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Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Sep 18, 1793 , Elected in 1788. , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1788. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 , , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Admin. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=8 , 2 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1793.Resigned. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Jan 19, 1798 , rowspan=3 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=5 align=right ,
John Vining ! rowspan=5 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 18, 1793 –
Feb 7, 1795 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 2 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Henry Latimer , , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 7, 1795 –
Feb 28, 1801 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1795 to finish Read's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 ,
Aug 11, 1798 , ,
Jan 17, 1799 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1799 to finish Clayton's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 17, 1799 –
Nov 6, 1804 , rowspan=5 ,
Samuel White , rowspan=8 ,
Nov 4, 1809 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish Latimer's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1803. , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 6, 1804 –
Nov 13, 1804 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1804 to finish Wells's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Nov 13, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=7 ,
James A. Bayard ! rowspan=7 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1805. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1809. Died. , rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 4, 1809 –
Jan 12, 1810 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 4 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1821 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1810 to finish White's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 5 , Re-elected in 1811.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , , nowrap , Mar 3, 1813 –
May 21, 1813 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1813 to finish Bayard's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , May 21, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1817 , rowspan=2 ,
Mar 3, 1823 , rowspan=5 ,
Nicholas Van Dyke ! rowspan=9 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1821 –
Jan 23, 1822 , , rowspan=10 , 7 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ! 5 , align=left ,
Caesar A. Rodney , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Jan 24, 1822 –
Jan 29, 1823 , Elected late to finish vacant term.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the United Provinces of the River Plate. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 29, 1823 –
Jan 8, 1824 , rowspan=3 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=8 , 7 , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1823 –
Jan 8, 1824 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , rowspan=3 , Re-elected late.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 8, 1824 –
May 21, 1826 , rowspan=2 ,
Nicholas Van Dyke , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1827 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1824 to finish Rodney's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , National
Republican , rowspan=4 , , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 21, 1826 –
Nov 8, 1826 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Van Dyke's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 8, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1827 , , National
Republican , align=right ,
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Henry M. Ridgely ! rowspan=2 , 9 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 7 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Apr 16, 1829 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1827.Resigned to become U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to England. , rowspan=5 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1829. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –
Dec 29, 1836 , rowspan=7 , National
Republican , rowspan=7 align=right ,
John M. Clayton ! rowspan=7 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 16, 1829 –
Jan 7, 1830 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 8 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 7, 1830 –
Jun 16, 1836 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1830 to finish McLane's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1832.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=8 , 9 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1835.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 9 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Richard H. Bayard , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jun 17, 1836 –
Sep 19, 1839 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1836 to finish Naudain's term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 29, 1836 –
Jan 9, 1837 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1837 to finish his cousin's term. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Jan 9, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1847 , , National
Republican , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Jan 11, 1841 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard H. Bayard , rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 12, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1845 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1841 to finish his own term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1841. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 10 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
John M. Clayton , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1845 –
Feb 23, 1849 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1845.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. , rowspan=4 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1846 or 1847.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=4 , Whig , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Presley Spruance ! rowspan=4 , 12 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 11 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
John Wales , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 23, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1849 to finish Clayton's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 12 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
James A. Bayard Jr. , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 29, 1864 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1851. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 12 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1853.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Nov 9, 1856 , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John M. Clayton ! rowspan=2 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 9, 1856 –
Nov 19, 1856 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Clayton's term.Declined nomination to finish Clayton's term. , nowrap , Nov 19, 1856 –
Jan 14, 1857 , , Whig , align=right ,
Joseph P. Comegys ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1857 to finish Clayton's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 14, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1859 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Willard Saulsbury Sr. ! rowspan=9 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1863.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 14 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
George R. Riddle , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 29, 1864 –
Mar 29, 1867 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1864 to finish Bayard's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 14 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1864.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 29, 1867 –
Apr 5, 1867 , , - style="height:2em" ! 14 , align=left ,
James A. Bayard Jr. , , Democratic , nowrap , Apr 5, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1869 , Appointed to continue Riddle's term. Elected in 1869 to finish Riddle's term.Byrd & Wolff, p. 90.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 15 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Mar 6, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1869. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1889 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Eli M. Saulsbury ! rowspan=11 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1875. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1876. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1881.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. , rowspan=5 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1883.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 6, 1885 –
Mar 18, 1885 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 16 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
George Gray , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 18, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1899 , Elected in 1885 to finish Bayard's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1887. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Anthony Higgins ! rowspan=3 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1893.Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 19 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –
Jan 19, 1897 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897 to finish vacant term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 19, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Richard R. Kenney ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 1, 1903 , rowspan=2 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=4 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=5 , 20 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 2, 1903 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 17 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1903 to finish vacant term. , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1903 to finish vacant term.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 2, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1907 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
J. Frank Allee ! rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Jun 12, 1906 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=4 , 21 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1906 to finish vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1907.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Harry A. Richardson ! rowspan=3 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1911.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Willard Saulsbury Jr. ! rowspan=3 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Jul 2, 1921 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1916.
