1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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.

1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas

November 8, 1938
 
Nominee Hattie Caraway C. D. Atkinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 122,883 14,290
Percentage 89.58% 10.42%

County results
Caraway:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

Hattie Caraway
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Hattie Caraway
Democratic

Caraway, already the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, became the first woman elected to a second term in office.

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