1938 United States Senate election in Arizona

1938 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; Hayden: 70–80% 80–90% >90%
U.S. senator before election; Carl Hayden; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Carl Hayden; Democratic

The 1938 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 3, 1938. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Burt H. Clingan in the general election.

In contrast to previous elections, Hayden was easily reelected, receiving only token opposition from a relatively unknown Republican challenger.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
Robert E. Miller
Whit I. Hughes

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	68,328	65.48%
	Democratic	Robert E. Miller	22,154	21.23%
	Democratic	Whit I. Hughes	13,867	13.29%
Total votes			104,349	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Burt H. Clingan, chairman of the Arizona Industrial Commission

General election

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1938^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	82,714	76.52%	+9.85%
	Republican	Burt H. Clingan	25,378	23.48%	−8.58%
Majority			57,336	53.04%	+18.43%
Turnout			108,092
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

[1] "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1938".

[2] "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938".

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1938 United States Senate election in Arizona

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

See also

References