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1852 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1852 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas H. Seymour won the 1852 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Thomas H. Seymour received 31,624 popular votes (50.39%). The main challenger was Green Kendrick (44.99%).

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

Seymour +5.4 pts · won by 3,383 votes
Thomas H. SeymourDemocraticWINNER50.39%
31,624 votes
Green KendrickWhig Party44.99%
28,241 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.6% 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.