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1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina 
Summary
The 1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating U.S. Representative Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. in the Democratic primary and Republican former U.S. Representative Charles A. Jonas in the general election.
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 Results by county Reynolds: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Jonas: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Franklin Wills Hancock Jr., U.S. Representative from Oxford
- Robert Rice Reynolds, incumbent Senator since 1933
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent) | 315,316 | 61.53% | |
| Democratic | Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. | 197,154 | 38.47% | |
| Total votes | 512,470 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent) | 316,685 | 63.83% |  4.79
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| Republican | Charles A. Jonas | 179,461 | 36.17% |  4.79
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| Total votes | 496,146 | 100.00% | |||
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.