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1938 Alabama gubernatorial election
	County results; Dixon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Bibb Graves; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frank M. Dixon; Democratic

The 1938 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Bibb Graves was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Democratic primary edit

At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given you would win the general election.

Candidates edit

James H. Arnold
Frank M. Dixon, attorney and candidate for governor in 1934
R. J. Goode, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
D. Hardy Riddle
Chauncey Sparks, State Representative

Results edit

1938 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank M. Dixon	152,860	48.62
	Democratic	Chauncey Sparks	74,544	23.71
	Democratic	R. J. Goode	70,287	22.36
	Democratic	D. Hardy Riddle	15,478	4.92
	Democratic	James H. Arnold	1,201	0.38
Total votes			314,370	100