1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election
April 2, 1849
 
Nominee Joseph Trumbull Thomas H. Seymour John M. Niles
Party Whig Democratic Free Soil
Electoral vote 122 110
Popular vote 27,800 25,018 3,520
Percentage 49.35% 44.41% 6.25%
Governor before election

Clark Bissell
Whig

 Elected Governor

Joseph Trumbull
Whig

The 1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 2, 1849.[1] Former congressman and Whig nominee Joseph Trumbull defeated former congressman and Democratic nominee Thomas H. Seymour as well as former Senator and Free Soil nominee John M. Niles with 49.35% of the vote. Niles had previously been the Democratic nominee for this same office in 1840.

Trumbull won a plurality of the vote, but fell short of a majority. As a result, the Connecticut General Assembly elected the governor, per the state constitution. Trumbull won the vote over Seymour 122 to 110 in the General Assembly, and became the governor.[2] This was the first of six consecutive elections in which the Free Soil Party participated.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Joseph Trumbull, Whig
  • Thomas H. Seymour, Democratic

Minor party candidates

  • John M. Niles, Free Soil

Results

1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Trumbull 27,800 49.35%
Democratic Thomas H. Seymour 25,018 44.41%
Free Soil John M. Niles 3,520 6.25%
Plurality 2,782
Turnout
1849 Connecticut gubernatorial election, contingent General Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Joseph Trumbull 122 52.59%
Democratic Thomas H. Seymour 110 47.41%
Majority 12
Whig hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Political Intelligence". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. April 2, 1849. p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gov. Joseph Trumbull", National Governors Association, retrieved 09-15-2020
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 15, 2020.


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