Member
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Party
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Years
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Electoral history
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John Vining
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Pro-Administration
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March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
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Elected in 1789. Retired.
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John Patten
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1793 – February 14, 1794
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Elected in 1792. Lost election contest.
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Henry Latimer
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Pro-Administration
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February 14, 1794 – February 7, 1795
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Won election contest. Lost re-election.
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John Patten
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
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Elected in 1794. Retired.
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James A. Bayard
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Federalist
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March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803
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Elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Lost re-election.
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Caesar A. Rodney
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
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Elected in 1802. Lost re-election.
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James M. Broom
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Federalist
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October 1, 1805 – October 6, 1807
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Elected October 1, 1805 to finish Bayard's term and seated December 2, 1805. Re-elected in 1806, but declined the seat.
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Nicholas Van Dyke
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Federalist
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October 6, 1807 – March 3, 1811
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Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.
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Henry M. Ridgely
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Federalist
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March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815
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Elected in 1810. Retired.
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Thomas Clayton
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Federalist
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March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
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Elected in 1814. Lost re-election.
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Louis McLane
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Federalist
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825
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Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826 but declined to serve having been elected U.S. senator.
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
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Kensey Johns Jr.
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Anti-Jacksonian
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October 2, 1827 – March 3, 1831
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Elected to finish McLane's term. Retired.
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John J. Milligan
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837
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Elected in 1830. Lost re-election to Robinson Jr.
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Whig
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
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Thomas Robinson Jr.
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Democratic
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March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
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Elected in 1838. Lost re-election to Rodney.
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George B. Rodney
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Whig
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March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845
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Elected in 1840. Retired.
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John W. Houston
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Whig
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March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851
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Elected in 1844. Retired.
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George R. Riddle
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Democratic
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March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
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Elected in 1850. Lost re-election to Cullen.
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Elisha D. Cullen
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Know Nothing
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March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
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Elected in 1854. Lost re-election to Whiteley.
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William G. Whiteley
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Democratic
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March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
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Elected in 1856. Retired.
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George P. Fisher
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Unionist
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March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
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Elected in 1860. Lost re-election to Temple.
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William Temple
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Democratic
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March 4, 1863 – May 28, 1863
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Elected in 1862. Died.
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Nathaniel B. Smithers
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Unconditional Unionist
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December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865
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Elected to finish Temple's term. Lost re-election to Nicholson.
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John A. Nicholson
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Democratic
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March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
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Elected in 1864. Retired.
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Benjamin T. Biggs
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Democratic
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March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
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Elected in 1868. Retired.
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James R. Lofland
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Republican
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March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
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Elected in 1872. Lost re-election to J. Williams.
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James Williams
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Democratic
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March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
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Elected in 1874. Retired.
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Edward L. Martin
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Democratic
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March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
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Elected in 1878. Retired.
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Charles B. Lore
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Democratic
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March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
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Elected in 1882. Retired.
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John B. Penington
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Democratic
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March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
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Elected in 1886. Retired.
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John W. Causey
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Democratic
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March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
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Elected in 1890. Retired.
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Jonathan S. Willis
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Republican
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March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
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Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Handy.
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L. Irving Handy
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Democratic
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March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
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Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Hoffecker.
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John H. Hoffecker
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Republican
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March 4, 1899 – June 16, 1900
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Elected in 1898. Died.
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Walter O. Hoffecker
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Republican
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November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1901
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Elected to finish his father's term. Retired.
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L. Heisler Ball
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Republican
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March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
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Elected in 1900. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Henry A. Houston
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Democratic
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March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
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Elected in 1902. Retired.
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Hiram R. Burton
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Republican
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March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909
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Elected in 1904. Lost renomination to Heald.
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William H. Heald
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Republican
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March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913
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Elected in 1908. Retired.
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Franklin Brockson
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Democratic
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March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
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Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Miller.
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Thomas W. Miller
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Republican
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March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
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Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Polk.
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Albert F. Polk
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Democratic
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March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
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Elected in 1916. Lost re-election to Layton.
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Caleb R. Layton
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Republican
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March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
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Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Boyce.
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William H. Boyce
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Democratic
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March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
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Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Houston.
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Robert G. Houston
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Republican
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March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933
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Elected in 1924. Retired.
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Wilbur L. Adams
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Democratic
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March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
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Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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J. George Stewart
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Republican
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January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
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Elected in 1934. Lost re-election to Allen.
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William F. Allen
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Democratic
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January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
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Elected in 1936. Lost re-election to G. Williams.
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George S. Williams
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Republican
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January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
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Elected in 1938. Lost re-election to Traynor.
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Philip A. Traynor
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Democratic
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January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
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Elected in 1940. Lost re-election to Willey.
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Earle D. Willey
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Republican
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January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
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Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Traynor.
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Philip A. Traynor
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Democratic
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January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
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Elected in 1944. Lost reelection to Boggs.
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J. Caleb Boggs
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Republican
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January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
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Elected in 1946. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
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Herbert Warburton
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Republican
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January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
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Elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Harris McDowell
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Democratic
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January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
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Elected in 1954. Lost re-election to Haskell.
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Harry G. Haskell Jr.
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Republican
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January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959
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Elected in 1956. Lost re-election to McDowell.
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Harris McDowell
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Democratic
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January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1967
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Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Roth.
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William Roth
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Republican
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January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1970
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Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned after the election.
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Pete du Pont
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Republican
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January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977
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Elected in 1970. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
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Thomas B. Evans Jr.
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Republican
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January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
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Elected in 1976. Lost re-election to Carper.
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Tom Carper
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Democratic
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January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
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Elected in 1982. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
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Mike Castle
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Republican
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January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
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Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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John Carney
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Democratic
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January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
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Elected in 2010. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
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Democratic
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January 3, 2017 – present
|
Elected in 2016. Incumbent.
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Thomas Cooper
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Federalist
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March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
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Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election.
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Willard Hall
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1817 – January 22, 1821
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Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Lost re-election and resigned early.
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Caesar A. Rodney
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1821 – January 24, 1822
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Elected in 1820. Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
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Daniel Rodney
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Federalist
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October 1, 1822 – March 3, 1823
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Elected to finish his cousin's term. Retired.
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