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County Results Seymour: 40–50% 50–60% Foster: 40–50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1850. [1] [2] Former congressman and Democratic Party nominee Thomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator and Whig nominee Lafayette 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, the Connecticut 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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas H. Seymour | 122 | 53.04% | ||
Whig | Lafayette S. Foster | 108 | 46.96% | ||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Democratic gain from Whig | Swing |
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County Results Seymour: 40–50% 50–60% Foster: 40–50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 1, 1850. [1] [2] Former congressman and Democratic Party nominee Thomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator and Whig nominee Lafayette 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, the Connecticut 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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas H. Seymour | 122 | 53.04% | ||
Whig | Lafayette S. Foster | 108 | 46.96% | ||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Democratic gain from Whig | Swing |