The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Delaware:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: American (A), Democratic (D), Democratic-Republican (DR), Federalist (F), no party (N), National Republican (NR), Republican (R), and Whig (W).
| Year |
Executive offices |
General Assembly |
United States Congress |
Electoral College votes |
| Governor |
Lieutenant Governor |
Attorney General |
Treasurer |
Auditor |
Comm. of Ins. |
State Senate |
State House |
U.S. Senator (Class I) |
U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. House |
| 1777 |
John McKinly (N/F)[1][2] |
[3] |
|
| Thomas McKean (N/DR)[1][4] |
| George Read (N/F)[1][5] |
| 1778 |
Gunning Bedford, Jr. |
| Caesar Rodney (N/DR)[1] |
| 1779 |
| 1780 |
| 1781 |
| John Dickinson (N/F)[1][6] |
| 1782 |
| John Cook (N/F)[1][5] |
| 1783 |
| Nicholas Van Dyke (N/DR)[1] |
| 1784 |
| 1785 |
| 1786 |
Joshua Clayton (N/F) |
| Thomas Collins (N/F)[1][7] |
| 1787 |
| 1788 |
| 1789 |
| Jehu Davis (N/F)[1][8] |
| Joshua Clayton (N/F)[1] |
| 1790 |
Nicholas Ridgely |
| 1791 |
| 1792 |
| 1793 |
Joshua Clayton (F) |
| 1794 |
| 1795 |
| 1796 |
Gunning Bedford, Sr. (F)[7] |
| 1797 |
| Daniel Rogers (F)[8] |
| 1798 |
| 1799 |
Richard Bassett (F)[9] |
| 1800 |
| 1801 |
Nicholas Van Dyke (F) |
| James Sykes (F)[5] |
| 1802 |
David Hall (DR) |
| 1803 |
| 1804 |
| 1805 |
Nathaniel Mitchell (F) |
| 1806 |
Outerbridge Horsey (F) |
| 1807 |
| 1808 |
George Truitt (F) |
Henry Molleston (F) |
| 1809 |
| 1810 |
Thomas Clayton (F) |
| 1811 |
Joseph Haslet (DR) |
| 1812 |
| 1813 |
| 1814 |
Daniel Rodney (F) |
| 1815 |
James Rogers |
| 1816 |
| 1817 |
John Clark (F) |
| 1818 |
| 1819 |
| 1820 |
Henry Molleston (F)[10] |
| Jacob Stout (F)[11] |
| 1821 |
John Collins (DR)[7] |
| 1822 |
| Caleb Rodney (F)[8] |
| 1823 |
Joseph Haslet (DR)[7] |
| Charles Thomas (DR)[8] |
| 1824 |
Samuel Paynter (F) |
| 1825 |
| 1826 |
| 1827 |
Charles Polk, Jr. (F) |
| 1828 |
| 1829 |
| 1830 |
David Hazzard (NR) |
Robert Frame |
| 1831 |
| 1832 |
| 1833 |
Caleb P. Bennett (D)[7] |
| 1834 |
| 1835 |
James Rogers |
| 1836 |
| Charles Polk, Jr. (W)[8] |
| 1837 |
Cornelius P. Comegys (W) |
| 1838 |
| 1839 |
| 1840 |
Edward W. Gilpin |
| 1841 |
William B. Cooper (W) |
| 1842 |
| 1843 |
| 1844 |
| 1845 |
Thomas Stockton (W)[7] |
| 1846 |
| Joseph Maull (W)[8][7] |
| William Temple (W)[8] |
| 1847 |
William Tharp (D) |
| 1848 |
| 1849 |
| 1850 |
Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D) |
| 1851 |
William H. H. Ross (D) |
| 1852 |
| 1853 |
| 1854 |
| 1855 |
Peter F. Causey (A) |
George P. Fisher (R) |
| 1856 |
| 1857 |
| 1858 |
| 1859 |
William Burton (D) |
| 1860 |
Alfred Wooten |
| 1861 |
| 1862 |
| 1863 |
William Cannon (R)[7] |
| 1864 |
Jacob Moore |
| 1865 |
| Gove Saulsbury (D)[12] |
| 1866 |
| 1867 |
| 1868 |
| 1869 |
Charles B. Lore (D) |
| 1870 |
| 1871 |
James Ponder (D) |
| 1872 |
| 1873 |
| 1874 |
John B. Penington (D) |
| 1875 |
John P. Cochran (D) |
| 1876 |
| 1877 |
| 1878 |
| 1879 |
John W. Hall (D) |
George Gray (D) |
| 1880 |
| 1881 |
| 1882 |
| 1883 |
Charles C. Stockley (D) |
| 1884 |
| 1885 |
John H. Paynter |
| 1886 |
| 1887 |
Benjamin T. Biggs (D) |
John Biggs |
| 1888 |
| 1889 |
| 1890 |
| 1891 |
Robert J. Reynolds (D) |
| 1892 |
John R. Nicholson |
| 1893 |
| 1894 |
| 1895 |
Joshua H. Marvil (R)[7] |
Robert C. White |
| William T. Watson (D)[8] |
| 1896 |
| 1897 |
Ebe W. Tunnell (D) |
| 1898 |
| 1899 |
L. Heisler Ball (R) |
John A. Lingo |
| 1900 |
| 1901 |
John Hunn (R) |
Philip L. Cannon (R) |
Herbert H. Ward |
| 1902 |
| 1903 |
| 1904 |
| 1905 |
Preston Lea (R) |
Isaac T. Parker (R) |
Robert H. Richards |
| 1906 |
| 1907 |
| 1908 |
| 1909 |
Simeon S. Pennewill (R) |
John M. Mendinhall (R) |
Andrew C. Gray |
| 1910 |
| 1911 |
| 1912 |
| 1913 |
Charles R. Miller (R) |
Colen Ferguson (D) |
Josiah O. Wolcott (D) |
| 1914 |
| 1915 |
| 1916 |
| 1917 |
John G. Townsend, Jr. (R) |
Lewis T. Eliason (D) |
David J. Reinhardt |
| 1918 |
| 1919 |
| 1920 |
| 1921 |
William D. Denney (R) |
J. Danforth Bush (R) |
Sylvester D. Townsend, Jr. |
| 1922 |
| 1923 |
| 1924 |
| 1925 |
Robert P. Robinson (R) |
James H. Anderson (R) |
Clarence A. Southerland |
| 1926 |
| 1927 |
|
Jesse Sherwood Cooper, Jr. (D) |
| 1928 |
| 1929 |
C. Douglass Buck (R) |
James H. Hazel (R) |
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr. |
George S. Williams (R) |
| 1930 |
| 1931 |
| 1932 |
| 1933 |
Roy F. Corley (R) |
Daniel J. Layton (R) |
| P. Warren Green |
| 1934 |
| 1935 |
| 1936 |
| 1937 |
Richard C. McMullen (D) |
Edward W. Cooch (D) |
| 1938 |
| 1939 |
James R. Morford |
| 1940 |
| 1941 |
Walter W. Bacon (R) |
Isaac J. MacCollum (D) |
| 1942 |
| 1943 |
Clair J. Killoran |
| 1944 |
| 1945 |
Elbert N. Carvel (D) |
Jesse Sherwood Cooper, Jr. (D) |
| 1946 |
| 1947 |
Albert W. James |
| 1948 |
| 1949 |
Elbert N. Carvel (D) |
Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (D) |
| 1950 |
| 1951 |
H. Albert Young |
| 1952 |
| 1953 |
J. Caleb Boggs (R)[13] |
John W. Rollins (R) |
| 1954 |
| 1955 |
Joseph D. Craven |
|
Clifford E. Hall (D) |
| 1956 |
| 1957 |
David P. Buckson (R) |
| 1958 |
| 1959 |
Januar D. Bove, Jr. |
| 1960 |
| David P. Buckson (R)[5] |
vacant |
| 1961 |
Elbert N. Carvel (D) |
Eugene Lammot (D) |
| 1962 |
| 1963 |
David P. Buckson (R) |
| 1964 |
| 1965 |
Charles L. Terry, Jr. (D) |
Sherman W. Tribbitt (D) |
| 1966 |
| 1967 |
|
George W. Cripps (R) |
| 1968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew (R)  Y |
| 1969 |
Russell W. Peterson (R) |
Eugene Bookhammer (R) |
| 1970 |
| 1971 |
W. Laird Stabler, Jr. (R) |
Emily Womach (D) |
Robert Short (R) |
|
|
William V. Roth, Jr. (R) |
|
Pierre S. du Pont IV (R) |
| 1972 |
| 1973 |
Sherman W. Tribbitt (D) |
Mary Jornlin (R) |
F. Earl McGinnes (D) |
11R, 10D |
|
Joe Biden (D)[14] |
| 1974 |
| 1975 |
Richard R. Wier, Jr. (D) |
Richard T. Collins (R) |
11D, 10R |
| 1976 |
|
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale (D) Y |
| 1977 |
Pierre S. du Pont, IV (R) |
James D. McGinnis (D) |
Thomas R. Carper (D)[15] |
David H. Elliott (R) |
13D, 8R |
|
Thomas B. Evans, Jr. (R) |
| 1978 |
| 1979 |
Richard S. Gebelein (R) |
| 1980 |
|
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush (R) Y |
| 1981 |
Michael N. Castle (R) |
Thomas W. Spruance (R) |
| 1982 |
| 1983 |
Charles M. Oberly, III (D) |
Janet C. Rzewnicki (R) |
Dennis E. Greenhouse (D) |
|
Tom Carper (D) |
| 1984 |
| 1985 |
Michael N. Castle[15] |
Shien Biau Woo (D) |
David N. Levinson (D) |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
|
George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) Y |
| 1989 |
Dale E. Wolf (R) |
| Tom Wagner (R) |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
15D, 6R |
| 1992 |
| Dale E. Wolf (R)[5] |
vacant |
|
Bill Clinton and Al Gore (D) Y |
| 1993 |
Tom Carper (D)[13] |
Ruth Ann Minner (D) |
Donna Lee Williams (R) |
|
Michael N. Castle (R) |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
M. Jane Brady (R) |
12D, 9R |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
Jack Markell (D)[16] |
13D, 8R |
| 2000 |
|
Al Gore and Joe Lieberman (D)  N |
| 2001 |
Ruth Ann Minner (D) |
John Carney (D) |
|
Tom Carper (D) |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
|
John Kerry and John Edwards (D) N |
| 2005 |
Carl Danberg (D) |
Matthew P. Denn (D) |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
Beau Biden (D) |
| 2008 |
13D, 8R |
22R, 19D |
Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D) Y |
| 2009 |
Jack Markell (D) |
Matthew P. Denn (D) |
Velda Jones-Potter (D)[17] |
Karen Weldin Stewart (D) |
16D, 5R |
24D, 17R |
Ted Kaufman (D)[17] |
| 2010 |
Chris Coons (D) |
| 2011 |
Chip Flowers (D) |
14D, 7R |
26D, 15R |
John Carney (D) |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
13D, 8R |
27D, 14R |
| Year |
Governor |
Lieutenant Governor |
Attorney General |
Treasurer |
Auditor |
Comm. of Ins. |
State Senate |
State House |
U.S. Senator (Class I) |
U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. House |
Electoral College votes |
| Executive offices |
General Assembly |
United States Congress |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j President of Delaware.
- ^ Was captured and taken prisoner by the British.
- ^ Office was created by the Delaware Constitution of 1897, and the first election was conducted in 1900.
- ^ Succeeded to office upon the capture of McKinly and resigned upon the return of George Read, the righful successor to McKinly.
- ^ a b c d e Succeeded to office upon the resignation of his predecessor.
- ^ Resigned to accept election as president of Pennsylvania.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Died in office.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Succeeded to office upon the death of his predecessor.
- ^ Resigned to accept appointment to U.S. District Court.
- ^ Died before taking office; never served as governor.
- ^ Succeeded to office upon the death of Governor-elect Molleston.
- ^ Succeeded to office upon the death of Cannon, then was elected to office in his own right.
- ^ a b Resigned office to begin term in the U.S. Senate
- ^ In 2008, simultaneously re-elected and elected vice president of the United States; resigned as senator to take the latter office.
- ^ a b Resigned office to begin term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ Elected governor in 2008.
- ^ a b Appointed to fill vacancy.
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