1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas
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| |  |  | | Nominee | Hattie Caraway | C. D. Atkinson | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | | Popular vote | 122,883 | 14,290 | | Percentage | 89.58% | 10.42% | |
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Caraway: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% |
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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
Results
1938 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hattie Caraway (incumbent) | 145,472 | 51.04% |
| | Democratic | John L. McClellan | 134,708 | 47.27% |
| | Democratic | J. Rosser Venable | 4,813 | 1.69% |
| Total votes | 284,993 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas[1][2] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hattie Caraway (incumbent) | 122,883 | 89.58% |
| | Republican | C. D. Atkinson | 14,290 | 10.42% |
| Total votes | 137,173 | 100.00% |
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