| Election Name: | 1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1852 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1852 |
| Next Election: | 1854 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1854 |
| Election Date: | April 4, 1853 |
| Image1: | ThomasHartSeymour (3x4b).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas H. Seymour |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 30,814 |
| Percentage1: | 51.01% |
| Nominee2: | Henry Dutton |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,671 |
| Percentage2: | 34.22% |
| Image3: | FGillette (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Francis Gillette |
| Party3: | Free Soil Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,926 |
| Percentage3: | 14.78% |
| 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 1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1853.[1] [2] [3] 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.
Major party candidates
Minor party candidates