1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 8, 1938 1940 →
 
Nominee Prentice Cooper Howard Baker Sr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 210,567 83,031
Percentage 71.72% 28.28%

County results
Cooper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Baker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Gordon Browning
Democratic

Elected Governor

Prentice Cooper
Democratic

The 1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic governor Gordon Browning lost his re-election bid in the primary and was defeated by Democratic nominee Prentice Cooper. In the general election, Cooper defeated Republican nominee Howard Baker Sr. with 71.7% of the vote.