Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Table title:
Results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candidate </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Republican </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Adelbert Ames </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 69,870 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58.05 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independent Republican </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James L. Alcorn </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50,490 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41.95 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Total votes </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 120,360 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100.00 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=4 rowspan=1 > Republican hold </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who won the 1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election and what was the final tally?
Answer:
In the 1873 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Ames won by a vote of 69,870 to 50,490.