1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Franklin Wills Hancock Jr., U.S. Representative from Oxford
- Robert Rice Reynolds, incumbent Senator since 1933
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent) | 316,685 | 63.83% |  4.79
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| Republican | Charles A. Jonas | 179,461 | 36.17% |  4.79
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| Total votes | 496,146 | 100.00% | |||
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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