| Election Name: | 1851 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1850 |
| Next Election: | 1852 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1852 |
| Election Date: | April 7, 1851 |
| Image1: | ThomasHartSeymour (3x4b).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas H. Seymour |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 30.077 |
| Percentage1: | 48.94% |
| Electoral Vote1: | 122 |
| Nominee2: | Lafayette S. Foster |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,856 |
| Percentage2: | 46.95% |
| Electoral Vote2: | 121 |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas H. Seymour |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas H. Seymour |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1851 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 7, 1851.[1] It was a rematch of the 1850 Connecticut gubernatorial election. Incumbent governor and Democratic Party nominee Thomas H. Seymour defeated former state legislator and Whig nominee Lafayette S. Foster with 48.94% 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. The Whig Party had a majority in the Connecticut State house, but they were divided over their choice. Seymour won the vote over Foster by a mere one-vote margin, 122 to 121, in the General Assembly, and became the governor.[2]
Major party candidates
Minor party candidates