1938 United States Senate election in Kansas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1938 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Senator George McGill ran for re-election to his second full term. Former Governor Clyde M. Reed won the Republican nomination to face McGill in a crowded field and ended up defeating him in a landslide, winning 56% of the vote in a year of nationwide Republican gains.
 | |||||||||||||||||
November 8, 1938
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Reed: 50â60% 60â70% McGill: 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
Democratic primary
Candidates
- George McGill, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Joe Dohner, Peabody farmer[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGill | 117,500 | 85.73% | |
| Democratic | Joe Dohner | 19,554 | 14.27% | |
| Total votes | 137,054 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Clyde M. Reed, former Governor of Kansas
- Dallas W. Knapp, former State Senator[3]
- Gerald B. Winrod, evangelist and Christian Identity promoter
- Jesse Clyde Fisher, Methodist minister and former Augusta City Councilman[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clyde M. Reed | 104,918 | 42.28% | |
| Republican | Dallas W. Knapp | 64,068 | 25.82% | |
| Republican | Gerald B. Winrod | 53,149 | 21.42% | |
| Republican | Jesse Clyde Fisher | 26,034 | 10.49% | |
| Total votes | 248,169 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clyde M. Reed | 419,532 | 56.21% | +14.17% | |
| Democratic | George McGill (inc.) | 326,774 | 43.78% | â1.89% | |
| Write-in | Joe Corpstein | 99 | 0.01% | â | |
| Majority | 92,758 | 12.43% | +8.79% | ||
| Total votes | 746,405 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||