1938 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1938 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas 1927 Presidential no 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election 1936 1940 Kansas gubernatorial election 1940 November 8, 1938 File:PayneRatner (cropped).jpg 150x150px Payne Ratner Republican Party (United States) 393,989 52.10% File:Walter Augustus Huxman.jpg Walter A. Huxman Democratic Party (United States) 341,271 45.13% 1938 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsRatner: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Huxman: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Walter A. Huxman Democratic Party (United States) Payne Ratner Republican Party (United States) The 1938 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican nominee Payne Ratner defeated Democratic incumbent Walter A. Huxman with 52.10% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 2, 1938.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-05-23 Republican primary Candidates Payne Ratner, State Senator Harold C. McGugin, former U.S. Representative Charles W. Thompson, former Lieutenant Governor Carl Newcomer Results Republican primary results Payne Ratner Republican Party (United States) 104,241 40.59 Harold C. McGugin Republican Party (United States) 72,815 28.35 Charles W. Thompson Republican Party (United States) 52,872 20.59 Carl Newcomer Republican Party (United States) 26,906 10.48 256,834 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Payne Ratner, Republican Walter A. Huxman, Democratic Other candidates Jonathan M. Davis, Independent C. Floyd Hester, Prohibition Ida A. Beloof, Socialist Results 1938 Kansas gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Payne Ratner 393,989 52.10% Democratic Party (United States) Walter A. Huxman (incumbent) 341,271 45.13% Independent politician Jonathan M. Davis 15,065 1.99% Prohibition Party C. Floyd Hester 4,337 0.57% Socialist Party USA Ida A. Beloof 1,496 0.20% 52,718 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1938 Kansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1938 in the United States