Interesting Facts:

" William Henry Harrison Ross "  ( Official State Portrait )

• Youngest Individual ever elected to office (Age 36)
• His brother James was murdered in Monticello, Ga. in 1833
• Was a "Southern Sympathizer" who aided the Confederate army and fled to England during the height of the Civil War.
• 27th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 4 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     June 2, 1814 - Laurel, De.

Parents:
     Caleb & Letitia (Lofland) Ross

Married:
     Elizabeth Emeline Hall ~ in 1840 ~ ( 1822 - 1909 ) ~ " View her online memorial "
     Children:
          Letitia Lofland - married Victor Green ~ " View her online memorial "
          Caleb W. - ( 1841-1861 ) ~ died in the Civil War as a Confederate soldier ~ " View his online memorial "
          George Hall - ( 1844-1861 ) ~ " View his online memorial "
          James Jefferson - ( 1846-1934 ) ~ " View his online memorial "
          William Madison - ( 1848-1910 ) ~ " View his online memorial "
          Edward C.
          Sarah A. - married Dr. Skillern, moved to Philadelphia, Pa. ~ " View her online memorial "
          Mary G. - married Montgomery Fisher of Seaford, De.
          Laura F. - ( ??-1916 ) - married John Gray ~ " View her online memorial "
          John Wood ~ " View his online memorial "

Facts about his life:

• Educated at Laurel Delaware Academy and Claremount Academy in Pa.
• Also served: No other Political Office
• Elected as Delaware's 38th Governor by defeating Thomas Lockwood by 23 votes and served from January 21,1851 to January 16, 1855
• Military Service: Head of a local Cavalry Company in 1849

Date & Place of Death:
     June 30, 1877 - Philadelphia, Pa. - Age 73

Place of burial:
     St. Luke's Cemetery, Seaford, De.

Home(s):
     Ross Mansion, West Seaford, De.

"Click Here" for Governor Ross' "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1850	General	Governor	William H.H. Ross	Democratic	6,001	48%	Peter F. Causey	Independent	5,978	48%

" Gov. Ross' Home "

Interesting Facts:

" Peter Foster Causey "

• 28th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 9 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     January 11, 1801 - Near Bridgeville, De.

Parents:
     Peter T. & Tamzey (_____) Causey

Married:
     Maria Williams - ( 1804-1889 )
     Children:
          William F.
          Maria E.
          Sally Maria - ( 1844-1846 )
          Peter Foster, Jr. - ( 1847-1851 )
          John W. - ( 1850-1851 )
          Robert H.

Facts about his life:

• Served in the Delaware State House of Representatives from 1830 - 1834
• Elected as Delaware's 39th Governor in 1854 by defeating furture Governor "William Burton" by 697 votes and served from January 16, 1855 to January 18, 1859
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     February 17, 1871 - Milford, De. - Age 70

Place of burial:
     Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milford, De.

Home(s):
     "Causey Mansion", Milford, De.
     (Previously the home of the 13th Governor "Daniel Rogers")

"Click Here" for Governor Causey's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1846	General	Governor	Peter F. Causey	Whig	6,012	49%	William Tharp	Democratic	6,148	51%
1850	General	Governor	Peter F. Causey	Independent	5,978	48%	William H. H. Ross	Democratic	6,001	48%
1854	General	Governor	Peter F. Causey	American	6,941	53%	William Burton	Democratic	6,244	47%

Interesting Facts:

" William Burton "

• 29th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 5 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     October 16, 1789 - Sussex County, De.

Parents:
     Unknown

Married (1st):
     Eliza Sorden - ( 1773-1829 ) - widow of a Wolcott - "View Her Online Memorial"
     Children:
          Rhoda - ( 1841-1917 ) - married Alfred Wootten, later married a Rouderbush -
          "View Her Online Memorial"

Married (2nd):
     Ann C. Hill - ( 1812-1885 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"
     Their Children:
          None

Facts about his life:

• Studied to be a Doctor with Dr. Joseph Sudler
• Practiced as a Physician with his nephew Dr. Robert H. Clark in Milford, Delaware
• Brigadier General of the Sussex Militia in 1827
• Elected Kent County Sheriff in 1830
• Defeated in his bid to become the 39th Governor of Delaware by "Peter Causey" in 1854
• Elected as Delaware's 40th Governor in 1858 by defeating James S. Buckmaster by 204 votes and served from January 18, 1859 to January 20, 1863

Date & Place of Death:
     August 5, 1866 - Milford, De. - Age 76

Place of burial:
     Christ's Episcopal Church, Milford, De.

