1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1932 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1932 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1944 November 8, 1938 x150px File:Senator hcaraway.jpg Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) 122,883 89.58% File:3x4.svg C. D. Atkinson Republican Party (United States) 14,290 10.42% 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 210px County resultsCaraway: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% U.S. Senator Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a second term in office. After narrowly defeating U.S. Representative John Little McClellan in the Democratic primary, she easily won the general election over Republican C.D. Atkinson. McClellan would later be elected at the other Senate seat in 1942 and served with Caraway until 1945. Caraway, already the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, became the first woman elected to a second term in office. Democratic primary Candidates Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1931 John L. McClellan, U.S. Representative from Malvern J. Rosser Venable Results thumb|center|Democratic primary results map by county: #7996e2 Carraway #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #d3bc5f McClellan #e9ddaf 40–50% #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% #a0892cff 70–80% #afe9af Venable #afe9af 30–40% 1938 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Historical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin 2018 https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf 362 Hattie Caraway (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 145,472 51.04% John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) 134,708 47.27% J. Rosser Venable Democratic Party (United States) 4,813 1.69% 284,993 100.00% General election Results 1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1938election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1939 Hattie Caraway (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 122,883 89.58% C. D. Atkinson Republican Party (United States) 14,290 10.42% 137,173 100.00% See also 1938 United States Senate elections References 1938 Arkansas United States Senate