The 1938 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic nominee

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defeated

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nominee

John N. Hagan John N. Hagan (August 4, 1873 – June 4, 1952) was a North Dakota Republican/ NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938. He is one of three politicians in the sta ...

with 52.47% of the vote.

Primary elections

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s were held on June 28, 1938.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, former Mercer County State's Attorney *Oliver Rosenberg

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

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Thorstein H. H. Thoresen Thorstein Hartvig Haugen Thoresen (December 9, 1885 – April 17, 1956) was a Norwegian-American lawyer and politician in the state of North Dakota. He served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1937 to 1939 under Governor William ...

, incumbent

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Results

General election

Candidates

*John Moses, Democratic *John N. Hagan, Republican

Results

References

{{1938 United States elections

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

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