1849 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

On election day, April 4, 1849, Whig nominee Thomas Backus won a plurality of the vote by a margin of 2,801 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Charles H. Pond. However, as no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly, who elected Thomas Backus, thereby retaining Whig control over the office of lieutenant governor. Backus was sworn in as the 41st lieutenant governor of Connecticut on May 2, 1849.^[1]

Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1849

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Thomas Backus	28,036	49.40
	Democratic	Charles H. Pond	25,235	44.50
		Scattering	3,498	6.10
Total votes			56,769	100.00
	Whig hold