1851 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1851 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas H. Seymour won the 1851 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Thomas H. Seymour received 30,077 popular votes (48.94%). The main challenger was Lafayette S. Foster (46.95%).

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

Seymour +2.0 pts · won by 1,221 votes

Thomas H. Seymour DemocraticWINNER48.94%

30,077 votes

Lafayette S. FosterWhig Party46.95%

28,856 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.