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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in Arkansas

Hattie Caraway (Democrat) beat C.T. Atkinson (Republican) in Arkansas in 1938, 89.6% to 10.4%, a margin of 79.2 points and 108,631 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Hattie Caraway also won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 9,214 votes and went to the Democrat by 91.6 points. The closest was Searcy, where 167 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hattie Caraway won Democratic 122,871 89.6%
C.T. Atkinson Republican 14,240 10.4%
Total137,111

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 8,826 95.8% 388 4.2% 9,214 D+91.6
Sebastian 4,224 85.6% 713 14.4% 4,937 D+71.1
Washington 2,857 73.1% 1,052 26.9% 3,909 D+46.2
Mississippi 3,521 96.8% 115 3.2% 3,636 D+93.7
Craighead 3,042 89.1% 371 10.9% 3,413 D+78.3
Benton 2,598 78.0% 733 22.0% 3,331 D+56.0
Carroll 2,139 74.2% 744 25.8% 2,883 D+48.4
White 2,642 91.7% 238 8.3% 2,880 D+83.5
Poinsett 2,611 92.5% 212 7.5% 2,823 D+85.0
Logan 2,477 88.3% 328 11.7% 2,805 D+76.6
Union 2,585 97.1% 77 2.9% 2,662 D+94.2
Johnson 2,378 91.1% 233 8.9% 2,611 D+82.2
Miller 2,325 93.8% 154 6.2% 2,479 D+87.6
Crawford 2,032 83.5% 402 16.5% 2,434 D+67.0
Hempstead 2,275 94.8% 125 5.2% 2,400 D+89.6
Madison 1,576 68.3% 733 31.7% 2,309 D+36.5
Boone 2,161 97.4% 57 2.6% 2,218 D+94.9
Yell 2,039 95.9% 87 4.1% 2,126 D+91.8
Independence 1,882 88.8% 238 11.2% 2,120 D+77.5
Randolph 1,927 92.6% 154 7.4% 2,081 D+85.2
Clark 1,960 94.3% 119 5.7% 2,079 D+88.6
Garland 1,854 90.0% 207 10.0% 2,061 D+79.9
Clay 1,725 85.7% 288 14.3% 2,013 D+71.4
Faulkner 1,848 92.2% 157 7.8% 2,005 D+84.3
Pope 1,845 94.4% 110 5.6% 1,955 D+88.7
Hot Spring 1,524 80.7% 364 19.3% 1,888 D+61.4
Jackson 1,751 94.2% 108 5.8% 1,859 D+88.4
St. Francis 1,743 96.9% 56 3.1% 1,799 D+93.8
Montgomery 1,424 79.7% 363 20.3% 1,787 D+59.4
Newton 1,117 63.6% 640 36.4% 1,757 D+27.1
Jefferson 1,660 94.9% 90 5.1% 1,750 D+89.7
Franklin 1,556 91.5% 144 8.5% 1,700 D+83.1
Lawrence 1,559 92.6% 125 7.4% 1,684 D+85.2
Greene 1,511 91.5% 141 8.5% 1,652 D+82.9
Howard 1,529 93.5% 107 6.5% 1,636 D+86.9
Lonoke 1,548 95.0% 82 5.0% 1,630 D+89.9
Arkansas 1,424 87.6% 201 12.4% 1,625 D+75.3
Phillips 1,563 97.2% 45 2.8% 1,608 D+94.4
Cross 1,552 96.7% 53 3.3% 1,605 D+93.4
Ouachita 1,515 95.2% 76 4.8% 1,591 D+90.4
Lee 1,502 97.6% 37 2.4% 1,539 D+95.2
Saline 1,435 93.2% 104 6.8% 1,539 D+86.5
Searcy 847 55.5% 680 44.5% 1,527 D+10.9
Conway 1,375 93.2% 100 6.8% 1,475 D+86.4
Scott 1,281 87.8% 178 12.2% 1,459 D+75.6
Marion 1,169 80.7% 279 19.3% 1,448 D+61.5
Columbia 1,408 97.5% 36 2.5% 1,444 D+95.0
Polk 1,147 86.0% 187 14.0% 1,334 D+72.0
Stone 1,107 85.9% 181 14.1% 1,288 D+71.9
Desha 1,262 98.7% 17 1.3% 1,279 D+97.3
Lincoln 1,210 95.0% 64 5.0% 1,274 D+90.0
Grant 1,152 93.9% 75 6.1% 1,227 D+87.8
Crittenden 1,215 99.8% 2 0.2% 1,217 D+99.7
Bradley 1,066 95.7% 48 4.3% 1,114 D+91.4
Dallas 1,048 96.7% 36 3.3% 1,084 D+93.4
Izard 925 85.9% 152 14.1% 1,077 D+71.8
Ashley 1,025 96.3% 39 3.7% 1,064 D+92.7
Fulton 902 85.3% 155 14.7% 1,057 D+70.7
Nevada 981 93.3% 70 6.7% 1,051 D+86.7
Sevier 957 93.1% 71 6.9% 1,028 D+86.2
Sharp 910 89.9% 102 10.1% 1,012 D+79.8
Drew 969 96.2% 38 3.8% 1,007 D+92.5
Woodruff 939 94.8% 51 5.2% 990 D+89.7
Prairie 861 88.1% 116 11.9% 977 D+76.3
Pike 770 88.4% 101 11.6% 871 D+76.8
Cleburne 671 77.2% 198 22.8% 869 D+54.4
Monroe 826 95.7% 37 4.3% 863 D+91.4
Little River 794 92.1% 68 7.9% 862 D+84.2
Lafayette 794 96.1% 32 3.9% 826 D+92.3
Perry 726 89.9% 82 10.1% 808 D+79.7
Chicot 729 96.7% 25 3.3% 754 D+93.4
Baxter 610 82.7% 128 17.3% 738 D+65.3
Cleveland 711 96.7% 24 3.3% 735 D+93.5
Van Buren 627 88.4% 82 11.6% 709 D+76.9
Calhoun 595 97.5% 15 2.5% 610 D+95.1