Resigned to become Chancellor of Delaware. , rowspan=5 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –
Mar 3, 1925 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Nov 6, 1922 , Appointed to finish Wolcott's term.Lost election to finish Wolcott's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 21 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1929 , Elected in 1922 to finish Wolcott's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 24 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1924.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1925 –
Dec 8, 1928 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Dec 10, 1928 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish du Pont's term. Elected in 1930 to finish du Pont's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 10, 1928 –
Jan 3, 1937 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Daniel O. Hastings ! rowspan=5 , 25 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Jan 3, 1941 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1928. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1934.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1936.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James H. Hughes ! rowspan=3 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James M. Tunnell , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1947 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1940.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , nowrap rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John J. Williams , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Dec 31, 1970 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1961 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Jan 3, 1973 , rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 align=right ,
J. Caleb Boggs ! rowspan=7 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964.Retired and resigned to give his successor preferential seniority. , rowspan=4 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 31 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1966.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=16 , 25 , rowspan=16 align=left ,
William Roth , rowspan=16 , Republican , rowspan=16 nowrap , Jan 1, 1971 –
Jan 3, 2001 , Appointed to finish Williams's term, having been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1972. , rowspan=19 nowrap , Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 15, 2009 , rowspan=19 , Democratic , rowspan=19 align=right ,
Joe Biden ! rowspan=19 , 30 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1996. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=14 , 26 , rowspan=14 align=left ,
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2006. , rowspan=5 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 38 , Re-elected in 2008.Resigned to become
Nov 15, 2010 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Present , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Members of Congress from Delaware
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. U.S. senators were originally elected by the Delaware General Assembly for designated six-year terms beginning March 4. Frequently portions of the term would remain only upon a U.S. senator's death or resignation. From 1914 and the enforcement of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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, adopted in 1913 but rejected by the General Assembly that year and not ratified until July 1, 2010, officeholders were popularly elected on the first Tuesday after November 1; starting 1935, the beginning of their term is January 3. Delaware's current U.S. senators are Democrats Tom Carper (serving since January 3, 2001) and Chris Coons (serving since November 15, 2010).
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, rowspan=3 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Sep 18, 1793 , Elected in 1788. , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1788. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 , , Anti-
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Richard Bassett
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, , Pro-Admin. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=8 , 2 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1793.Resigned. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Jan 19, 1798 , rowspan=3 , Pro-Admin. , rowspan=5 align=right ,
John Vining ! rowspan=5 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 18, 1793 –
Feb 7, 1795 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 2 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Henry Latimer , , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 7, 1795 –
Feb 28, 1801 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1795 to finish Read's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 ,
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, align=right , Joshua Clayton
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Nov 6, 1804 , rowspan=5 ,
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, rowspan=5 align=right , William H. Wells
William Hill Wells (January 7, 1769 – March 11, 1829) was a lawyer and politician from Dagsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Dela ...
