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A table showing the results of general elections for United States House of Representatives from Delaware, beginning in 1788 when the United States Constitution of 1787 went into effect.
United States House of Representatives
Year
Congress
Elected
Party
Votes
Pct
Opponent
Party
Votes
Pct
Notes
1789
1st
John M. Vining
non partisan
898
44%
Rhoads Shankland
non partisan
491
24%
[1]
1790
2nd
John M. Vining
non partisan
252
50%
Joshua Clayton
non partisan
145
29%
[2]
1792
3rd
John Patten
non partisan
2,273
50%
Henry Latimer
non partisan
2,243
50%
1794
3rd
Henry Latimer
non partisan
2,238
50%
John Patten
non partisan
2,205
50%
[3]
1794
4th
John Patten
Republican
2,409
51%
Henry Latimer
Federalist
2,285
49%
1796
5th
James A. Bayard, Sr.
Federalist
2,292
56%
William Peery
Republican
1,779
44%
1798
6th
James A. Bayard, Sr.
Federalist
2,792
61%
Archibald Alexander
Republican
1,772
39%
1800
7th
James A. Bayard, Sr.
Federalist
2,674
53%
John Patten
Republican
2,340
47%
1802
8th
Caesar A. Rodney
Republican
3,421
50%
James A. Bayard, Sr.
Federalist
3,406
50%
1804
9th
James A. Bayard, Sr.
Federalist
4,398
52%
Caesar A. Rodney
Republican
4,040
48%
1805
9th
James M. Broom
Federalist
3,010
53%
David Hall
Republican
2,682
47%
[4] [5]
1806
10th
James M. Broom
Federalist
2,353
61%
Thomas Fitzgerald
Republican
830
21%
[6]
1807
10th
Nicholas Van Dyke, Jr.
Federalist
3,294
52%
John Dickinson
Republican
3,078
48%
[7]
1808
11th
Nicholas Van Dyke, Jr.
Federalist
3,242
53%
Joseph Haslet
Republican
2,837
47%
1810
12th
Henry M. Ridgely
Federalist
3,634
50%
Richard C. Dale
Republican
3,617
50%
1812
13th [8]
Henry M. Ridgely
Federalist
4,193
28%
David Hall
Republican
3,221
22%
1st
Thomas Cooper
Federalist
4,183
28%
Richard C. Dale
Republican
3,210
22%
2nd
1814
14th [9]
Thomas Clayton
Federalist
3,964
30%
George Read, Jr.
Republican
2,545
20%
1st
Thomas Cooper
Federalist
3,960
30%
Willard Hall
Republican
2,547
20%
2nd
1816
15th [10]
Louis McLane
Federalist
3,580
24%
Caesar A. Rodney
Republican
3,521
24%
1st
Willard Hall
Republican
3,534
24%
Caleb Rodney
Federalist
3,433
47%
2nd [11]
1818
16th [12]
Louis McLane
Federalist
3,098
26%
George Read, Jr.
Republican
2,818
24%
1st
Willard Hall
Republican
3,007
25%
Thomas Clayton
Federalist
2,902
25%
2nd
1820
17th [13]
Louis McLane
Federalist
3,918
26%
Willard Hall
Republican
3,525
24%
1st
Caesar A. Rodney
Republican
4,029
27%
John Mitchell
Federalist
3,500
23%
2nd
1822
17th
Daniel Rodney
Federalist
3,884
52%
James Derickson
Republican
3,653
48%
[14]
1822
18th
Louis McLane
Federalist
4,110
54%
Arnold Naudain
Republican
3,466
46%
1824
19th
Louis McLane
Federalist
3,387
52%
Arnold Naudain
Republican
3,163
48%
1826
20th
Louis McLane
Federalist
4,230
54%
Arnold Naudain
Republican
3,931
46%
1827
20th
Kensey Johns, Jr.
Federalist
4,148
53%
James A. Bayard, Jr.
Republican
3,753
48%
[15]
1828
21st
Kensey Johns, Jr.
Federalist
4,769
52%
James A. Bayard, Jr.
Republican
4,347
48%
1830
22nd
John J. Milligan
Whig
4,267
53%
Henry M. Ridgely
Democratic
3,833
47%
1832
23rd
John J. Milligan
Whig
4,257
51%
Martin W. Bates
Democratic
4,142
49%
1834
24th
John J. Milligan
Whig
4,779
51%
James A. Bayard, Jr.
