1938_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri References

1938 United States Senate election in Missouri
← 1932 1944 →
	County results; Clark: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Caulfield: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Bennett Champ Clark; Democratic	Elected U.S. senator ; Bennett Champ Clark; Democratic

The 1938 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1938 in Missouri. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Bennett Champ Clark, was re-elected with 60.69% of the vote. He defeated Republican candidate and former Governor of Missouri Henry S. Caulfield.

Democratic primary

Bennett Champ Clark, incumbent Senator since 1933
Joseph T. Davis, lawyer^[1]
Willis H. Meredith, former State Representative for Butler County and Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives^[2]^[3]
Robert I. Young, farmer^[4]

Democratic primary August 2, 1938^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennett Champ Clark (incumbent)	574,526	78.81
	Democratic	Joseph T. Davis	92,946	12.75
	Democratic	Willis H. Meredith	35,543	4.88
	Democratic	Robert I. Young	26,029	3.57
Total votes			729,044	100

Republican primary August 2, 1938^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry S. Caulfield	168,312	85.97
	Republican	Ray E. White	27,470	14.03
Total votes			195,782	100

1938 United States Senate election in Missouri^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bennett Champ Clark (incumbent)	757,587	60.69%	-2.57
	Republican	Henry S. Caulfield	488,687	39.15%	+3.38
	Socialist	J. G. Hodges	1,712	0.14%	-0.57
	Socialist Labor	Karl L. Oberhue	292	0.02%	-0.01
Majority			268,900	21.54%
Turnout			1,248,278
	Democratic hold		Swing

^ "FORCES ORGANIZED AT MASS MEETING TO ELECT DOUGLAS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 20, 1938. p. 8A. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ "Historical Missouri State Legislators: M". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ "Officers of the Missouri Senate and House 1820-2011". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Who's Who in Senate Race in State's August Primary". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 20, 1938. p. 8C. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ ^a ^b Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1939 - 1940. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1940. p. 345. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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