United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1938, in 33 states, concurrent with the
House
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and
Senate elections, on November 8, 1938 (September 12 in Maine).
Governor
Herbert H. Lehman
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was only able to win reelection due to the votes he received on the
American Labor Party's ballot line.
In
New York
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, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.
Results
See also
*
1938 United States elections
**
1938 United States Senate elections
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**
1938 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1938 which occurred in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost a ...
References
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November 1938 events