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1938 US Senate election in Georgia
Walter F. George (Democrat) won in Georgia in 1938 with 95.1% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.
The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Walter F. George also won.
Democrats led in 159 of the 159 counties as they stood then. The largest, Chatham, cast 6,772 votes and went to the Democrat by 99.7 points. The closest was Webster, where 55 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter F. George won | Democratic | 66,897 | 95.1% |
| All other candidates | 3,442 | 4.9% | |
| Total | 70,339 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 6,754 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 6,772 | D+99.7 |
| Fulton | 5,304 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 126 | 5,430 | D+97.7 |
| Elbert | 1,898 96.7% | 0 0.0% | 65 | 1,963 | D+96.7 |
| Grady | 1,803 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 1,812 | D+99.5 |
| Dekalb | 1,424 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 26 | 1,450 | D+98.2 |
| Madison | 886 64.2% | 0 0.0% | 493 | 1,379 | D+64.2 |
| McDuffie | 1,361 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,361 | D+100.0 | |
| Forsyth | 908 70.3% | 0 0.0% | 383 | 1,291 | D+70.3 |
| Richmond | 1,123 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 1,126 | D+99.7 |
| Gilmer | 896 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 904 | D+99.1 |
| Marion | 864 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 880 | D+98.2 |
| Talbot | 867 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 871 | D+99.5 |
| Chattooga | 831 97.6% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 851 | D+97.6 |
| Upson | 635 75.3% | 0 0.0% | 208 | 843 | D+75.3 |
| Carroll | 728 91.1% | 0 0.0% | 71 | 799 | D+91.1 |
| Bibb | 787 99.2% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 793 | D+99.2 |
| Floyd | 762 96.1% | 0 0.0% | 31 | 793 | D+96.1 |
| Hall | 688 91.4% | 0 0.0% | 65 | 753 | D+91.4 |
| Cobb | 695 92.5% | 0 0.0% | 56 | 751 | D+92.5 |
| Pickens | 679 95.1% | 0 0.0% | 35 | 714 | D+95.1 |
| White | 693 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 711 | D+97.5 |
| Towns | 697 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 697 | D+100.0 | |
| Lumpkin | 602 93.9% | 0 0.0% | 39 | 641 | D+93.9 |
| Union | 501 82.4% | 0 0.0% | 107 | 608 | D+82.4 |
| Muscogee | 552 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 563 | D+98.0 |
| Randolph | 528 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 540 | D+97.8 |
| Coffee | 522 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 539 | D+96.8 |
| Paulding | 484 91.0% | 0 0.0% | 48 | 532 | D+91.0 |
| Gwinnett | 446 85.6% | 0 0.0% | 75 | 521 | D+85.6 |
| Colquitt | 441 87.7% | 0 0.0% | 62 | 503 | D+87.7 |
| Emanuel | 486 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 492 | D+98.8 |
| Laurens | 450 91.6% | 0 0.0% | 41 | 491 | D+91.6 |
| Jackson | 478 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 478 | D+100.0 | |
| Evans | 460 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 475 | D+96.8 |
| Bryan | 472 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 472 | D+100.0 | |
| Dodge | 438 96.5% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 454 | D+96.5 |
| Bulloch | 429 94.7% | 0 0.0% | 24 | 453 | D+94.7 |
| Franklin | 444 98.9% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 449 | D+98.9 |
| Whitfield | 428 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 438 | D+97.7 |
| Meriwether | 432 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 436 | D+99.1 |
| Washington | 380 87.6% | 0 0.0% | 54 | 434 | D+87.6 |
| Bartow | 410 95.1% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 431 | D+95.1 |
| Dawson | 334 77.7% | 0 0.0% | 96 | 430 | D+77.7 |
| Clarke | 425 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 429 | D+99.1 |
| Habersham | 379 89.6% | 0 0.0% | 44 | 423 | D+89.6 |
| Cherokee | 378 89.8% | 0 0.0% | 43 | 421 | D+89.8 |
| Polk | 387 92.4% | 0 0.0% | 32 | 419 | D+92.4 |
| Thomas | 410 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 418 | D+98.1 |
| Hart | 407 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 412 | D+98.8 |
| Walton | 409 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 412 | D+99.3 |
| Coweta | 409 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 411 | D+99.5 |
| Glascock | 295 72.1% | 0 0.0% | 114 | 409 | D+72.1 |
| Wilkes | 391 96.5% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 405 | D+96.5 |
| Lowndes | 387 99.2% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 390 | D+99.2 |
| Ware | 381 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 385 | D+99.0 |
| Gordon | 289 79.8% | 0 0.0% | 73 | 362 | D+79.8 |
| Appling | 322 90.4% | 0 0.0% | 34 | 356 | D+90.4 |
| Newton | 345 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 347 | D+99.4 |
| Oglethorpe | 306 88.7% | 0 0.0% | 39 | 345 | D+88.7 |
| Fannin | 343 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 343 | D+100.0 | |
| Morgan | 336 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 343 | D+98.0 |
| Haralson | 284 83.3% | 0 0.0% | 57 | 341 | D+83.3 |
