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1884 Connecticut U.S. House District 3 Election

Connecticut · 4 candidates · See every 1884 U.S. House race

Who won the 1884 Connecticut U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Wait won the 1884 Connecticut U.S. House District 3 Election. John Wait received 11,700 popular votes (54.42%). The main challenger was Johnson (43.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Wait and Johnson

Wait +11.4 pts · won by 2,442 votes
John WaitRepublicanWINNER54.42%
11,700 votes
JohnsonDemocratic43.06%
9,258 votes
Crockerprohibition2.42%
521 votes
ValletteGreen0.1%
22 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.