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 County results Patterson: 40–50%% 50–60%% Franklin: 40–50% 50–60 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1938 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.Democratic AssemblymanEllis E. Patterson defeatedRepublican physician Walter Scott Franklin with 50.73% of the vote.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 1,296,395 | 50.73% | ||
| Republican | Walter Scott Franklin | 1,139,967 | 44.61% | ||
| Townsend Party | Geneve L. A. Shaffer | 117,083 | 4.58% | ||
| Scattering | 1,785 | 0.07% | |||
| Majority | 2,555,230 | ||||
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| Democraticgain fromRepublican | Swing | ||||
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