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1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1932 November 7, 1938 1944 →
 
Nominee Robert R. Reynolds Charles A. Jonas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 316,685 179,461
Percentage 63.83% 36.17%

Results by county
Reynolds:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Jonas:      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election

Robert Rice Reynolds
Democratic

Elected Senator

Robert Rice Reynolds
Democratic

The 1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating U.S. Representative Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. in the Democratic primary and Republican former U.S. Representative Charles A. Jonas in the general election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1938 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent) 315,316 61.53%
Democratic Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. 197,154 38.47%
Total votes 512,470 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1938 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent) 316,685 63.83% Decrease4.79
Republican Charles A. Jonas 179,461 36.17% Increase4.79
Total votes 496,146 100.00%

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.