Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly took office the first Tuesday of January. State Representatives have a two year term. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 3, 1871 | January 7, 1873 | ||
| Clerk of the Peace | Executive | Georgetown | 1885 | 1890 | Sussex County | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 19, 1897 | January 15, 1901 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1871–1872 | 76th | State House | Democratic | James Ponder | Sussex at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1894 | Governor | Ebe W. Tunnell | Democratic | 18,659 | 47% | Joshua H. Marvil | Republican | 19,880 | 50% | ||
| 1896 | Governor | Ebe W. Tunnell | Democratic | 15,507 | 44% | James R. Hoffecker John C. Higgins |
Union Republican Republican |
11,014 7,154 |
31% 20% |
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