| Election Name: | 1938 California Attorney General election |
| Country: | California |
| Flag Image: | Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1934 California Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 1934 |
| Next Election: | 1942 California Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1938 |
| Image1: | Earl Warren 20th Attorney General of California 3x4.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Earl Warren |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Democratic Progressive |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,542,847 |
| Percentage1: | 66.16% |
| Nominee2: | Carl Kegley |
| Party2: | Write-in |
| Popular Vote2: | 463,682 |
| Percentage2: | 19.88% |
| Image3: | Walter Emmett Barry.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Walter Emmett Barry |
| Party3: | Townsend |
| Color3: | DFBB8C |
| Popular Vote3: | 231,914 |
| Percentage3: | 9.95% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Ulysses S. Webb |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Earl Warren |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.[1]
Primary elections were held on August 30, 1938.[2]