1938, maryland, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1938, democratic, nominee, herbert, conor, defeated, incumbent, republican, harry, nice, with, vote, 1934, november, 1938, 1942, nominee, herbert, conor, harry, niceparty, democratic, republicanpopular, . 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 1938 Maryland gubernatorial election 1934 November 8 1938 1942 Nominee Herbert O Conor Harry NiceParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 308 372 242 095Percentage 54 62 42 88 County resultsO Conor 40 50 50 60 60 70 Nice 40 50 50 60 60 70 Governor before electionHarry NiceRepublican Elected Governor Herbert O ConorDemocratic Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on September 12 1938 1 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Herbert O Conor Attorney General of Maryland Howard W Jackson Mayor of Baltimore William S Gordy Jr Comptroller of Maryland Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer State DelegateResults edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Herbert O Conor 147 613 43 32Democratic Howard W Jackson 135 244 39 69Democratic William S Gordy Jr 34 337 10 08Democratic Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer 23 587 6 92Total votes 340 781 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Harry Nice incumbent Governor Harry T Phoebus former State SenatorResults edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Harry Nice incumbent 83 318 84 08Republican Harry T Phoebus 15 771 15 92Total votes 99 089 100 00General election editCandidates edit Major party candidates Herbert O Conor Democratic Harry Nice RepublicanOther candidates Herbert Brune Independent Joshua C Gwin Union David W Eyman Socialist Robert Kadish Independent Samuel Gordon CommunistResults edit 1938 Maryland gubernatorial election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Herbert O Conor 308 372 54 62 Republican Harry Nice incumbent 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 277TurnoutDemocratic gain from Republican SwingReferences edit a b c Guide to U S elections CQ Press Congressional Quarterly inc CQ Press 2005 ISBN 9781568029818 Retrieved April 19 2020 Maryland Manual 1987 Retrieved April 19 2020 nbsp nbsp This Maryland 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 Maryland gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173833307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,