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, rowspan=8 align=left , Samuel White , rowspan=8 ,
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, rowspan=8 nowrap , Feb 28, 1801 –Nov 4, 1809 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish Latimer's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1803. , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 6, 1804 –
Nov 13, 1804 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1804 to finish Wells's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Nov 13, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=7 ,
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, rowspan=7 align=right , James A. Bayard ! rowspan=7 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1805. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1809. Died. , rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 4, 1809 –
Jan 12, 1810 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 4 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Outerbridge Horsey
Outerbridge Horsey III (March 5, 1777 – June 9, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware (18 ...
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, rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 12, 1810 –Mar 3, 1821 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1810 to finish White's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 5 , Re-elected in 1811.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , , nowrap , Mar 3, 1813 –
May 21, 1813 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1813 to finish Bayard's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , May 21, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1817 , rowspan=2 ,
Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''.
History Europe federation
In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=2 align=right , William H. Wells
William Hill Wells (January 7, 1769 – March 11, 1829) was a lawyer and politician from Dagsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Dela ...
! rowspan=2 , 6
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1815., citing Journal of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1815. 37.Retired.
, rowspan=3 , 6
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=5 , 6
, rowspan=5 , Elected in 1817.Legislature failed to elect.
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1817 –Mar 3, 1823 , rowspan=5 ,
Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''.
History Europe federation
In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=5 align=right , Nicholas Van Dyke ! rowspan=9 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1821 –
Jan 23, 1822 , , rowspan=10 , 7 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ! 5 , align=left ,
Caesar A. Rodney , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Jan 24, 1822 –
Jan 29, 1823 , Elected late to finish vacant term.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the United Provinces of the River Plate. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 29, 1823 –
Jan 8, 1824 , rowspan=3 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=8 , 7 , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1823 –
Jan 8, 1824 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - , rowspan=3 , Re-elected late.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 8, 1824 –
May 21, 1826 , rowspan=2 ,
Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''.
History Europe federation
In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Nicholas Van Dyke , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Thomas Clayton
Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...
, , Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''.
History Europe federation
In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 8, 1824 –Mar 3, 1827 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1824 to finish Rodney's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , National
Republican , rowspan=4 , , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 21, 1826 –
Nov 8, 1826 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Van Dyke's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 8, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1827 , , National
Republican , align=right ,
Daniel Rodney
Daniel Rodney (September 10, 1764 – September 2, 1846) was an American merchant and politician from Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the National Republican Party, who served as Governor of ...
! 8
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Elected in 1827 to finish Van Dyke's term.Retired.
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 12, 1827 –Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Henry M. Ridgely ! rowspan=2 , 9 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 7 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Louis McLane
Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later th ...
, rowspan=2 , Jacksonian
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1827 –Apr 16, 1829 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1827.Resigned to become U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to England. , rowspan=5 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1829. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –
Dec 29, 1836 , rowspan=7 , National
Republican , rowspan=7 align=right ,
John M. Clayton ! rowspan=7 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 16, 1829 –
Jan 7, 1830 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 8 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Arnold Naudain
Arnold Snow Naudain (January 6, 1790 – January 4, 1872) was an American physician and politician from Odessa, Delaware, Odessa in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party (United States) ...
, rowspan=4 , NationalRepublican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 7, 1830 –
Jun 16, 1836 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1830 to finish McLane's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1832.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=8 , 9 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1835.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 9 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Richard H. Bayard , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jun 17, 1836 –
Sep 19, 1839 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1836 to finish Naudain's term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 29, 1836 –
Jan 9, 1837 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1837 to finish his cousin's term. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Jan 9, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1847 , , National
Republican , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Thomas Clayton
Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...
! rowspan=8 , 11
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Whig
,
, rowspan=7 , Whig
, - style="height:2em"
, Re-elected during the 1838/39 cycle.Resigned to become Chief Justice of Delaware
The Delaware Superior Court, previously known as the Superior Court and Orphans' Court, is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in the state of Delaware. It has original jurisdiction over most criminal and civil cases (except for suits at ...