| Treutlen | 338 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 338 | D+100.0 | |
| Brooks | 329 97.9% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 336 | D+97.9 |
| Troup | 332 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 334 | D+99.4 |
| Harris | 329 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 332 | D+99.1 |
| Mitchell | 320 97.9% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 327 | D+97.9 |
| Cook | 298 92.5% | 0 0.0% | 24 | 322 | D+92.5 |
| Tattnall | 299 93.7% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 319 | D+93.7 |
| Worth | 298 95.2% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 313 | D+95.2 |
| Greene | 298 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 305 | D+97.7 |
| Johnson | 293 96.4% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 304 | D+96.4 |
| Walker | 299 98.7% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 303 | D+98.7 |
| Baldwin | 295 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 301 | D+98.0 |
| Heard | 267 89.9% | 0 0.0% | 30 | 297 | D+89.9 |
| Berrien | 283 96.3% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 294 | D+96.3 |
| Decatur | 285 96.9% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 294 | D+96.9 |
| Jefferson | 280 97.6% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 287 | D+97.6 |
| Telfair | 284 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 285 | D+99.6 |
| Henry | 269 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 275 | D+97.8 |
| Sumter | 275 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 275 | D+100.0 | |
| Pulaski | 271 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 272 | D+99.6 |
| Dougherty | 269 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 270 | D+99.6 |
| Dooly | 259 96.6% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 268 | D+96.6 |
| Tift | 257 96.3% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 267 | D+96.3 |
| Monroe | 248 93.2% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 266 | D+93.2 |
| Wilcox | 246 93.2% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 264 | D+93.2 |
| Hancock | 253 96.2% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 263 | D+96.2 |
| Turner | 231 88.8% | 0 0.0% | 29 | 260 | D+88.8 |
| Glynn | 255 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 258 | D+98.8 |
| Bacon | 243 96.4% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 252 | D+96.4 |
| Spalding | 247 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 248 | D+99.6 |
| Montgomery | 232 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 238 | D+97.5 |
| Ben Hill | 224 95.3% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 235 | D+95.3 |
| Terrell | 235 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 235 | D+100.0 | |
| Barrow | 221 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 233 | D+94.8 |
| Brantley | 230 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 231 | D+99.6 |
| Wayne | 214 93.4% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 229 | D+93.4 |
| Clinch | 214 94.7% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 226 | D+94.7 |
| Murray | 192 86.5% | 0 0.0% | 30 | 222 | D+86.5 |
| Toombs | 218 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 220 | D+99.1 |
| Clayton | 214 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 219 | D+97.7 |
| Warren | 177 83.1% | 0 0.0% | 36 | 213 | D+83.1 |
| Irwin | 191 90.1% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 212 | D+90.1 |
| Charlton | 209 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 211 | D+99.1 |
| Douglas | 177 84.7% | 0 0.0% | 32 | 209 | D+84.7 |
| Rockdale | 199 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 202 | D+98.5 |
| Jones | 198 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 200 | D+99.0 |
| Pike | 194 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 198 | D+98.0 |
| Early | 186 94.9% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 196 | D+94.9 |
| Burke | 194 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 195 | D+99.5 |
| Macon | 187 97.9% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 191 | D+97.9 |
| Catoosa | 190 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 190 | D+100.0 | |
| Rabun | 190 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 190 | D+100.0 | |
| Jasper | 185 98.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 187 | D+98.9 |
| Stephens | 187 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 187 | D+100.0 | |
| Crisp | 180 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 184 | D+97.8 |
| Taliaferro | 177 96.2% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 184 | D+96.2 |
| Screven | 179 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 182 | D+98.4 |
| Butts | 178 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 178 | D+100.0 | |
| Taylor | 173 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 177 | D+97.7 |
| Wilkinson | 167 94.9% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 176 | D+94.9 |
| Dade | 173 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 173 | D+100.0 | |
| Atkinson | 169 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 170 | D+99.4 |
| Liberty | 165 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 167 | D+98.8 |
