1884 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

On election day, November 4, 1884, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor George G. Sumner won a plurality of the vote by a margin of 255 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lorrin A. Cooke. However, as no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly, who elected Lorrin A. Cooke, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Cooke was sworn in as the 62nd lieutenant governor of Connecticut on January 8, 1885.^[1]

Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1884

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lorrin A. Cooke	66,885	48.56
	Democratic	George G. Sumner (incumbent)	67,140	48.74
	Prohibition	Andrew J. Culver	2,101	1.53
	Greenback	Henry L. Soper	1,584	1.15
		Scattering	29	0.02
Total votes			137,744	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic