1938 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1938 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia.

1938 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary

September 14, 1938

410 county unit votes
206 unit votes needed to win
 
Nominee Eurith D. Rivers Hugh Howell John J. Mangham
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 282 126 2
Popular vote 160,459 134,131 19,537
Percentage 50.72% 42.40% 6.18%

Governor before election

Eurith D. Rivers
Democratic

Elected Governor

Eurith D. Rivers
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor Eurith D. Rivers was re-elected to a second term.

As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran with only token opposition in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

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