| Election Name: | 1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1849 |
| Next Election: | 1851 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1851 |
| Election Date: | April 1, 1850 |
| Image1: | ThomasHartSeymour (3x4b).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas H. Seymour |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,428 |
| Percentage1: | 48.11% |
| Electoral Vote1: | 122 |
| Nominee2: | Lafayette S. Foster |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,780 |
| Percentage2: | 47.02% |
| Electoral Vote2: | 108 |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Joseph Trumbull |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas H. Seymour |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
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