1938 Idaho gubernatorial election

1938 Idaho gubernatorial election

November 8, 1938

Nominee C. A. Bottolfsen C. Ben Ross Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 106,268 77,697 Percentage 57.30% 41.89%

Governor before election Barzilla W. Clark Democratic Elected Governor C. A. Bottolfsen Republican

The 1938 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican nominee C. A. Bottolfsen defeated Democratic nominee C. Ben Ross with 57.30% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• C. A. Bottolfsen, Republican
• C. Ben Ross, Democratic

Other candidates

• R. B. Wilson, Independent

Results

1938 Idaho gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. A. Bottolfsen	106,268	57.30%
	Democratic	C. Ben Ross	77,697	41.89%
	Independent	R. B. Wilson	1,494	0.81%
Majority			28,571
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing