Claim: Republican Everett Lake lost the 1920 Connecticut gubernatorial election with 230,792 votes with Rollin U. Tyler, Charles Peach, Edward Pryor, and Albert Krone all coming ahead of him..
Evidence: Elected in 1920, Lake became the governor of Connecticut. 
Not only did he win his party's support, but he also received more votes at the polls than any gubernatorial candidate had ever obtained before, defeating Democratic candidate Rollin U. Tyler by 110,880 votes.