1938 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1938 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Coke R. Stevenson defeated Communist nominee Cecil B. Robinett.

1938 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 1938

Nominee Coke R. Stevenson Party Democratic Popular vote 361,498 Percentage 99.71%

Lieutenant Governor before election Walter Frank Woodul Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Coke R. Stevenson Democratic

General election

On election day, November 8, 1938, Democratic nominee Coke R. Stevenson won the election by a margin of 360,450 votes against his opponent Communist nominee Cecil B. Robinett, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stevenson was sworn in as the 31st lieutenant governor of Texas on January 17, 1939.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1938

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Coke R. Stevenson	361,498	99.71
	Communist	Cecil B. Robinett	1,048	0.29
Total votes			362,546	100.00
	Democratic hold