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The1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1853.[1][2][3] Incumbent governor andDemocratic Party nomineeThomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator andWhig nomineeHenry Dutton and former state legislator andFree Soil nomineeFrancis Gillette with 51.01% of the vote.
Seymour would resign on October 13, 1853, to becomeMinister to Russia, andLieutenant GovernorCharles H. Pond served asacting governor until the following May.
Major party candidates
Minor party candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Thomas H. Seymour (incumbent) | 30,814 | 51.01% | ||
| Whig | Henry Dutton | 20,671 | 34.22% | ||
| Free Soil | Francis Gillette | 8,926 | 14.78% | ||
| Majority | 10,143 | ||||
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| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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