1938 California Attorney General election

1938 California Attorney General election
	County results; Warren: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Attorney General before election; Ulysses S. Webb; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Earl Warren; Republican

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.^[1]

Primary election results

Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.^[2]

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^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Earl Warren	533,534	84.00%
	Republican	Lorrin Andrews	78,942	12.43%
	Democratic	Carl S. Kegley (write-in)	22,708	3.58%
Total votes			635,184	100.00%

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Earl Warren	308,590	30.17%
	Democratic	Carl S. Kegley	280,408	27.41%
	Democratic	William Moseley Jones	169,521	16.57%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Cooney	124,151	12.14%
	Democratic	James F. Brennan	62,505	6.11%
	Democratic	Walter Emmett Barry	50,571	4.94%
	Democratic	Lorrin Andrews	27,099	2.65%
Total votes			1,022,845	100.00%

Progressive primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	California Progressive Party	Earl Warren	3,588	65.99%
	California Progressive Party	William C. Ring	1,026	18.87%
	California Progressive Party	Lorrin Andrews	823	15.14%
Total votes			5,437	100.00%

Townsend primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Townsend Party	Walter Emmett Barry	7,051	60.32%
	Townsend Party	Carl S. Kegley (write-in)	2,646	22.64%
	Townsend Party	Lorrin Andrews	1,992	17.04%
Total votes			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 election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Earl Warren	1,542,847	66.16%
	Write-in	Carl Kegley	463,682	19.88%
	Townsend Party	Walter Emmett Barry	231,914	9.95%
	Prohibition	Claude A. Watson	93,085	3.99%
	Scattering		357	0.01%
Majority			2,331,885
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "November 8, 1938". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State. State of California. Statement of Vote. Primary Election August 30, 1938. p. 18.
^ Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State. State of California. Statement of Vote. General Election November 8, 1938. p. 9.

[1] "November 8, 1938". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[California-2] Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State. State of California. Statement of Vote. Primary Election August 30, 1938. p. 18.

[3] Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State. State of California. Statement of Vote. General Election November 8, 1938. p. 9.

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