| Election Name: | 1938 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1893 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1938 |
| Image1: | Harold Stassen.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Harold Stassen |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 678,839 |
| Percentage1: | 59.92% |
| Nominee2: | Elmer Benson |
| Party2: | Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 387,263 |
| Percentage2: | 34.18% |
| Image3: | Thomas F. Gallagher.png |
| Nominee3: | Thomas F. Gallagher |
| Party3: | Democratic Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote3: | 65,875 |
| Percentage3: | 5.81% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Elmer Benson |
| Before Party: | Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Harold Stassen |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
The 1938 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Harold Stassen defeated Farmer–Labor Party incumbent Elmer Benson. Martin A. Nelson and George E. Leach unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination, while Hjalmar Petersen unsuccessfully ran for the Farmer-Labor nomination.