| Election Name: | 1938 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1938 |
| Image1: | Robert Taylor Jones.jpg |
| Image Upright: | 0.6 |
| Nominee1: | Robert Taylor Jones |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 80,350 |
| Percentage1: | 68.57% |
| Nominee2: | Jerrie W. Lee |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,022 |
| Percentage2: | 27.33% |
| Map Size: | 205px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rawghlie Clement Stanford |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Taylor Jones |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1938 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford declined to run for reelection, with pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones winning the Democratic nomination to succeed Stanford.
Robert Taylor Jones defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn into his first and only term as Governor on January 2, 1939, becoming Arizona's sixth Governor.
The Democratic primary took place on September 13, 1938. Incumbent Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford, who had served only one term, declined to run for reelection amidst the Great Depression. Pharmacy and cattle ranch owner Robert Taylor Jones, Secretary of State James H. Kerby, former Secretary of State Sidney P. Osborn, Mayor Andrew Jackson Bettwy, and C. M. Zander ran to replace Stanford.[1]
After losing the Democratic primary, James Kerby ran as an Independent Democrat in the general election, but received only token support, in the single digits.
| County | Robert Taylor Jones Democratic | Jerrie W. Lee Republican | James H. Kerby Independent Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Apache | 2,144 | 81.96% | 405 | 15.48% | 67 | 2.56% | 1,739 | 66.48% | 2,616 | ||||||||||
| Cochise | 7,457 | 75.23% | 1,954 | 19.71% | 501 | 5.05% | 5,503 | 55.52% | 9,912 | ||||||||||
| Coconino | 2,851 | 72.97% | 952 | 24.37% | 104 | 2.66% | 1,899 | 48.61% | 3,907 | ||||||||||
| Gila | 4,912 | 70.41% | 1,722 | 24.68% | 342 | 4.90% | 3,190 | 45.73% | 6,976 | ||||||||||
| Graham | 3,212 | 76.39% | 827 | 19.67% | 166 | 3.95% | 2,385 | 56.72% | 4,205 | ||||||||||
| Greenlee | 1,743 | 84.37% | 176 | 8.52% | 147 | 7.12% | 1,567 | 75.85% | 2,066 | ||||||||||
| Maricopa | 27,007 | 60.76% | 15,296 | 34.41% | 2,144 | 4.82% | 11,711 | 26.35% | 44,447 | ||||||||||
| Mohave | 1,776 | 78.13% | 389 | 17.11% | 108 | 4.75% | 1,387 | 61.02% | 2,273 | ||||||||||
| Navajo | 2,986 | 73.82% | 932 | 23.04% | 127 | 3.14% | 2,054 | 50.78% | 4,045 | ||||||||||
| Pima | 11,557 | 71.03% | 4,354 | 26.76% | 360 | 2.21% | 7,203 | 44.27% | 16,271 | ||||||||||
| Pinal | 3,549 | 71.60% | 1,272 | 25.66% | 136 | 2.74% | 2,277 | 45.94% | 4,957 | ||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,687 | 73.99% | 555 | 24.34% | 38 | 1.67% | 1,132 | 49.65% | 2,280 | ||||||||||
| Yavapai | 5,845 | 66.77% | 2,563 | 29.28% | 346 | 3.95% | 3,282 | 37.49% | 8,754 | ||||||||||
| Yuma | 3,624 | 80.95% | 625 | 13.96% | 228 | 5.09% | 2,999 | 66.99% | 4,477 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 80,350 | 68.57% | 32,022 | 27.33% | 4,814 | 4.11% | 48,328 | 41.24% | 117,186 | ||||||||||