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The 1874 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1874. Incumbent Democratic Governor James Ponder was unable to seek re-election. Former county judge John P. Cochran ran as the Democratic nominee to succeed Ponder and faced the Republican nominee, Dr. Isaac Jump. Cochran ultimately defeated Jump, but by a significantly reduced margin from 1870.[1]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John P. Cochran | 12,488 | 52.59% | −3.03% | |
Republican | Isaac Jump | 11,259 | 47.41% | +3.03% | |
Majority | 1,229 | 5.18% | −6.06% | ||
Turnout | 23,747 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Conrad, Henry C. (1908). History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907. Vol. 1. Lancaster, Pa.: Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders. p. 227.
- ^ 1875 House Journal, p. 99
Bibliography
[edit]- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- Delaware House Journal, 75th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1875).