.
, rowspan=5 , 10
, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=2 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Sep 19, 1839 –Jan 11, 1841 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard H. Bayard , rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 12, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1845 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1841 to finish his own term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1841. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 10 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
John M. Clayton , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1845 –
Feb 23, 1849 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1845.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. , rowspan=4 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 11 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1846 or 1847.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=4 , Whig , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Presley Spruance ! rowspan=4 , 12 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 11 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
John Wales , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 23, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1849 to finish Clayton's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 12 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
James A. Bayard Jr. , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 29, 1864 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1851. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 12 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1853.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Nov 9, 1856 , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John M. Clayton ! rowspan=2 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 9, 1856 –
Nov 19, 1856 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Clayton's term.Declined nomination to finish Clayton's term. , nowrap , Nov 19, 1856 –
Jan 14, 1857 , , Whig , align=right ,
Joseph P. Comegys ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1857 to finish Clayton's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 14, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1859 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Martin W. Bates
Martin Waltham Bates (February 24, 1786 – January 1, 1869) was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and then the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly an ...
! rowspan=2 , 15
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1857.
, rowspan=3 , 13
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=4 , 13
, rowspan=4 , Elected in 1858.
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1859 –Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Willard Saulsbury Sr. ! rowspan=9 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1863.Resigned. , rowspan=6 , 14 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
George R. Riddle , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 29, 1864 –
Mar 29, 1867 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1864 to finish Bayard's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 14 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1864.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 29, 1867 –
Apr 5, 1867 , , - style="height:2em" ! 14 , align=left ,
James A. Bayard Jr. , , Democratic , nowrap , Apr 5, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1869 , Appointed to continue Riddle's term. Elected in 1869 to finish Riddle's term.Byrd & Wolff, p. 90.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 15 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Thomas F. Bayard
Thomas Francis Bayard (October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as United States Senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –Mar 6, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1869. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1889 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Eli M. Saulsbury ! rowspan=11 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1875. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1876. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1881.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. , rowspan=5 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1883.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 6, 1885 –
Mar 18, 1885 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 16 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
George Gray , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 18, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1899 , Elected in 1885 to finish Bayard's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1887. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Anthony Higgins ! rowspan=3 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1893.Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 19 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –
Jan 19, 1897 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897 to finish vacant term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 19, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Richard R. Kenney ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 1, 1903 , rowspan=2 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=4 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=5 , 20 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 2, 1903 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 17 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
L. Heisler Ball
Lewis Heisler Ball (September 21, 1861 – October 18, 1932) was an American physician and politician from Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as U.S. Representative from Delaware a ...
, rowspan=2 , Republican
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 2, 1903 –Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1903 to finish vacant term. , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1903 to finish vacant term.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 2, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1907 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
J. Frank Allee ! rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Jun 12, 1906 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=4 , 21 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Henry A. du Pont
Henry Algernon du Pont (July 30, 1838 – December 31, 1926) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician from Delaware. A member of the famed du Pont family, he graduated first in his class from West Point shortly after the ...
, rowspan=6 , Republican
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jun 13, 1906 –Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1906 to finish vacant term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1907.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Harry A. Richardson ! rowspan=3 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1911.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Willard Saulsbury Jr. ! rowspan=3 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Josiah O. Wolcott
Josiah Oliver Wolcott (October 31, 1877 – November 11, 1938) was an American lawyer, politician and judge, from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1917 –Jul 2, 1921 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1916.
Resigned to become Chancellor of Delaware. , rowspan=5 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –
Mar 3, 1925 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
L. Heisler Ball
Lewis Heisler Ball (September 21, 1861 – October 18, 1932) was an American physician and politician from Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as U.S. Representative from Delaware a ...
! rowspan=5 , 23
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
! 20
, align=left , T. Coleman du Pont
Thomas Coleman du Pont (December 11, 1863 – November 11, 1930) was an American engineer and politician, from Greenville, Delaware. He was President of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member of the Republican Party who served part ...
