Almanac
Elections are held on the first Tuesday after November 1st. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday in January, and has a four year term.
| Delaware General Assembly |
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| Year | Assembly | Senate Majority | Speaker | House Majority | Speaker | ||||||
| 1875-1876 | 78th | Democratic | Charles C. Stockley | Democratic | Thomas Holcomb | ||||||
| 1877-1878 | 79th | Democratic | John T. Moore | Democratic | Hugh Martin | ||||||
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 19, 1875 | January 21, 1879 | ||
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1874 | Governor | John P. Cochran | Democratic | 12,488 | 53% | Isaac Jump | Republican | 11,259 | 47% | ||
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“It is not the purpose of literature to purvey news. For news consult the Almanac de Gotha.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)