1870 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1870 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1866 Delaware gubernatorial election 1866 1874 Delaware gubernatorial election 1874 November 8, 1870 JamesPonder.gif James Ponder Democratic Party (United States) 12,459 55.62% 3x4.svg Thomas B. Coursey Republican Party (United States) 9,942 44.38% 1870 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsPonder: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor Gove Saulsbury Democratic Party (United States) James Ponder Democratic Party (United States) The 1870 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1870. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gove Saulsbury was unable to seek re-election. Former State Senator James Ponder ran as the Democratic candidate to succeed Saulsbury and faced Republican nominee Thomas B. Coursey. As Black Delawareans gained the right to vote, Republicans were confident about their chances, and the Democratic Party responded by presenting itself as the "white man's party." Ponder ultimately defeated Coursey by a wide margin, in part because of low Black turnout and a racist backlash against Black suffrage.Conrad Henry C. 1908 History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907 https://books.google.com/books?id=JhhRAQAAMAAJ 1 Lancaster, Pa. Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders 224 General election Results 1870 Delaware gubernatorial election1871 House Journal, pp. 52–53 Democratic Party (United States) James Ponder 12,459 55.62% +2.33% Republican Party (United States) Thomas B. Coursey 9,942 44.38% -2.33% 2,517 11.24% +4.65% 22,401 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina Delaware House Journal, 73rd General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1871). 1870 Delaware Gubernatorial