Home(s):
     "Parson Thorne Mansion" (while Governor), Milford, De.
     (Currently a Museum)

"Click Here" for Governor Burton's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1854	General	Governor	William Burton	Democratic	6,244	47%	Peter F. Causey	American	6,941	53%
1858	General	Governor	William Burton	Democratic	7,758	51%	James S. Buckmaster	People's	7,554	49%

" Signature "

" Parson Thorne Mansion " Home of Gov. Burton

" Gov. Burton's Stone "  ( Milford, De. - 2003 - Photo by Russ Pickett )

Interesting Facts:

" William Cannon "

• 30th Governor to be elected to office
• Eighth Governer to die in Office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 10 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     March 15, 1809 - Near Bridgeville, De.

Parents:
     Josiah & Nancy (Bowlin) Cannon

Married:
     Margaret Ann Barker
     Children:
          William Laws - died in the Civil War, Captain
          Lizzie A. - married Laurence Cahill
          Sallie P.
          Ellie S.
          Henry Pervis - ( 1847 - 1929 )
          Philip Laws - future 1st "Lt. Governor of Delaware"

Facts about his life:

• Elected to the Delaware State House and served from 1844 to 1848
• Elected as the Delaware State Treasurer and served from 1849 to 1851
• Elected as Delaware's 41st Governor in 1862 by defeating Samuel Jefferson by 111 votes and served from January 20, 1863 until his death on March 1, 1865
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     March 1, 1865 - Bridgeville, De. - (became ill helping put out a fire) - Age 55

Place of burial:
     Bridgeville Methodist Cemetery, Bridgeville, De.

Home(s):
     North Main Street, Bridgeville, De. (No Longer Standing)

"Click Here" for Governor Cannon's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1862	General	Governor	William Cannon	Republican	8,155	50%	Samuel Jefferson	Democratic	8,044	50%

Interesting Facts:

" Gove Saulsbury "

• 10th individual to assume the office of Governor.
• 31st Governor to be elected to office
• Brother of "Senator Willard Saulsbury, Sr."
• Brother of "Senator Eli Saulsbury"
• Uncle of "Senator Willard Saulsbury, Jr."
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 10 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     May 29, 1815 - Sussex County, De.

Parents:
     William & Margaret Ann (Smith) Saulsbury

Married:
     Rosina Jane Smith - ( 1828-1875 ) - Dau. of Isaac P. & Margaret Smith -
     "View Her Online Memorial"
     Children:
          Margaret - ( 1849-1852 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"
          Olivia Smith - ( 1851-1855 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"
          Rosa - ( 1853-1876 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"
          Gove, Jr. - ( 1857-1861 ) - "View His Online Memorial"
          William - ( ??-1944 )

Facts about his life:

• Studied at Delaware College (U of D) in Newark, De., graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1842
• Moved to Greensboro, Md. and taught school in Hazlettville, De.
• Moved to Dover, De. and set up a medical practice on State Street
• President of the Delaware Medical Society 1861
• Elected to the Delaware State Senate in 1862 and served until becoming Governor in 1865, Speaker of the Senate, 1864 & 1865
• Became Delaware's 42nd Governor by being the Speaker of the State Senate and due to the death of "Governor William Cannon" on March 1, 1865 and served to January 15, 1867
• Elected as Delaware's 43rd Governor in 1866 by defeating James Riddle by 1,212 votes ( 9,810 to 8,598 ) and served from January 15, 1867 to January 17, 1871
• One of the founders of Wesley College in Dover, 1873
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     July 31, 1881 - Dover, De. - Age 66

Place of burial:
     Whatcoat Methodist Cemetery, Dover, De.
     ( A monument in his honor was also place in the "Saulsbury Family Plot" in Burrsville, Delaware. )

Home(s):
     Northwest Corner of The Green, Dover, De.

