1874 Delaware gubernatorial election

1874 Delaware gubernatorial election

← 1870 November 8, 1874 1878 →
 
Nominee John P. Cochran Isaac Jump
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 12,488 11,259
Percentage 52.59% 47.41%

Governor before election

James Ponder
Democratic

Elected Governor

John P. Cochran
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ 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.

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