| Putnam | 166 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 166 | D+100.0 | |
| Houston | 164 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 164 | D+100.0 | |
| Pierce | 164 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 164 | D+100.0 | |
| Fayette | 160 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 161 | D+99.4 |
| Lanier | 161 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 161 | D+100.0 | |
| Stewart | 154 96.3% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 160 | D+96.3 |
| Calhoun | 159 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 159 | D+100.0 | |
| Oconee | 134 85.9% | 0 0.0% | 22 | 156 | D+85.9 |
| Banks | 148 96.1% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 154 | D+96.1 |
| Lamar | 145 96.7% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 150 | D+96.7 |
| Long | 144 97.3% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 148 | D+97.3 |
| Bleckley | 128 88.9% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 144 | D+88.9 |
| Baker | 137 96.5% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 142 | D+96.5 |
| Columbia | 142 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 142 | D+100.0 | |
| Effingham | 123 86.6% | 0 0.0% | 19 | 142 | D+86.6 |
| Camden | 136 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 137 | D+99.3 |
| Peach | 128 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 135 | D+94.8 |
| Jeff Davis | 128 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 131 | D+97.7 |
| Lee | 130 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 130 | D+100.0 | |
| Lincoln | 120 96.0% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 125 | D+96.0 |
| Jenkins | 115 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 115 | D+100.0 | |
| Candler | 103 97.2% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 106 | D+97.2 |
| Crawford | 105 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 105 | D+100.0 | |
| Echols | 105 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 105 | D+100.0 | |
| Schley | 103 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 104 | D+99.0 |
| Twiggs | 102 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 102 | D+100.0 | |
| Wheeler | 97 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 99 | D+98.0 |
| Miller | 92 97.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 94 | D+97.9 |
| Clay | 91 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 91 | D+100.0 | |
| Seminole | 88 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 88 | D+100.0 | |
| Quitman | 85 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 85 | D+100.0 | |
| McIntosh | 76 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 76 | D+100.0 | |
| Webster | 57 96.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 59 | D+96.6 |
| Chattahoochee | 55 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 55 | D+100.0 |
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.
Georgia Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Raphael Warnock (D) | D+2.8 |
| 2020 | Jon Ossoff (D) | D+1.2 |
| 2016 | Johnny Isakson (R) | R+13.8 |
| 2014 | David A. Perdue (R) | R+7.7 |
| 2010 | Johnny Isakson (R) | R+19.3 |
| 2008 | Saxby Chambliss (R) | R+14.9 |
| 2004 | Johnny Isakson (R) | R+17.9 |
| 2002 | Saxby Chambliss (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1998 | Paul Coverdell (R) | R+7.2 |
| 1996 | Max Cleland (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1992 | Paul Coverdell (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1990 | Sam Nunn (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1986 | Wyche Fowler Jr. (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1984 | Sam Nunn (D) | D+59.9 |
| 1980 | Mack Mattingly (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1978 | Sam Nunn (D) | D+66.3 |
| 1974 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+43.5 |
| 1972 | Sam Nunn (D) | D+7.9 |
| 1968 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+55.0 |
| 1966 | Richard B. Russell (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1962 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1960 | Richard B. Russell (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1956 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1954 | Richard B. Russell (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1950 | Walter F. George (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1948 | Richard B. Russell (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1944 | Walter F. George (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1942 | Richard B. Russell (D) | D+96.9 |
| 1938 | Walter F. George (D) | D+95.1 |
| 1936 | Richard B. Russell (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1932 | Walter F. George (D) | D+85.6 |
| 1930 | William J. Harris (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1926 | Walter F. George (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1924 | William J. Harris (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1920 | Thomas E. Watson (D) | D+94.9 |
| 1918 | William J. Harris (D) | D+76.7 |
| 1914 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+68.5 |