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1938 Arizona gubernatorial election

The 1938 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford declined to run for reelection, with pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones winning the Democratic nomination to succeed Stanford.

The 1938 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford declined to run for reelection, with pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones winning the Democratic nomination to succeed Stanford.

Robert Taylor Jones defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn into his first and only term as Governor on January 2, 1939, becoming Arizona's sixth Governor.

The Democratic primary took place on September 13, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford, who had served only one term, declined to run for reelection amidst the Great Depression. Pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones, Secretary of State James H. Kerby, former Secretary of State Sidney P. Osborn, Mayor Andrew Jackson Bettwy, and C. M. Zander ran to replace Stanford.

After losing the Democratic primary, James Kerby ran as an Independent Democrat in the general election, but received only token support, in the single digits.

Robert Taylor Jones, pharmacy owner, cattle rancher
James H. Kerby, Secretary of State of Arizona
Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona
Andrew Jackson Bettwy, former Mayor of Nogales, Arizona
C. M. Zander, Secretary of the Board of Directors of State Institutions

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	38,543	34.20%
	Democratic	35,867	31.83%
	Democratic	34,307	30.44%
	Democratic	3,584	3.18%
	Democratic	389	0.35%
112,690	100.00%

Jerrie W. Lee, secretary of the Arizona Wool Growers Association

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	80,350	68.57%	−2.11%
	Republican	32,022	27.33%	−1.79%
	Independent Democrat	4,814	4.11%	+4.11%
48,328	41.24%
117,184	100.00%
	Democratic hold	-0.33%

County	Robert Taylor JonesDemocratic	Jerrie W. LeeRepublican	James H. KerbyIndependent Democratic	Margin	Total votes cast
Apache	2,144	81.96%	405	15.48%	67	2.56%	1,739	66.48%	2,616
Cochise	7,457	75.23%	1,954	19.71%	501	5.05%	5,503	55.52%	9,912
Coconino	2,851	72.97%	952	24.37%	104	2.66%	1,899	48.61%	3,907
Gila	4,912	70.41%	1,722	24.68%	342	4.90%	3,190	45.73%	6,976
Graham	3,212	76.39%	827	19.67%	166	3.95%	2,385	56.72%	4,205
Greenlee	1,743	84.37%	176	8.52%	147	7.12%	1,567	75.85%	2,066
Maricopa	27,007	60.76%	15,296	34.41%	2,144	4.82%	11,711	26.35%	44,447
Mohave	1,776	78.13%	389	17.11%	108	4.75%	1,387	61.02%	2,273
Navajo	2,986	73.82%	932	23.04%	127	3.14%	2,054	50.78%	4,045
Pima	11,557	71.03%	4,354	26.76%	360	2.21%	7,203	44.27%	16,271
Pinal	3,549	71.60%	1,272	25.66%	136	2.74%	2,277	45.94%	4,957
Santa Cruz	1,687	73.99%	555	24.34%	38	1.67%	1,132	49.65%	2,280
Yavapai	5,845	66.77%	2,563	29.28%	346	3.95%	3,282	37.49%	8,754
Yuma	3,624	80.95%	625	13.96%	228	5.09%	2,999	66.99%	4,477

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