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1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas |
| country | Arkansas |
| flag_year | 1924 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1932 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
| previous_year | 1932 |
| next_election | 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
| next_year | 1944 |
| election_date | November 8, 1938 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | File:Senator hcaraway.jpg |
| nominee1 | Hattie Caraway |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 122,883 |
| percentage1 | 89.58% |
| image2 | File:3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | C. D. Atkinson |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 14,290 |
| percentage2 | 10.42% |
| map_image | 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 210px |
| map_caption | County results |
| Caraway: | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Hattie Caraway |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Hattie Caraway |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Caraway:
The 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a second term in office. After narrowly defeating U.S. Representative John Little McClellan in the Democratic primary, she easily won the general election over Republican C.D. Atkinson.
Caraway, already the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, became the first woman elected to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1931
- John L. McClellan, U.S. Representative from Malvern
- J. Rosser Venable
Results
General election
Results
References
References
- [[Arkansas Secretary of State]] Mark Martin. (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State".
- [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]]. (1939). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
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