| Election Name: | 1938 California Secretary of State election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Flag Image: | Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1934 California Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 1934 |
| Next Election: | 1942 California Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1938 |
| Image1: | Frank C. Jordan Edit Crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Frank C. Jordan |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Democratic Townsend |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,139,766 |
| Percentage1: | 90.34% |
| Nominee2: | Leo Gallagher |
| Party2: | Communist Party USA |
| Popular Vote2: | 150,760 |
| Percentage2: | 6.36% |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Frank C. Jordan |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frank C. Jordan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1938 California Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Republican Frank C. Jordan won both the Democratic and Republican primaries, and easily defeated Communist nominee Leo Gallagher and Prohibitionist nominee Nellie S. Harriss in the general election with 90.34% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.[1]
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