1938 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1938 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic nominee Herbert O'Conor defeated incumbent Republican Harry Nice with 54.62% of the vote.

November 8, 1938


Nominee	Herbert O'Conor	Harry Nice
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	308,372	242,095
Percentage	54.62%	42.88%

County Results
O'Conor: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Nice: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%

Governor before election

Harry Nice
Republican

Elected Governor

Herbert O'Conor
Democratic

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Primary elections were held on September 12, 1938.[1]

Candidates

Herbert O'Conor, Attorney General of Maryland
Howard W. Jackson, Mayor of Baltimore
William S. Gordy Jr., Comptroller of Maryland
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, State Delegate

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert O'Conor	147,613	43.32
	Democratic	Howard W. Jackson	135,244	39.69
	Democratic	William S. Gordy Jr.	34,337	10.08
	Democratic	Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer	23,587	6.92
Total votes			340,781	100.00

Candidates

Harry Nice, incumbent Governor
Harry T. Phoebus, former State Senator

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Nice	83,318	84.08
	Republican	Harry T. Phoebus	15,771	15.92
Total votes			99,089	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Herbert O'Conor, Democratic
Harry Nice, Republican

Other candidates

Herbert Brune, Independent
Joshua C. Gwin, Union
David W. Eyman, Socialist
Robert Kadish, Independent
Samuel Gordon, Communist

Results

1938 Maryland gubernatorial election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert O'Conor	308,372	54.62%
	Republican	Harry Nice	242,095	42.88%
	Independent	Herbert Brune	7,503	1.33%
	Union	Joshua C. Gwin	4,249	0.75%
	Socialist	David W. Eyman	941	0.17%
	Independent	Robert Kadish	759	0.13%
	Communist	Samuel Gordon	616	0.11%
Majority			66,277
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
"Maryland Manual". 1987. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

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