1938 California Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 1938 California Attorney General election California Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder Presidential no 1934 California Attorney General election 1934 1942 California Attorney General election 1942 November 8, 1938 Earl Warren 1944 3x4.jpg Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) DemocraticProgressive 1,542,847 66.16% Carl S. Kegley.jpg Carl Kegley Write-in 463,682 19.88% Walter Emmett Barry.jpg Walter Emmett Barry Townsend DFBB8C 231,914 9.95% 1938 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg 350px County results Warren: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #c21b18 80-90% Attorney General Ulysses S. Webb Republican Party (United States) Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) The 1938 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican Alameda County District Attorney Earl Warren defeated Democratic write-in candidate Carl S. Kegley and Townsend Party nominee Walter Emmett Barry with 66.16% of the vote.https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1938-11-08 November 8, 1938 joincalifornia.com 24 August 2024 Primary election results Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State State of California. Statement of Vote. Primary Election August 30, 1938 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote192639cali/page/n807/mode/1up 18 Candidates Earl Warren (R), Alameda County District Attorney Lorrin Andrews (R), former Attorney General of Hawaii Carl S. Kegley (D), attorney and Ham and Eggs advocate William Moseley Jones (D), Speaker of the California State Assembly Patrick J. Cooney (D) James F. Brennan (D), State Assemblyman Walter Emmett Barry (Townsend) William C. Ring (Progressive) Claude A. Watson (Prohibition) Results Republican primary results Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) 533,534 84.00% Lorrin Andrews Republican Party (United States) 78,942 12.43% Carl S. Kegley (write-in) Democratic Party (United States) 22,708 3.58% 635,184 100.00% Democratic primary results Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) 308,590 30.17% Carl S. Kegley Democratic Party (United States) 280,408 27.41% William Moseley Jones Democratic Party (United States) 169,521 16.57% Patrick J. Cooney Democratic Party (United States) 124,151 12.14% James F. Brennan Democratic Party (United States) 62,505 6.11% Walter Emmett Barry Democratic Party (United States) 50,571 4.94% Lorrin Andrews Democratic Party (United States) 27,099 2.65% 1,022,845 100.00% Progressive primary results Earl Warren California Progressive Party 3,588 65.99% William C. Ring California Progressive Party 1,026 18.87% Lorrin Andrews California Progressive Party 823 15.14% 5,437 100.00% Townsend primary results Walter Emmett Barry Townsend Party #DFBB8C 7,051 60.32% Carl S. Kegley (write-in) Townsend Party #DFBB8C 2,646 22.64% Lorrin Andrews Townsend Party #DFBB8C 1,992 17.04% 11,689 100.00% General election Candidates Earl Warren, Republican Carl S. Kegley, write-in Walter Emmett Barry, Townsend Claude A. Watson, Prohibition Results 1938 California Attorney General electionCompiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State State of California. Statement of Vote. General Election November 8, 1938 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote192639cali/page/9/mode/1up?q=%22ellis+e.+patterson%22 9 Republican Party (United States) Earl Warren 1,542,847 66.16% Write-in Carl Kegley 463,682 19.88% Townsend Party #DFBB8C Walter Emmett Barry 231,914 9.95% Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson 93,085 3.99% Scattering 357 0.01% 2,331,885 Republican Party (United States) References collapsed 1938 Attorney General Category:November 1938 in the United States