, , Republican
, nowrap , Jul 7, 1921 –Nov 6, 1922 , Appointed to finish Wolcott's term.Lost election to finish Wolcott's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 21 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. (June 4, 1868 – July 12, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 1920s.
Early life
Bayard was born in Wilmington, Delaware, son o ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 7, 1922 –Mar 3, 1929 , Elected in 1922 to finish Wolcott's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 24 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1924.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1925 –
Dec 8, 1928 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
T. Coleman du Pont
Thomas Coleman du Pont (December 11, 1863 – November 11, 1930) was an American engineer and politician, from Greenville, Delaware. He was President of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and a member of the Republican Party who served part ...
! rowspan=2 , 24
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , Dec 8, 1928 –Dec 10, 1928 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish du Pont's term. Elected in 1930 to finish du Pont's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 10, 1928 –
Jan 3, 1937 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Daniel O. Hastings ! rowspan=5 , 25 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
John G. Townsend Jr.
John Gillis Townsend Jr. (May 31, 1871 – April 10, 1964) was an American businessman and politician from Selbyville in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served one term as Governor and two terms as U.S. Se ...
, rowspan=6 , Republican
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1929 –Jan 3, 1941 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1928. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1934.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1936.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James H. Hughes ! rowspan=3 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James M. Tunnell , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1947 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1940.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , nowrap rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
C. Douglass Buck
Clayton Douglass Buck (March 21, 1890 – January 27, 1965) was an American engineer and politician from New Castle Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Republican Party, who served two t ...
! rowspan=3 , 27
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=12 , 24
, rowspan=12 align=left , John J. Williams , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Dec 31, 1970 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1961 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
J. Allen Frear Jr.
Joseph Allen Frear Jr. (March 7, 1903 – January 15, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 1949 to 1961. He was defeated for a third term by Republican politician ...
! rowspan=6 , 28
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.
, rowspan=3 , 29
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 29
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954.Lost re-election.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1958.
, rowspan=3 , 30
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 30
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1960.
, rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 3, 1961 –Jan 3, 1973 , rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 align=right ,
J. Caleb Boggs ! rowspan=7 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964.Retired and resigned to give his successor preferential seniority. , rowspan=4 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 31 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1966.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=16 , 25 , rowspan=16 align=left ,
William Roth , rowspan=16 , Republican , rowspan=16 nowrap , Jan 1, 1971 –
Jan 3, 2001 , Appointed to finish Williams's term, having been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1972. , rowspan=19 nowrap , Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 15, 2009 , rowspan=19 , Democratic , rowspan=19 align=right ,
Joe Biden ! rowspan=19 , 30 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1996. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=14 , 26 , rowspan=14 align=left ,
Tom Carper
Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served i ...
, rowspan=14 , Democratic
, rowspan=14 nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2006. , rowspan=5 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 38 , Re-elected in 2008.Resigned to become
U.S. Vice President
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice pr ...
.
, - style="height:2em"
, Appointed to continue Biden's term.Retired when his successor was elected.
, nowrap, Jan 15, 2009 –Nov 15, 2010 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Ted Kaufman
Edward Emmett Kaufman (born March 15, 1939) is a retired American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled As ...
! 31
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 2010 to finish Biden's term.
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Nov 15, 2010 –Present , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew Coons (born September 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle C ...
! rowspan=9 , 32
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2012.
, rowspan=3 , 39
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 39
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2014.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2018.
, rowspan=3 , 40
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 40
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2020.
, - style="height:2em"
,
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Living former senators
, there are two living former U.S. senators from Delaware. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was William Roth (served 1971–2001) on December 13, 2003.Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
* List of United States representatives from Delaware * List of United States Senate elections in Delaware *United States congressional delegations from Delaware
Delaware became a U.S. state in 1787, which allowed it to send congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Voters in each state elect two s ...
References
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Members of Congress from Delaware
govtrack.us
U.S. Senate members from Delaware
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United States Senators
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and p ...
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...