1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08)
 
Nominee Arthur James Charles Alvin Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,035,340 1,756,192
Percentage 53.39% 46.07%
County results

James:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Jones:      50–60%
Governor before election

George Earle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Arthur James
Republican

The 1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic governor George Howard Earle III was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Arthur James defeated Democratic candidate Charles Alvin Jones to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Gifford Pinchot unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while Thomas Kennedy unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

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