"Click Here" for Governor Saulsbury's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1866	General	Governor	Gove Saulsbury	Democratic	9,810	53%	James Riddle	Republican	8,598	47%

" Signature "

"Gov. Saulsbury's Home" ( 2002 - Photo by Russ Pickett )

"Gov. Saulsbury's Stone" ( 2003 - Photo by Russ Pickett )

Interesting Facts:

" James Ponder "

• 32nd Governor to be elected to office
• Brother-In-Law of "U.S. Senator Willard Saulsbury, Sr."
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 13 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     October 31, 1819 - Near Milton, De.

Parents:
     John & Hester (Milby) Ponder

Married:
     Sallie Waples - in 1851 - ( ??-1907 )
     Children:
          Ida - ( 1852-1934 )
          John
          James Waples - ( 1868-1942 )
          Anna

Facts about his life:

• Elected to the Delaware State House for one term in 1856
• Elected to the Delaware State Senate, served from 1864 to 1870 (Speaker of the Senate - 1866-1870)
• Elected as Delaware's 44th Governor by defeating Thomas Boone Coursey ( 11,646 to 9,130 ) and served from January 17, 1871 to January 19, 1875
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     November 5, 1897 - Milton, De. - Age 78

Place of burial:
     Goshen Cemetery, Milton, De.

Home(s):
     414-416 Federal Street, Milton, De. (Currently a Funeral Home)

"Click Here" for Governor Ponder's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1870	General	Governor	James Ponder	Democratic	11,464	56%	Thomas B. Coursey	Republican	9,130	44%

" Signature "

Interesting Facts:

" John Price Cochran " ( Official State Portrait )

• 33rd Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 4 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     February 7, 1809 - Near Middletown, De.

Parents:
     Robert & Rebecca (Ryland) Cochran

Married (1st):
     Eliza Polk - on March 26, 1833 - ( 1812-1855 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"
     Children:
          William R. - ( 1834-1908 ) - "View His Online Memorial"
          Clara Rebecca - ( 1836-1907 ) - She married T. R. Gilpin
          Charles Polk - ( 1839-1919 ) - "View His Online Memorial" - He married Corrine B. Hardcastle
          John Price, Jr. - ( 1841-1876 ) - "View His Online Memorial" - He married Ella Pennington
          Eliza - ( 1843-?? ) - She married William Green
          Julian - ( 1848-1915 ) - "View Online Memorial" - He married Elizabeth M.
          Cyrus - ( 1852-1853 ) - "View Online Memorial"
          Unnamed Infant - died with mother at birth - 1855 - "View Online Memorial"

Married (2nd):
     Mary Tumlin - ( 1830-1912 )
     Children:
          None Known

Facts about his life:

• Elected to the New Castle County Levy Court in 1838
• Elected to the New Castle County Levy Court in 1846
• Also served: New Castle County Levy Court
• Elected as Delaware's 45th Governor by defeating Isaac Jump by 1,239 votes and served from January 19, 1875 to January 21, 1879
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     December 27, 1898 - Near Middtletown, De. - Age 89

Place of burial:
     Forest Presbyterian Cemetery, Middletown, De.

Home(s):
     "Cochran Grange", one mile west of Middletown, De. (Private Residence)

"Click Here" for Governor Cochran's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1874	General	Governor	John P. Cochran	Democratic	12,488	53%	Isaac Jump	Republican	11,259	47%

Interesting Facts:

• 34th Governor to be elected to office
• The current Governor's Guest House was named in his honor.
  ( Next to the Governor's house "Woodburn" )
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 11 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     January 1, 1817 - Frederica, De.

Parents:
     John & Henrietta (Bowman) Hall

Married:
     Caroline Warren in 1842 - ( 1825-1887 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"
     Children:
          John Wood, Jr. - ( 1846-1907 ) - "View His Online Memorial"
          Samuel Warren - ( 1843-1914 ) - "View His Online Memorial"
          Sarah Henrietta - ( ??-1936 ) - married Charles Lister of Philadephia, Pa.
          Caroline - ( 1851-1853 ) - "View Her Online Memorial"

Facts about his life:

• Director of Farmers Bank, 1861-1883
• Served in the Delaware State Senate, 1866-1869
• Elected as Delaware's 46th Governor by defeating Kensey J. Steward with 79.2% of the vote and served from January 21, 1879 to January 16, 1883
• Served in the Delaware State Senate, 1890-1892
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     January 23, 1892 - Frederica, De. - Age 75 - Heart Failure

Place of burial:
     Barratt's Chapel, Frederica, De.

