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1850 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1850 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas H. Seymour won the 1850 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Thomas H. Seymour received 28,428 popular votes (48.11%). The main challenger was Lafayette S. Foster (47.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Seymour and Foster

Seymour +1.1 pts · won by 648 votes
Thomas H. SeymourDemocraticWINNER48.11%
28,428 votes
Lafayette S. FosterWhig Party47.02%
27,780 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.