<page_title> James Ponder </page_title> <section_title> Almanac </section_title> <table> <cell> 1870 <col_header> Election results </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Governor <col_header> Election results </col_header> <col_header> Office </col_header> </cell> <cell> James Ponder <col_header> Election results </col_header> <col_header> Subject </col_header> </cell> <cell> Thomas B. Coursey <col_header> Election results </col_header> <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Election results </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1870, James Ponder was elected Governor of Delaware, defeating the Republican candidate, Thomas Boone Coursey.