Lewis Sperry

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 23, 1848
Died: June 22, 1922
Age at death: 74
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1890–1894

Career timeline

1890Rep 1892Rep 1894Rep

2-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sperry50,378

Opponents57,766

Elections run

Between 1890 and 1894, Lewis Sperry ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Sperry's biggest single-election total was 19,068 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 1.

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How many votes has Lewis Sperry received?

Lewis Sperry has received 50,378 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Lewis Sperry’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1894	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	15,11541.17%	Edward Henry Platt Goodacre Taylor
1892	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	19,06848.97%	Henry Morrison Gowdy Kellmer
1890	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	16,19549.8%	William Simonds Forbes

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000732) and Wikidata (Q1822155). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lewis Sperry: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lewis-sperry. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.