The 1938 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1938.
Incumbent Democratic
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U.S. Senator
F. Ryan Duffy ran for a second term in office. In a three way race,
Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member ...
defeated Duffy and Lieutenant Governor
Herman L. Ekern
Herman Louis Ekern (December 27, 1872 – December 4, 1954) was an American attorney and progressive Republican politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 25th attorney general of Wisconsin, and the 42nd speake ...
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Primary elections were held on September 20. Senator Duffy was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. The Republican primary was a rematch of the 1936 gubernatorial primary; Wiley defeated
John B. Chapple
John Bowman Chapple (November 20, 1899 – April 16, 1989) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from Wisconsin. In 1932, he unseated incumbent United States Senator John J. Blaine in the Republican primary.
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, who had been nominated in the previous two Senate races. After losing, Chapple entered the general election as a candidate advocating for the Townsend Act. In the Progressive primary, Ekern defeated
Thomas R. Amlie
Thomas Ryum Amlie (April 17, 1897 – August 22, 1973) was a U.S. representative from Wisconsin, elected to Congress as a member of the Republican Party from 1931 to 1933 and again from 1935 to 1939 as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Par ...
by roughly 9,091 votes.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
* F. Ryan Duffy, incumbent Senator since 1933
Results
Progressive primary
Candidates
* Thomas R. Amlie
Thomas Ryum Amlie (April 17, 1897 – August 22, 1973) was a U.S. representative from Wisconsin, elected to Congress as a member of the Republican Party from 1931 to 1933 and again from 1935 to 1939 as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Par ...
, U.S. Representative from Madison
* Herman L. Ekern
Herman Louis Ekern (December 27, 1872 – December 4, 1954) was an American attorney and progressive Republican politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 25th attorney general of Wisconsin, and the 42nd speake ...
, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
* William J. Campbell, nominee for U.S. House from Oshkosh in 1934
* John B. Chapple
John Bowman Chapple (November 20, 1899 – April 16, 1989) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from Wisconsin. In 1932, he unseated incumbent United States Senator John J. Blaine in the Republican primary.
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, nominee for Senate in 1932 and 1934 and candidate for Governor in 1936
* Stephen J. McMahon, former judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
* Edward J. Samp, former University of Wisconsin–Madison football star and candidate for Treasurer in 1930
* William Henry Stafford
William Henry Stafford (October 12, 1869 – April 22, 1957) was a U.S. Republican politician from Wisconsin.
He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stafford received his bachelors degrees from Harvard University and law degree from Har ...
, U.S. Representative from Milwaukee
* Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member ...
, nominee for Governor in 1936
Results
General election
Candidates
* Fred Basset Blair
Fred Basset Blair (October 4, 1906''Testimony by and concerning Paul Corbin: Hearings'', United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities, Paul Corbin, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1962, pg. 1320 – March 21, 2005) was born in ...
, bookseller and perennial candidate (Communist)
* John B. Chapple
John Bowman Chapple (November 20, 1899 – April 16, 1989) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from Wisconsin. In 1932, he unseated incumbent United States Senator John J. Blaine in the Republican primary.
Early life and education ...
, perennial candidate (Townsend Republican)
* F. Ryan Duffy, incumbent Senator since 1933 (Democratic)
* Herman L. Ekern
Herman Louis Ekern (December 27, 1872 – December 4, 1954) was an American attorney and progressive Republican politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 25th attorney general of Wisconsin, and the 42nd speake ...
, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (Progressive)
* Joseph Ehrhardt, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
* Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member ...
, nominee for Governor in 1936 (Republican)
Results
See also
*1938 United States Senate elections
The 1938 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. The Republicans gained eight seats from the Democrats, though this occurred after multiple Democratic gains since the 1932 election, leading ...
References
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1938
Events
January
* January 1
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1938 Wisconsin elections
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