| Election Name: | 1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1938 |
| Nominee1: | Prentice Cooper |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 210,567 |
| Percentage1: | 71.72% |
| Nominee2: | Howard Baker Sr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 83,031 |
| Percentage2: | 28.28% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Gordon Browning |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Prentice Cooper |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic Governor Gordon Browning lost his re-election bid in the primary and was defeated by Democratic nominee Prentice Cooper. In the general election, Cooper defeated Republican nominee Howard Baker Sr. with 71.7% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 4, 1938.[1]