1851 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

On election day, April 2, 1851, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Charles H. Pond won a plurality of the vote by a margin of 1,160 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Green Kendrick. However, as no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly, who elected Green Kendrick, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of lieutenant governor. Kendrick was sworn in as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Connecticut on May 7, 1851.^[1]

Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1851

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Green Kendrick	28,905	47.00
	Democratic	Charles H. Pond (incumbent)	30,065	48.90
		Scattering	2,575	4.10
Total votes			61,545	100.00
	Whig gain from Democratic