1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election

1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1849 April 1, 1850 1851 →
 
Nominee Thomas H. Seymour Lafayette S. Foster
Party Democratic Whig
Electoral vote 122 108
Popular vote 28,428 27,780
Percentage 48.11% 47.02%

County Results
Seymour:      40–50%      50–60%
Foster:      40–50%

Governor before election

Joseph Trumbull
Whig

Elected Governor

Thomas H. Seymour
Democratic

The 1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1850.[1][2] Former congressman and Democratic Party nominee Thomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator and Whig nominee Lafayette S. Foster with 48.11% of the vote.

Seymour won a plurality of the vote, but he did not receive a majority. As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution. Seymour won the vote over Foster 122 to 108 in the General Assembly, and became the governor.[3] The constitutional inauguration date was May 1, and Seymour was inaugurated on May 4, possibly due to delays over the state legislature vote.

  1. ^ "Connecticut". The republic. Washington, D.C. March 30, 1850. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Election". The daily union. Washington, D.C. April 3, 1850. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gov. Thomas H. Seymour", National Governors Association, retrieved 09-15-2020