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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1938 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 08, 1938 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1938 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 14, 1939 - 12:00pm
Term End January 14, 1941 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur September 23, 2023 12:05pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Dubin, United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952, p.24

Party ID in CQ Guide to Elections was switched for Cole, should be Republican.
AP article from Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1938, in The Town Talk of Alexandria, LA.
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"Aside from the referenda, Arkansas will vote for hundreds of Democratic nominees for township, county, district and state offices. In the only two state contests, Republican C. D. Atkinson of Fayetteville is opposing Senator Hattie W. Caraway and Republican Charles F. Cole of Batesville and Independent W. S. McNutt are challenging Governor Carl E. Bailey."
DescriptionResults in several counties appear to be either incorrect or incomplete.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameCarl E. Bailey Votes155,152 (84.89%)
Term01/12/1937 - 01/14/1939 Margin128,277 (+70.19%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 09, 1938 AR Governor - D Primary Carl E. Bailey
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Carl E. Bailey Charles F. Cole Walter S. McNutt
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent
Votes118,696 (86.32%) 12,077 (8.78%) 6,729 (4.89%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -106,619 (-77.54%) -111,967 (-81.43%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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