1894 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1894 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1894 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1890 Delaware gubernatorial election 1890 1896 Delaware gubernatorial election 1896 November 6, 1894 x120px Joshua H. Marvil Republican Party (United States) 19,880 50.80% x120px Ebe W. Tunnell Democratic Party (United States) 18,659 47.68% 1894 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsMarvil: #e27f7f 50–60%Tunnell: #A5B0FF 40–50% Governor Robert J. Reynolds Democratic Party (United States) Joshua H. Marvil Republican Party (United States) The 1894 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert J. Reynolds was barred from seeking a second term. Sussex County Clerk of the Peace Ebe W. Tunnell won the Democratic nomination to succeed Reynolds and faced businessman Joshua H. Marvil, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Though the Republican Party had long been dormant in the state, it had almost won the 1890 gubernatorial election. This year, Marvil narrowly defeated Tunnell, becoming the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election since 1862. However, Marvil's term as Governor did not last long; he died on April 8, 1895, elevating State Senate President William T. Watson to the governorship. Tunnell would later go on to be elected Governor in 1896. General election 1894 Delaware gubernatorial election1895 Senate Journal, p. 43 Republican Party (United States) Joshua H. Marvil 19,880 50.80% +1.91% Democratic Party (United States) Ebe W. Tunnell 18,659 47.68% -2.75% Prohibition Party (United States) Thomas J. Perry 588 1.50% +0.83% Independent (politician) J. Alexander Fulton 7 0.02% — 1,221 3.12% +1.58% 39,134 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Delaware Senate Journal, 85th General Assembly, 1st Reg. Sess. (1895). 1894 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1894 in the United States