Democratic
4,626
49%
1836
25th
John J. Milligan
Whig
4,705
53%
Martin W. Bates
Democratic
4,247
47%
1838
26th
Thomas Robinson, Jr.
Democratic
4,437
50%
John J. Milligan
Whig
4,379
50%
1840
27th
George B. Rodney
Whig
5,896
54%
Thomas Robinson, Jr.
Democratic
4,974
46%
1842
28th
George B. Rodney
Whig
5,465
50%
William H. Jones
Democratic
5,456
50%
1844
29th
John W. Houston
Whig
6,229
51%
George R. Riddle
Democratic
6,023
49%
1846
30th
John W. Houston
Whig
6,254
51%
John I. Dilworth
Democratic
6,007
49%
1848
31st
John W. Houston
Whig
6,369
51%
William G. Whiteley
Democratic
6,026
49%
1850
32nd
George R. Riddle
Democratic
6,055
49%
George B. Rodney
Whig
5,936
48%
[16]
1852
33rd
George R. Riddle
Democratic
6,692
50%
John W. Houston
Whig
6,630
50%
1854
34th
Elisha D. Cullen
American
6,820
52%
George R. Riddle
Democratic
6,334
48%
1856
35th
William G. Whiteley
Democratic
8,111
56%
Elisha D. Cullen
American
6,360
44%
1858
36th
William G. Whiteley
Democratic
7,868
51%
William R. Morris
American
7,452
49%
1860
37th
George P. Fisher
Republican
7,732
48%
Benjamin T. Biggs
Democratic
7,485
47%
[17]
1862
38th
William Temple
Democratic
8,051
50%
George P. Fisher
Republican
8,014
50%
1863
38th
Nathaniel B. Smithers
Republican
8,215
99%
Charles Brown
Democratic
13
0%
[18]
1864
39th
John A. Nicholson
Democratic
8,762
52%
Nathaniel B. Smithers
Republican
8,253
49%
1866
40th
John A. Nicholson
Democratic
9,933
54%
John L. McKim
Republican
8,553
46%
1868
41st
Benjamin T. Biggs
Democratic
10,961
59%
Alfred I. Torbet
Republican
7,636
41%
1870
42nd
Benjamin T. Biggs
Democratic
12,434
55%
Joshua T. Heald
Republican
10,001
45%
1872
43rd
James R. Lofland
Republican
11,378
51%
Eustis Wright
Democratic
11,023
49%
1874
44th
James Williams
Democratic
12,602
53%
James R. Lofland
Republican
11,024
47%
1876
45th
James Williams
Democratic
13,169
55%
Levi C. Bird
Republican
10,592
44%
[19]
1878
46th
Edward L. Martin
Democratic
10,576
78%
John G. Jackson
Greenback
2,966
22%
1880
47th
Edward L. Martin
Democratic
14,966
51%
John W. Houston
Republican
14,336
49%
[20]
1882
48th
Charles B. Lore
Democratic
16,563
53%
Washington Hastings
Republican
14,640
47%
1884
49th
Charles B. Lore
Democratic
17,054
57%
Anthony Higgins
Republican
12,878
43%
1886
50th
John B. Penington
Democratic
13,837
62%
Richard W. Cooper
Temperance
8,392
38%
1888
51st
John B. Penington
Democratic
16,396
55%
Charles H. Treat
Republican
12,935
44%
[21]
1890
52nd
John W. Causey
Democratic
17,848
50%
Henry P. Cannon
Republican
17,180
49%
[22]
1892
53rd
John W. Causey
Democratic
18,554
51%
Jonathan S. Willis
Union Republican
18,080
49%
[23]
1894
54th
Jonathan S. Willis
Republican
19,789
51%
Samuel Bancroft
Democratic
18,492
48%
[24]
1896
55th
L. Irving Handy
Democratic
15,407
44%
Jonathan S. Willis
Union Republican
11,159
32%
[25]
1898
56th
John H. Hoffecker
Republican
17,566
53%
L. Irving Handy
Democratic
15,053
46%
[26]
1900
56th
Walter O. Hoffecker
Republican
22,389
54%
Edward Fowler
Democratic
19,012
45%
[27] [28]
1900
57th
L. Heisler Ball
Republican
22,353
53%
Alexander M. Daly
Democratic
19,157
46%
[29]
1902
58th
Henry A. Houston
Democratic
16,396
43%
William A. Byrne
Union Republican
12,998
34%
[30]
1904
59th
Hiram R. Burton
Republican
23,512
54%
Edward D. Hearne
Democratic
19,552
45%
[31]
1906
60th
Hiram R. Burton
Republican
20,210
53%
David T. Marvel
Democratic
17,118
45%
[32]
1908
61st
William H. Heald
Republican
24,314
51%
L. Irving Handy
Democratic
22,515
47%
[33]
1910
62nd
William H. Heald
Republican
22,410
51%
Robert C. White
Democratic
20,281
46%
[34]
1912
63rd
Franklin Brockson
Democratic
22,485
48%
George Hall
Republican
16,740
35%
[35]
1914
64th
Thomas W. Miller
Republican
22,922
50%
Franklin Brockson
Democratic
20,681
45%
[36]
1916
65th
Albert F. Polk
Democratic
24,395
48%
Thomas W. Miller
Republican
24,202
47%
[37]
1918
66th
Caleb R. Layton
Republican
21,226
51%
Albert F. Polk
Democratic
19,652
48%
[38]
1920
67th
Caleb R. Layton
Republican
52,145
54%
James R. Clements
Democratic
40,206
43%
[39]
1922
68th
William H. Boyce
Democratic
39,126
54%
Caleb R. Layton
Republican
32,577
45%
[40]
1924
69th
Robert G. Houston
Republican
51,536
59%
William H. Boyce
Democratic
35,943
41%
[41]
1926
70th
Robert G. Houston
Republican
38,919
57%
Merrill H. Tilghman
Democratic
29,424
43%
1928
71st
Robert G. Houston
Republican
66,361
64%
John M. Richardson
Democratic
38,045
36%
1930
72nd
Robert G. Houston
Republican
48,493
56%
John P. LeFevre
Democratic
38,391
44%
[42]
1932
73rd
Wilbur L. Adams
Democratic
51,698
46%
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr.
Republican
48,841
44%
[43]
1934
74th
J. George Stewart
Republican
52,468
53%
John C. Hazzard
Democratic
45,927
46%
[44]
1936
75th
William F. Allen
Democratic
65,485
52%
J. George Stewart
Republican
55,664
44%
[45]
1938
76th
George S. Williams
Republican
60,661
56%
William F. Allen
Democratic
46,989
43%
[46]
1940
77th
Philip A. Traynor
Democratic
68,205
51%
George S. Williams
Republican
64,384
48%
[47]
1942
78th
Earle D. Willey
Republican
45,376
54%
Philip A. Traynor
Democratic
38,791
46%
[48]
1944
79th
Philip A. Traynor
Democratic
63,649
50%
Earle D. Willey
Republican
62,378
49%
[49]
1946
80th
J. Caleb Boggs
Republican
63,516
56%
Philip A. Traynor
Democratic
49,105
44%
1948
81st
J. Caleb Boggs
Republican
71,127
51%
J. Carl McGuigan
Democratic
68,909
49%
[50]
1950
82nd
J. Caleb Boggs
Republican
73,313
57%
Henry M. Winchester
Democratic
56,091
43%
1952
83rd
Herbert B. Warburton
Republican
88,285
52%
Joseph S. Scannell
Democratic
81,730
48%
1954
84th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
79,201
55%
Lillian I. Martin
Republican
65,035
45%
1956
85th
Harry G. Haskell, Jr.
Republican
91,538
52%
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
84,644
48%
1958
86th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
76,797
50%
Harry G. Haskell, Jr.
Republican
76,099
50%
1960
87th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
98,227
50%
James T. McKinstry
Republican
96,337
50%
1962
88th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
81,166
53%
Wilmer F. Williams
Republican
71,934
47%
[51]
1964
89th
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
112,361
57%
James H. Snowden
Republican
86,254
43%
[52]
1966
90th
William V. Roth, Jr.
Republican
90,961
56%
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
72,142
44%
1968
91st
William V. Roth, Jr.
Republican
117,827
59%
Harris B. McDowell, Jr.
