United States congressional delegations from Delaware


This is a chronological listing, in timeline format, of the United States Congressional Delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
U.S Senators are elected by popular vote for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Since 1831, elections in Delaware have been held in the first week of November of the year noted. Before 1914 United States Senators were chosen by the Delaware General Assembly and before 1935 all Congressional terms began March 4.
The dates for the various Congress represent the range of dates they could have been in session, rather than the actual dates of the sessions. Congressional terms began on March 4 through 1933. Since 1935 they have begun on January 3. The juxtaposition of the terms with the sessions is approximate; see the footnotes for actual dates of special appointments, elections, resignations or deaths.

United States Senate

The alternating grey and white boxes indicate the duration of the six-year Senate terms.

United States House of Representatives

are elected by popular vote for a two-year term, beginning January 3. Since 1831, Delaware elections have been held the first week of November of the year noted. Before 1831, elections were held in October and before 1935 all Congressional terms began March 4.
In Delaware all representatives have been elected from the state at large, rather than by district. There has always been the minimum one representative, except for the Thirteenth through Seventeenth Congress, when there were two representatives.
CongressRepresentative
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1st
John M. Vining -
2nd
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3rd
John Patten -
3rd
Henry Latimer -
4th
John Patten -
5th
James A. Bayard, Sr. -
6th
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7th
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8th
Caesar A. Rodney -
9th
James M. Broom -
10th
Nicholas Van Dyke -
11th
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12th
Henry M. Ridgely -
CongressRepresentative
Representative
13th
Henry M. Ridgely Thomas Cooper
14th
Thomas Clayton -
15th
Louis McLane Willard Hall
16th
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17th
Caesar A. Rodney -
17th
Daniel Rodney -
CongressRepresentative
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18th
Louis McLane -
19th
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20th
Kensey Johns, Jr. -
21st
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22nd
John J. Milligan -
23rd
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24th
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25th
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26th
Thomas Robinson, Jr. -
27th
George B. Rodney -
28th
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29th
John W. Houston -
30th
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31st
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32nd
George R. Riddle -
33rd
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34th
Elisha D. Cullen -
35th
William G. Whiteley -
36th
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37th
George P. Fisher -
38th
William Temple -
38th
Nathaniel B. Smithers -
39th
John A. Nicholson -
40th
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41st
Benjamin T. Biggs -
42nd
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43rd
James R. Lofland -
44th
James Williams -
45th
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46th
Edward L. Martin -
47th
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48th
Charles B. Lore -
49th
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50th
John B. Penington -
51st
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52nd
John W. Causey -
53rd
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54th
Jonathan S. Willis -
55th
L. Irving Handy -
56th
John H. Hoffecker -
56th
Walter O. Hoffecker -
57th
L. Heisler Ball -
58th
Henry A. Houston -
59th
Hiram R. Burton -
60th
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61st
William H. Heald -
62nd
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63rd
Franklin Brockson -
64th
Thomas W. Miller -
65th
Albert F. Polk -
66th
Caleb R. Layton -
67th
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68th
William H. Boyce -
69th
Robert G. Houston -
70th
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71st
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72nd
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73rd
Wilbur L. Adams -
74th
J. George Stewart -
75th
William F. Allen -
76th
George S. Williams -
77th
Philip A. Traynor -
78th
Earle D. Willey -
79th
Philip A. Traynor -
80th
J. Caleb Boggs -
81st
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82nd
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83rd
Herbert B. Warburton -
84th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr. -
85th
Harry G. Haskell, Jr. -
86th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr. -
87th
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88th
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89th
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90th
William V. Roth, Jr. -
91st
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92nd
Pierre S. du Pont, IV -
93rd
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94th
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95th
Thomas B. Evans, Jr. -
96th
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97th
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98th
Thomas R. Carper -
99th
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100th
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101st
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102nd
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103rd
Michael N. Castle -
104th
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105th
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106th
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107th
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108th
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109th
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110th
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111th
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112th
John C. Carney, Jr. -
113th
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114th
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115th
Lisa Blunt Rochester -
116th
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