1938 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 December 2020 1938 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1932 United States Senate election in Ohio 1932 1944 United States Senate election in Ohio 1944 November 8, 1938 150x150px Robert Taft 1939 stands at microphone (cropped) (3x4).jpg Robert A. Taft Republican Party (United States) 1,255,414 53.62% Robert J. Bulkley, 1930 (3x4).jpg Robert J. Bulkley Democratic Party (United States) 1,085,792 46.38% File:1938 United States Senate election in Ohio results by county map.svg 210px County resultsTaft: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D40000 70–80%Bulkley: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% U.S. Senator Robert J. Bulkley Democratic Party (United States) Robert A. Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1938 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Senator Robert J. Bulkley ran for re-election to a second full term in office, but was defeated by the Republican nominee, former state Senator Robert A. Taft, the elder son of former President and supreme court chief justice William Howard Taft. Taft's victory was a part of a major Republican wave nationally, where Republicans gained 8 Senate seats and 81 seats in the House of Representatives, which was largely attributable to incumbent Democratic President Franklin Roosevelts's unpopularity in the aftermath of the Recession of 1937–1938 and the President's controversial plan to add more seats to the Supreme Court, which he proposed after the court ruled some of his New Deal programs unconstitutional. Taft's victory marked the beginning of 4 consecutive Republican victories in this seat, and Democrats would not win it again until Governor Frank Lausche won it in 1956. General election Candidates Robert J. Bulkley, incumbent Senator since 1930 (Democratic) Robert A. Taft, former State Senator from Cincinnati and Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (Republican) Results 1938 United States Senate election in OhioStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1938 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1938election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 31 Dec 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27810 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Taft 1,255,414 53.62% 6.14 Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Bulkley (incumbent) 1,085,792 46.38% 6.14 2,341,206 100.00% See also 1938 United States Senate elections References 1938 Ohio United States Senate