1938 California Attorney General election
The 1938 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican Alameda County District Attorney Earl Warren defeated Democratic write-in candidate Carl S. Kegley and Townsend Party nominee Walter Emmett Barry with 66.16% of the vote.
Primary election results
Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.Candidates
- Earl Warren, Alameda County District Attorney
- Lorrin Andrews, former Attorney General of Hawaii
- Carl S. Kegley, attorney and Ham and Eggs advocate
- William Moseley Jones, Speaker of the California State Assembly
- Patrick J. Cooney
- James F. Brennan, State Assemblyman
- Walter Emmett Barry
- William C. Ring
- Claude A. Watson
General election
Candidates
- Earl Warren, Republican
- Carl S. Kegley, write-in
- Walter Emmett Barry, Townsend
- Claude A. Watson, Prohibition