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1938 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Arthur James won the 1938 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Arthur James received 2,035,340 popular votes (53.39%). The main challenger was Charles Alvin Jones (46.07%).

See the full head-to-head between James and Jones

James +7.3 pts · won by 279,148 votes
Arthur JamesRepublicanWINNER53.39%
2,035,340 votes
Charles Alvin JonesDemocratic46.07%
1,756,192 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.