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The 1938 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8. Incumbent Democratic governor Barzilla Clark ran for re-election, but was defeated in the August primary by former three-term governor C. Ben Ross. The general election was won by Republican nominee C. A. Bottolfsen, who received 57.30% of the vote. [1]
Primary elections were held on August 9, 1938. [2] [3]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | C. A. Bottolfsen | 106,268 | 57.30% | ||
Democratic | C. Ben Ross | 77,697 | 41.89% | ||
Independent | R. B. Wilson | 1,494 | 0.81% | ||
Majority | 28,571 | ||||
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Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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![]() County results Bottolfsen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Ross: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Idaho |
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The 1938 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8. Incumbent Democratic governor Barzilla Clark ran for re-election, but was defeated in the August primary by former three-term governor C. Ben Ross. The general election was won by Republican nominee C. A. Bottolfsen, who received 57.30% of the vote. [1]
Primary elections were held on August 9, 1938. [2] [3]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | C. A. Bottolfsen | 106,268 | 57.30% | ||
Democratic | C. Ben Ross | 77,697 | 41.89% | ||
Independent | R. B. Wilson | 1,494 | 0.81% | ||
Majority | 28,571 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |