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The 1938 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Homer Bone was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Ewing D. Colvin.
Blanket primary
The blanket primary was held on September 13, 1938.
Candidates
Democratic
- Homer Bone, incumbent senator since 1933
- Otto A. Case, former state treasurer (1933–37) and candidate for governor in 1936
Republican
- Ewing D. Colvin
- Howard E. Foster
- Frank M. Goodwin, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1934
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Homer Bone (incumbent) | 243,682 | 55.31% | |
| Republican | Ewing D. Colvin | 101,364 | 23.01% | |
| Democratic | Otto A. Case | 59,264 | 13.45% | |
| Republican | Frank M. Goodwin | 20,691 | 4.70% | |
| Republican | Howard E. Foster | 15,557 | 3.53% | |
| Total votes | 440,558 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Ewing D. Colvin (Republican)
- Homer Bone, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1933 (Democratic)
- Eugene V. Solie (Socialist Labor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Homer Bone (incumbent) | 371,535 | 62.62% | |
| Republican | Ewing D. Colvin | 220,204 | 37.12% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eugene V. Solie | 1,553 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 593,292 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "1938 Washington Senate blanket primary". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 1, 1939). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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