1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1852 April 6, 1853 1854 →
  ThomasSeymour.png Governor Henry Dutton (cropped).jpg FGillette.jpg
Nominee Thomas H. Seymour Henry Dutton Francis Gillette
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 30,814 20,671 8,926
Percentage 51.01% 34.22% 14.78%

Governor before election

Thomas H. Seymour
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas H. Seymour
Democratic

The 1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1853. Incumbent governor and Democratic Party nominee Thomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator and Whig nominee Henry Dutton and former state legislator and Free Soil nominee Francis Gillette with 51.01% of the vote.

Seymour would resign on October 13, 1853, to become Minister to Russia, and Lieutenant Governor Charles H. Pond served as acting governor until the following May.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major party candidates

  • Thomas H. Seymour, Democratic
  • Henry Dutton, Whig

Minor party candidates

  • Francis Gillette, Free Soil


Results[]

1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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