1938 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 February 2025 1938 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1927 presidential no 1932 United States Senate election in Kansas 1932 1944 United States Senate election in Kansas 1944 November 8, 1938 150x150px File:1940 Senator Clyde M. Reed (R) of Kansas (cropped).jpg Clyde M. Reed Republican Party (United States) 419,532 56.21% File:GeorgeMcGill (cropped).jpg George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 326,774 43.78% 1938 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsReed: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%McGill: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator George McGill Democratic Party (United States) Clyde M. Reed Republican Party (United States) The 1938 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator George McGill ran for re-election to his second full term. Former Governor Clyde M. Reed won the Republican nomination to face McGill in a crowded field and ended up defeating him in a landslide, winning 56% of the vote in a year of nationwide Republican gains. Democratic primary Candidates George McGill, incumbent U.S. Senator Joe Dohner, Peabody farmerAll Candidates Ready for Race The Manhattan Mercury June 20, 1938 Manhattan, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury/167169755/ March 3, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsRyan Frank J. Thirty-First Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1937-1938 Kansas State Printing Plant Topeka, Kansas 1938 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068097511&seq=3 March 3, 2025 George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 117,500 85.73% Joe Dohner Democratic Party (United States) 19,554 14.27% 137,054 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Clyde M. Reed, former Governor of Kansas Dallas W. Knapp, former State SenatorDallas Knapp to Run for Senator Emporia Gazette April 8, 1938 Emporia, Kansas 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette/167169877/ March 3, 2025 Gerald B. Winrod, evangelist and Christian Identity promoter Jesse Clyde Fisher, Methodist minister and former Augusta City CouncilmanMethodist Pastor to Run for Senate The Wichita Eagle February 12, 1938 Wichita, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/167169955/ March 3, 2025 Results Republican primary results Clyde M. Reed Republican Party (United States) 104,918 42.28% Dallas W. Knapp Republican Party (United States) 64,068 25.82% Gerald B. Winrod Republican Party (United States) 53,149 21.42% Jesse Clyde Fisher Republican Party (United States) 26,034 10.49% 248,169 100.00% General election Results 1938 United States Senate election in Kansas Republican Party (United States) Clyde M. Reed 419,532 56.21% +14.17% Democratic Party (United States) George McGill (inc.) 326,774 43.78% -1.89% Write-in Joe Corpstein 99 0.01% — 92,758 12.43% +8.79% 746,405 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1938 United States Senate elections References United States Senate Kansas 1938