1938 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1938 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican nominee William Henry Vanderbilt III defeated Democratic incumbent Robert E. Quinn with 54.17% of the vote. This was the last time until 1958 a Republican was elected Governor of Rhode Island.
General election
Candidates
- Morris Kominsky
- Walter E. O'Hara, president and managing director of the Narragansett Racing Association
- Robert E. Quinn, incumbent governor
- William Henry Vanderbilt III, former state senator from Portsmouth and member of the Vanderbilt family