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1870 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1870 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

James Ponder won the 1870 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. James Ponder received 12,459 popular votes (55.62%). The main challenger was Thomas B. Coursey (44.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Ponder and Coursey

Ponder +11.2 pts · won by 2,517 votes
James PonderDemocraticWINNER55.62%
12,459 votes
Thomas B. CourseyRepublican44.38%
9,942 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.