1938 California Attorney General election

The 1938 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican Alameda County District Attorney Earl Warren defeated Democratic write-in candidate Carl S. Kegley and Townsend Party nominee Walter Emmett Barry with 66.16% of the vote.

Primary election results

Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.

Candidates

• Earl Warren (R), Alameda County District Attorney
• Lorrin Andrews (R), former Attorney General of Hawaii
• Carl S. Kegley (D), attorney and Ham and Eggs advocate
• William Moseley Jones (D), Speaker of the California State Assembly
• Patrick J. Cooney (D)
• James F. Brennan (D), State Assemblyman
• Walter Emmett Barry (Townsend)
• William C. Ring (Progressive)
• Claude A. Watson (Prohibition)

Results

General election

Candidates

• Earl Warren, Republican
• Carl S. Kegley, write-in
• Walter Emmett Barry, Townsend
• Claude A. Watson, Prohibition

Results

References