Home(s):
     8 David Street, Frederica, De. - (Currently a Nursing Home)

"Click Here" for Governor Hall's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1878	General	Governor	John W. Hall	Democratic	10,730	79%	Kensey J. Stewart	Greenback Labor	2,835	21%

" Signature "

" Gov. Hall's Stone " ( 2003 - Photo by Russ Pickett )

" Gov. Hall's Stone " ( 2003 - Photo by Russ Pickett )

Interesting Facts:

" Charles Clark Stockley " ( Official State Portrait )

• 35th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 8 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     November 6, 1819 - Near Georgetown, De.

Parents:
     Jehu & Hannah Rodney (Kollock) Stockley

Married:
     Ellen Anderson
     Children:
          Hannah

Facts about his life:

• Served as Sussex County Treasurer
• Elected as Sussex County Sheriff in 1856
• Elected to the Delaware State Senate in 1872, Speaker of the Senate in 1875
• Elected as Delaware's 47th Governor by defeating Albert Curry by 1,938 votes and served from January 16, 1883 to January 18, 1887
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     April 20, 1901 - Georgetown, De. - Age 81

Place of burial:
     St. Paul's Cemetery, Georgetown, De.

Home(s):
     Route 318, outside of Georgetown, De. (Still Standing)

"Click Here" for Governor Stockley's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1882	General	Governor	Charles C. Stockley	Democratic	16,558	53%	Albert Curry	Republican	14,620	47%

" Signature "

Interesting Facts:

" Benjamin T. Biggs "  ( Official State Portrait )

• 36th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 8 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     October 1, 1821 - Cecil County, Md.

Parents:
     John & Diana Bell Biggs

Married:
     Mary Beekman
     Children:
          John - Served as Delaware's "Attorney General" from 1887-1892
          Elizabeth
          Benjamin T., Jr.
          Jennie
          Willard

Facts about his life:

• Attended the public schools and Pennington Seminary in New Jersey
• Taught school for a short time and later attended the Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.
• Engaged in agricultural pursuits
• Member of the Delaware State Constitutional Convention in 1853
• Became interested in railroad operations and was a director of the Kent & Queen Annes Railroad
• Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress being defeated by "George P. Fisher".
• Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873); was not a candidate for renomination in 1872
• Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872
• Elected as Delaware's 48th Governor in 1886 by defeating James R. Hoffecker with 64% of the vote and served from January 18, 1887 to January 20, 1891
• Military Service: Major, Mexican War

Date & Place of Death:
     December 25, 1893 - Middletown, De. - Age 72

Place of burial:
     Bethel Cemetery, near Chesapeake City, Md.

Home(s):
     201 North Cass Street, Middletown, De. (Private Residence)

"Click Here" for Benjamin Biggs' "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1860	General	U.S. Representative	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	7,485	47%	George P. Fisher	Republican	7,732	48%
1868	General	U.S. Representative	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	10,961	59%	Alfred T. Torbert	Republican	7,636	41%
1870	General	U.S. Representative	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	12,434	55%	Joshua T. Heald	Republican	10,001	45%
1886	General	Governor	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	13,942	64%	James R. Hoffecker	Temperance	7,835	36%

" Gov. Bigg's Home " ( 2007 photo )

Interesting Facts:

" Robert John Reynolds "  ( Official State Portrait )

• 37th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 11 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     March 17, 1838 - Smyrna, Delaware

Parents:
     Robert Wright & Sallie Gilder (Marvel) Reynolds

Married (1st):
     Louvenia Riggs ~ " View her online memorial "
     Their Children:
          Byron Reynolds ~ " View his online memorial "

Married (2nd):
     Hester Thomas
     Their Children:
          None

Facts about his life:

• Elected to the Delaware State House for one term in 1868
• Served as Delaware State Treasurer, 1879-1883
• Elected as Delaware's 49th Governor by defeating future U.S. Senator "Harry A. Richardson" and served from January 20, 1891 to January 15, 1895
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     June 10, 1909 - Near Petersburg, Delaware - Age 71

Place of burial:
     Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

Home(s):
     "Golden Ridge", Near Petersburg, Delaware (Not Standing)

"Click Here" for Governor Reynolds' "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1890	General	Governor	Robert J. Reynolds	Democratic	17,801	51%	Harry A. Richardson	Republican	17,258	49%

Interesting Facts:

" Joshua Hopkins Marvil "  ( Official State Portrait )

• Ninth & Last Governor to die in Office
• 38th Governor to be elected to office
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 3 Months "

Date & Place of Birth:
     September 3, 1825 - Near Laurel, De.

