Wilbur Lucius Cross
★ Governor
- Born
- April 10, 1862
- Died
- October 5, 1948
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1930–1938
Photo: Haley, John (photographer), via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cross1.4M
Opponents1.4M
5
Elections run
Between 1930 and 1938, Wilbur Lucius Cross ran in 5 governor elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Cross's biggest single-election total was 372,953 votes, in the 1936 governor election in Connecticut. Cross's closest win came in the 1930 governor election in Connecticut, decided by 5,465 votes.
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How many votes has Wilbur Lucius Cross received?
Wilbur Lucius Cross has received 1,361,917 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | GovernorConnecticut | Lost | 227,54936% | Raymond E. Baldwin Jasper McLevy (head-to-head) |
| 1936 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 372,95355.29% | Arthur M. Brown |
| 1934 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 257,99646.71% | Hugh Meade Alcorn Jasper McLevy (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 288,34748.44% | John H. Trumbull |
| 1930 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 215,07249.91% | Ernest E. Rogers |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q884042). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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