1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1852 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1852 1854 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1854 April 4, 1853 ThomasHartSeymour (3x4b).jpg Thomas H. Seymour Democratic Party (United States) 30,814 51.01% File:Governor_Henry_Dutton_(3x4a).jpg Henry Dutton Whig Party (United States) 20,671 34.22% FGillette (3x4a).jpg Francis Gillette Free Soil Party 8,926 14.78% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Seymour: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Dutton: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50% Governor Thomas H. Seymour Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Seymour Democratic Party (United States) The 1853 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 4, 1853. March 31, 1853 Whigs of Litchfield County! https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020071/1853-03-31/ed-1/seq-2/ Litchfield enquirer Litchfield, Conn. 2 1 May 2022 April 3, 1853 Connecticut https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82003410/1853-04-03/ed-1/seq-3/ The daily union Washington, D.C. 3 1 May 2022 April 4, 1853 Connecticut https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1853-04-04/ed-1/seq-5/ The New York herald New York, N.Y. 5 1 May 2022 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 electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 24 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Seymour (incumbent) 30,814 51.01% Whig Party (United States) Henry Dutton 20,671 34.22% Free Soil Party Francis Gillette 8,926 14.78% 10,143 Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References collapsed 1853 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1853