin, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1934
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Homer Bone (incumbent) | 243,682 | 55.31% | |
Republican | Ewing D. Colvin | 101,364 | 23.01% | |
Democratic | Otto A. Case | 59,264 | 13.45% | |
Republican | Frank M. Goodwin | 20,691 | 4.70% | |
Republican | Howard E. Foster | 15,557 | 3.53% | |
Total votes | 440,558 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Ewing D. Colvin (Republican)
- Homer Bone, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1933 (Democratic)
- Eugene V. Solie (Socialist Labor)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Homer Bone (incumbent) | 371,535 | 62.62% | |
Republican | Ewing D. Colvin | 220,204 | 37.12% | |
Socialist Labor | Eugene V. Solie | 1,553 | 0.26% | |
Total votes | 593,292 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1938 Washington Senate blanket primary". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 1, 1939). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.