1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Franklin Wills Hancock Jr., U.S. Representative from Oxford
- Robert Rice Reynolds, incumbent Senator since 1933
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds (incumbent) | 316,685 | 63.83% |  4.79 | |
| Republican | Charles A. Jonas | 179,461 | 36.17% |  4.79 | |
| Total votes | 496,146 | 100.00% | |||
Footnotes
- "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 2 Mar 2021.
- "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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