1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Results
Table:
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1873[1]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

Republican

Adelbert Ames

69,870

58.05

Independent Republican

James L. Alcorn

50,490

41.95

Total votes

120,360

100.00

Republican hold

Considering the table titled 1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election, section Results, provide an answer in a short sentence to the question below: Who won the 1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election and what was the final tally? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: In the 1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Ames won by a vote of 69,870 to 50,490.