Arizona gubernatorial election, 1938

November 8, 1938



Nominee	Robert Taylor Jones	Jerrie W. Lee
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	80,350	32,022
Percentage	68.57%	27.33%

Governor before election

Rawghlie Clement Stanford
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert Taylor Jones
Democratic

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The 1938 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford declined to run for reelection, with pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones winning the Democratic nomination to succeed Stanford.

Robert Taylor Jones defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn in to his first and only term as Governor on January 2, 1939, becoming Arizona's sixth Governor.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on September 13, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford, who had served only one term, declined to run for reelection amidst the Great Depression. Pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones, Secretary of State James H. Kerby, former Secretary of State Sidney P. Osborn, Mayor Andrew Jackson Bettwy, and C. M. Zander ran to replace Stanford.^[1]

After losing the Democratic primary, James Kerby ran as an Independent Democrat in the general election, but received only token support, in the single digits.

Candidates

Robert Taylor Jones, pharmacy owner, cattle rancher
James H. Kerby, Secretary of State of Arizona
Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona
Andrew Jackson Bettwy, former Mayor of Nogales, Arizona
C. M. Zander, Secretary of the Board of Directors of State Institutions

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Taylor Jones	38,543	34.20%
	Democratic	James H. Kerby	35,867	31.83%
	Democratic	Sidney P. Osborn	34,307	30.44%
	Democratic	Andrew J. Bettwy	3,584	3.18%
	Democratic	C. M. Zander	389	0.35%
Total votes			112,690	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Jerrie W. Lee, secretary of the Arizona Wool Growers Association

General election

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1938^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Taylor Jones	80,350	68.57%
	Republican	Jerrie W. Lee	32,022	27.33%
	Independent Democrat	James H. Kerby	4,814	4.11%
Majority			48,328	41.24%
Turnout			117,184
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

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