Parents:
     Joseph & Sarah Ann (Hopkins) Marvil

Married:
     Sally Ann Sirman ~ " View her online memorial "
     Their Children:
          Joseph F. Marvil ~ " View his online memorial "
          Vandreth S. Marvil ~ " View his online memorial "
          Joshua D. Marvil ~ " View his online memorial "

Facts about his life:

• Also served: No other political office
• Elected as Delaware's 50th Governor by defeating future Governor "Ebe W. Tunnell" and served from January 15, 1895 until his death on April 8, 1895
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     April 8, 1895 - Laurel, De. - Age 69

Place of burial:
     Laurel Hill Cemetery, Laurel, De.

Home(s):
     West Main Street, Laurel, De. (Moved to 606 West Street - currently a private residence)

"Click Here" for Governor Marvil's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1894	General	Governor	Joshua H. Marvil	Republican	19,880	50%	Ebe W. Tunnell	Democratic	18,659	47%

Interesting Facts:

" William Tharp Watson "

• During his term, due to the death of Gov. Marvil, it was decided by the General Assembly to re-elect the office of Governor in 1896 to coincide with the election of the U.S. President.
• 11th individual to assume the office of Governor.
• Grandson of 37th Governor "William Tharp"
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 5 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     June 22, 1849 - Milford, De.

Parents:
     Bethuel & Ruth (Tharp) Watson

Married:
     Harriet Beale ~ " View her online memorial "
     Their Children:
          William Tharp Watson, Jr. ~ " View his online memorial "

Facts about his life:

• Elected to the Delaware State Senate in 1892, Speaker of the Senate in 1895
• Became Delaware's 51st Governor by being the Speaker of the State Senate and due to the death of "Governor Joshua Marvil" on April 8, 1895 and served to January 19, 1897
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     April 14, 1917 - Milford, De. - Age 67

Place of burial:
     Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, De.

Home(s):
     600 North Walnut Street, Milford, De. (Private Residence)

"Click Here" for Governor Watson's "Find A Grave" record.

Interesting Facts:

" Ebe Walters Tunnell "  ( Official State Portrait )

• 2nd Governor to be elected as a Bachelor
• 39th Governor to be elected to office
• Distant cousin of "U.S. Senator James M. Tunnell"
• Years of Elected Service to Delaware: " 6 "

Date & Place of Birth:
     December 31, 1844 - Clarksville, De.

Parents:
     Nathaniel & Maria (Walters) Tunnell

Married:
     Never Married
     Children:
          None

Facts about his life:

• Elected to the Delaware State House in 1870
• Elected as Delaware's 52nd Governor by defeating John Clark Higgins (Grandson of "Governor John Clark") & "Congressman James H. Hoffecker" and served from January 19, 1897 to January 15, 1901
• A change in the State Constitution during his administration provided for the election of a Lieutenant Governor starting with the next Governor
• Military Service: None

Date & Place of Death:
     December 18, 1917 - Lewes, De. - Age 72

Place of burial:
     Lewes Presbyterian Cemetery, Lewes, De.

Home(s):
     232-234 2nd Street, Lewes, De. (currently a private residence)

"Click Here" for Governor Tunnell's "Find A Grave" record.

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

( winner marked in bold  ~    *   =  incumbant )

Year	Type Election	Office	Name	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1894	General	Governor	Ebe W. Tunnell	Democratic	18,659	47%	Joshua H. Marvil	Republican	19,880	50%
1896	General	Governor	Ebe W. Tunnell	Democratic	15,507	47%	James R. Hoffecker  John C. Higgins	Union Republican  Republican	11,014    7,154	31%   20%

" Governor Tunnell's Home " ( 2003 - Photo by Russ Pickett )

" Governor Tunnell's Stone " ( 2003 - Photo by Russ Pickett )