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 County results Taft: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bulkley: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1938 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent SenatorRobert J. Bulkley ran for re-election to a second full term in office, but was defeated by the Republican nominee, formerstate SenatorRobert A. Taft, the elder son of former President and supreme court chief justiceWilliam Howard Taft. Taft's victory was a part of amajor Republican wave nationally, where Republicans gained 8 Senate seats and 81 seats in theHouse of Representatives, which was largely attributable to incumbent Democratic PresidentFranklin Roosevelts's unpopularity in the aftermath of theRecession of 1937–1938 and the President'scontroversial plan to add more seatsto the Supreme Court, which he proposed after the court ruled some of hisNew Deal programs unconstitutional. Taft's victory marked the beginning of 4 consecutive Republican victories in this seat, and Democrats would not win it again untilGovernor Frank Lausche won it in1956.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert A. Taft | 1,255,414 | 53.62% |  6.14 | |
| Democratic | Robert J. Bulkley (incumbent) | 1,085,792 | 46.38% |  6.14 | |
| Total votes | 2,341,206 | 100.00% | |||
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