1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas
| country = Arkansas
| flag_year = 1924
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1932 United States Senate election in Arkansas
| previous_year = 1932
| next_election = 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas
| next_year = 1944
| election_date = November 8, 1938
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:Senator hcaraway.jpg
| nominee1 = Hattie Caraway
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 122,883
| percentage1 = 89.58%
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = C. D. Atkinson
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 14,290
| percentage2 = 10.42%
| map_image = 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg
| map_size = 210px
| map_caption = County results
Caraway: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d056c|>90%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Hattie Caraway
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Hattie Caraway
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a second term in office. After narrowly defeating U.S. Representative John Little McClellan in the Democratic primary, she easily won the general election over Republican C.D. Atkinson.
Caraway, already the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, became the first woman elected to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1931
- John L. McClellan, U.S. Representative from Malvern
- J. Rosser Venable
=Results=
[[File:1938 United States Senate Primary election in Arkansas results map by county.svg|thumb|center|Primary results by county
{{collapsible list
| title =Carraway|{{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}}}{{collapsible list
| title =McClellan | {{legend0|#e9ddaf|40–50%}} {{legend0|#d3bc5f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#c8ab37|60–70%}} {{legend0|#a0892cff|70-80%}}}}{{collapsible list|title=Venable:|{{legend0|#afe9af|30–40%}}}}]]
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| title = 1938 Democratic U.S. Senate primary{{cite web |title= Historical Report of the Secretary of State|author=Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin |date=2018 |url=https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf |page=362}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Hattie Caraway (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 145,472
| percentage = 51.04%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John L. McClellan
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 134,708
| percentage = 47.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = J. Rosser Venable
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 4,813
| percentage = 1.69%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 284,993
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
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| title = 1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas{{Cite web | url= http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1938election.pdf | title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938 | author=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives | publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | year=1939}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Hattie Caraway (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 122,883
| percentage = 89.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = C. D. Atkinson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,290
| percentage = 10.42%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 137,173
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
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See also
==References==
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{{Arkansas elections}}
{{1938 United States elections}}