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1938 California Secretary of State election

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1938 California Secretary of State election

← 1934 November 8, 1938 1942 →
 
Nominee Frank C. Jordan Leo Gallagher
Party Republican Communist
Alliance Democratic
Townsend
Popular vote 2,139,766 150,760
Percentage 90.34% 6.36%

County results
Jordan:      80–90%      90-100%

Secretary of State before election

Frank C. Jordan
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Frank C. Jordan
Republican

The 1938 California Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Republican Frank C. Jordan won both the Democratic and Republican primaries, and easily defeated Communist nominee Leo Gallagher and Prohibitionist nominee Nellie S. Harriss in the general election with 90.34% of the vote.

Primary election results

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Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.[1]

Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank C. Jordan 606,828 100.00%
Total votes 606,828 100.00%
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank C. Jordan 479,264 47.52%
Democratic John S. McGroarty 211,856 21.01%
Democratic Leo Gallagher 125,051 12.40%
Democratic Marye Shannon Harrington 79,799 7.91%
Democratic Arthur A. Allen 73,502 7.29%
Democratic Milton Bryan 39,114 3.88%
Total votes 1,008,586 100.00%
Communist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Communist Leo Gallagher 755 100.00%
Total votes 755 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • Frank C. Jordan, Republican

Other candidates

  • Leo Gallagher, Communist
  • Nellie S. Harriss, Prohibition

Results

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1938 California Secretary of State election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank C. Jordan 2,139,766 90.34%
Communist Leo Gallagher 150,760 6.36%
Prohibition Nellie S. Harriss 77,076 3.25%
Scattering 1,017 0.04%
Majority 1,989,006
Total votes 2,368,619
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1938. Retrieved August 24, 2024.