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1890 Connecticut U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1890 Connecticut U.S. House District 1 Election?

Lewis Sperry won the 1890 Connecticut U.S. House District 1 Election. Lewis Sperry received 16,195 popular votes (49.8%). The main challenger was William Simonds (47.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Sperry and Simonds

Sperry +2.1 pts · won by 692 votes
Lewis SperryDemocraticWINNER49.8%
16,195 votes
William SimondsRepublican47.67%
15,503 votes
Forbesprohibition2.52%
818 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.