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The1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1850.[1][2] Former congressman andDemocratic Party nomineeThomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator andWhig nomineeLafayette 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, theConnecticut 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.
Major party candidates
Minor party candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas H. Seymour | 28,428 | 48.11% | ||
| Whig | Lafayette S. Foster | 27,780 | 47.02% | ||
| Free Soil | John Boyd | 2,877 | 4.87% | ||
| Plurality | 648 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas H. Seymour | 122 | 53.04% | ||
| Whig | Lafayette S. Foster | 108 | 46.96% | ||
| Majority | 14 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromWhig | Swing | ||||
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