Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly took office the first Tuesday of January. State Senators have a four year term and 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 6, 1857 | January 6, 1859 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1865 | January 6, 1869 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 17, 1871 | January 19, 1875 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1856–1857 | 69th | State House | Democratic | Peter F. Causey | Sussex at-large | |
| 1865–1866 | 73rd | State House | Democratic | Gove Saulsbury | Sussex at-large | |
| 1867–1868 | 74th | State House | Democratic | Gove Saulsbury | Speaker | Sussex at-large |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1870 | Governor | James Ponder | Democratic | 11,464 | 56% | Thomas B. Coursey | Republican | 9,130 | 44% | ||
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