1938 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1938 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election presidential Alabama 1934 Alabama gubernatorial election 1934 1942 Alabama gubernatorial election 1942 no November 8, 1938 File:Frank M Dixon 1939.jpg 150x150px Frank M. Dixon Democratic Party (United States) 115,761 87.52% 3x4.svg W. A. Clardy Republican Party (United States) 16,513 12.48% 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsDixon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Bibb Graves Democratic Party (United States) Frank M. Dixon Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term. Democratic primary At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given you would win the general election. Candidates James H. Arnold Frank M. Dixon, attorney and candidate for governor in 1934 R. J. Goode, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries D. Hardy Riddle Chauncey Sparks, State Representative Results 1938 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=353675 AL Governor D Primary 1938 October 21, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Frank M. Dixon 152,860 48.62 Democratic Party (United States) Chauncey Sparks 74,544 23.71 Democratic Party (United States) R. J. Goode 70,287 22.36 Democratic Party (United States) D. Hardy Riddle 15,478 4.92 Democratic Party (United States) James H. Arnold 1,201 0.38 314,370 100 Results 1938 Alabama gubernatorial electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=93468 AL Governor 1938 October 21, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Frank M. Dixon 115,761 87.52 Republican Party (United States) W. A. Clardy 16,513 12.48 132,274 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1938 gubernatorial Alabama Category:November 1938 in the United States