1938 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1938 United States Senate election in Ohio

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Nominee Robert A. Taft Robert J. Bulkley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,255,414 1,085,792
Percentage 53.62% 46.38%

U.S. senator before election

Robert J. Bulkley
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert A. Taft
Republican

The 1938 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 1938. Incumbent Senator Robert J. Bulkley ran for re-election to a second full term in office, but was defeated by Republican Robert A. Taft.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Robert J. Bulkley, incumbent Senator since 1930 (Democratic)
  • Robert A. Taft, former State Senator from Cincinnati and Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (Republican)

Results[]

1938 United States Senate election in Ohio[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert A. Taft 1,255,414 53.62% Increase6.14
Democratic Robert J. Bulkley (incumbent) 1,085,792 46.38% Decrease6.14
Total votes 2,341,206 100.00%

See also[]

  • 1938 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1938" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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