1938 United States gubernatorial elections

1938 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1937 November 8, 1938; September 12, 1938 (ME) 1939 →
33 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 39 6 Seats after 30 18 Seat change 9 12 Seats up 24 6 Seats won 15 18   Third party Fourth party   Party Farmer–Labor Progressive Seats before 1 1 Seats after 0 0 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 1 Seats won 0 0   Fifth party   Party Non-Partisan League Seats before 1 Seats after 0 Seat change 1 Seats up 1 Seats won 0
Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1938, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 8, 1938. Elections took place on September 12 in Maine.

Governor Herbert H. Lehman was only able to win reelection due to the votes he received on the American Labor Party's ballot line.^[1] In New York, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.