Counties as they stood in 1938; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arkansas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 John Boozman (R) R+34.8
2020 Tom Cotton (R) R+66.5
2016 John Boozman (R) R+23.6
2014 Tom Cotton (R) R+17.1
2010 John Boozman (R) R+21.0
2008 Mark Pryor (D) D+79.5
2004 Blanche L. Lincoln (D) D+11.8
2002 Mark Pryor (D) D+7.7
1998 Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D) D+12.8
1996 Y. Tim Hutchinson (R) R+5.4
1992 Dale Bumpers (D) D+20.4
1990 David H. Pryor (D) D+99.8
1986 Dale Bumpers (D) D+24.6
1984 David Pryor (D) D+14.7
1980 Dale Bumpers (D) D+18.2
1978 David H. Pryor (D) D+60.2
1974 Dale Bumpers (D) D+69.8
1972 John L. McClellan (D) D+21.8
1968 J. William Fulbright (D) D+18.3
1966 John L. McClellan (D) level
1962 J. William Fulbright (D) D+37.3
1960 John Little McClellan (D) D+99.9
1956 J. William Fulbright (D) D+66.0
1954 John L. McClellan (D) D+100.0
1950 J. William Fulbright (D) D+100.0
1948 John L. McClellan (D) D+93.2
1944 J. William Fulbright (D) D+70.2
1942 John L. McClellan (D) D+100.0
1938 Hattie Caraway (D) D+79.2
1936 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+69.0
1932 Hattie Caraway (D) D+79.4
1930 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+100.0
1926 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) D+69.6
1924 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+47.0
1920 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) D+31.9
1918 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+100.0
1914 James P. Clarke (D) D+49.8