1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1936 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1936 1940 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1940 November 8, 1938 125px Walter Samuel Goodland Republican Party (United States) 477,084 52.37% 125px George A. Nelson Wisconsin Progressive Party 313,066 34.36% 125px Max Galasinski Democratic Party (United States) 113,057 12.41% Lieutenant Governor Herman Ekern Wisconsin Progressive Party Walter Samuel Goodland Republican Party (United States) The 1938 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Republican nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Progressive nominee and former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly George A. Nelson, Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Wisconsin Senate Max Galasinski and Union nominee Clement J. Lange.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A5YLAAJEI53TTB8Q/full/AQP5WHNM5RN46384 The general election library.wisc.edu 1940 2025-11-11https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A5YLAAJEI53TTB8Q/full/AIHDENKGMZF3YI8Q The primary election library.wisc.edu 1940 2025-11-11 General election On election day, November 8, 1938, Republican nominee Walter Samuel Goodland won the election by a margin of 164,018 votes against his foremost opponent Progressive nominee George A. Nelson, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Goodland was sworn in as the 29th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin on January 2, 1939.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1938&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1938 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-11 Results Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Walter Samuel Goodland 477,084 52.37 Wisconsin Progressive Party George A. Nelson 313,066 34.36 Democratic Party (United States) Max Galasinski 113,057 12.41 Union Party (United States) Clement J. Lange 5,945 0.65 Scattering 1,901 0.21 911,053 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Wisconsin Progressive Party References Category:1938 Wisconsin elections Category:Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1938 in the United States Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election