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
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