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1890 Delaware Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Delaware Gubernatorial Election?

Robert J. Reynolds won the 1890 Delaware Gubernatorial Election. Robert J. Reynolds received 17,801 popular votes (50.43%). The main challenger was Harry A. Richardson (48.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Reynolds and Richardson

Reynolds +1.5 pts · won by 543 votes
Robert J. ReynoldsDemocraticWINNER50.43%
17,801 votes
Harry A. RichardsonRepublican48.89%
17,258 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.