The 1938 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Culbert L. Olson had defeated John F. Dockweiler and James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor for the Democratic nomination, while incumbent governor Frank F. Merriam defeated George J. Hatfield for the Republican nomination. Miriam had angered the left and the right Throughout his Tenure as governor. Due to this Olsen-one by a large margin Receiving 52% of the vote to mariam's 44%. This was the first election since 1894 in which a Democrat was elected Governor of California, as well as the first election since 1882 in which a Democrat won with more than 50% of the vote. This was the last time until Gray Davis in 1998 that a Democrat who was not a member of the Brown family won the governorship.
1938, california, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1938, culbert, olson, defeated, john, dockweiler, james, francis, thaddeus, connor, democratic, nomination, while, incumbent, governor, frank, merriam, defeated, george, hatfield, republican, nominatio. The 1938 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8 1938 Culbert L Olson had defeated John F Dockweiler and James Francis Thaddeus O Connor for the Democratic nomination while incumbent governor Frank F Merriam defeated George J Hatfield for the Republican nomination Miriam had angered the left and the right Throughout his Tenure as governor Due to this Olsen one by a large margin Receiving 52 of the vote to mariam s 44 This was the first election since 1894 in which a Democrat was elected Governor of California as well as the first election since 1882 in which a Democrat won with more than 50 of the vote This was the last time until Gray Davis in 1998 that a Democrat who was not a member of the Brown family won the governorship 1938 California gubernatorial election 1934 November 8 1938 1942 Nominee Culbert Olson Frank Merriam Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 391 734 1 171 019 Percentage 52 49 44 17 County resultsOlson 40 50 50 60 Merriam 40 50 50 60 70 80 Governor before election Frank Merriam Republican Elected Governor Culbert Olson DemocraticGeneral election results edit1938 gubernatorial election California Party Candidate Votes Democratic Culbert L Olson 1 391 734 52 49 14 74 Republican Frank F Merriam incumbent 1 171 019 44 17 4 70 Progressive Raymond L Haight 64 418 2 43 10 56 Commonwealth Party Robert Noble 23 787 0 90 N A Total votes 2 650 958 100 0 Democratic gain from Republican SwingReferences editOur Campaigns nbsp nbsp This California elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1938 California gubernatorial election amp oldid 1221383555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
