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1896 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Lorrin A. Cooke won the 1896 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Lorrin A. Cooke received 108,807 popular votes (62.53%). The main challenger was Joseph B. Sargent (32.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooke and Sargent

Cooke +30.1 pts · won by 52,283 votes
Lorrin A. CookeRepublicanWINNER62.53%
108,807 votes
Joseph B. SargentDemocratic32.48%
56,524 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.