1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas

The 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a second term in office. After narrowly defeating U.S. Representative John Little McClellan in the Democratic primary, she easily won the general election over Republican C.D. Atkinson. McClellan would later be elected at the other Senate seat in 1942 and served with Caraway until 1945.

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1938 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas

← 1932 November 8, 1938 1944 â†’

Nominee Hattie Caraway C. D. Atkinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 122,883 14,290 Percentage 89.58% 10.42%

County results Caraway:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Hattie Caraway Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Hattie Caraway Democratic

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Caraway, already the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, became the first woman elected to a second term in office.