Democratic
82,993
41%
1970
92nd
Pierre S. du Pont, IV
Republican
86,125
54%
John D. Daniello
Democratic
71,429
45%
[53]
1972
93rd
Pierre S. du Pont, IV
Republican
141,237
63%
Norma Handloft
Democratic
83,230
37%
[54]
1974
94th
Pierre S. du Pont, IV
Republican
93,826
58%
James S. Soles
Democratic
63,490
40%
[55]
1976
95th
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.
Republican
110,636
51%
Samuel L. Shipley
Democratic
102,411
48%
[56]
1978
96th
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.
Republican
91,689
59%
Gary E. Hindes
Democratic
64,863
41%
[57]
1980
97th
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.
Republican
133,842
62%
Robert L. Maxwell
Democratic
81,227
38%
[58]
1982
98th
Thomas R. Carper
Democratic
98,533
52%
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.
Republican
87,153
46%
[59]
1984
99th
Thomas R. Carper
Democratic
142,070
58%
Elise R. du Pont
Republican
100,650
41%
[60]
1986
100th
Thomas R. Carper
Democratic
106,351
66%
Thomas S. Neuberger
Republican
53,767
33%
[61]
1988
101st
Thomas R. Carper
Democratic
158,338
68%
James P. Krapf
Republican
76,179
32%
1990
102nd
Thomas R. Carper
Democratic
116,274
66%
Ralph O. Williams
Republican
58,037
33%
[62]
1992
103rd
Michael N. Castle
Republican
153,037
55%
Shien Biau Woo
Democratic
117,426
43%
[63]
1994
104th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
137,945
71%
Carol Ann DeSantis
Democratic
51,793
27%
[64]
1996
105th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
185,577
70%
Dennis E. Williams
Democratic
73,258
27%
[65]
1998
106th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
119,811
66%
Dennis E. Williams
Democratic
57,446
32%
[66]
2000
107th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
211,797
68%
Micheal C. Miller
Democratic
96,488
31%
[67]
2002
108th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
164,605
72%
Micheal C. Miller
Democratic
61,011
27%
[68]
2004
109th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
245,978
69%
Paul Donnelly
Democratic
105,716
30%
[69]
2006
110th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
143,897
57%
Dennis R. Spivack
Democratic
97,565
39%
[70]
2008
110th
Michael N. Castle
Republican
235,437
61%
Karen Hartley-Nagle
Democratic
146,434
38%
[71]
for the way “at-large” seats were selected between 1812 and 1820
Notes
^ Additional candidates were Gunning Bedford, Jr. (308), Joshua Clayton (272) , and Allen McLane (90).
^ An additional candidate was Thomas Duff (104).
^ This was a recount held on February 14, 1794 of the disputed 1792 election
^ This was a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James A. Bayard, Sr. .
^ An additional candidate was Isaac H. Starr (24).
^ Additional candidates were Joseph Haslet (382), and Thomas Montgomery (323).
^ This was a special election held October 6, 1807 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Broom .
^ Both representatives were elected statewide “at-large” on a General ticket .
^ Both representatives were elected statewide “at-large” on a General ticket .
^ Both representatives were elected statewide “at-large” on a General ticket .
^ Additional candidates were Thomas Clayton (486) and Thomas Cooper (390).
^ Both representatives were elected statewide “at-large” on a General ticket .
^ Both representatives were elected statewide “at-large” on a General ticket .
^ This was a special election held October 1, 1822 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney .
^ This was a special election held October 2, 1827 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Louis McLane .
^ An additional candidate was Francis D. Wait (453).
^ An additional candidate was Elias Reed (761).
^ This was a special election held November 19, 1863 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Temple . The Democratic Party did not participate.
^ An additional candidate was Charles Moore (236).
^ An additional candidate was John G. Jackson (132).
^ An additional candidate was Charles H. Register (387).
^ An additional candidate was Daniel M. Green (257).
^ An additional candidate was Lewis M. Price (509).
^ Additional candidates were W. W. Bullock (584) and John P. Donahue (67).
^ Additional candidates were Robert G. Houston (7,123), Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (844), and William Faries (462).
^ An additional candidate was Lewis M. Brosius (454).
^ This was a special election held November 6, 1900 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Hoffecker .
^ Additional candidates were Louis M. Price (394) and John P. Mettler (55).
^ Additional candidates were Louis M. Brosius (548) and Nathan Shtofman (54).
^ Additional candidates were L. Heisler Ball (8,028), George W. Todd (569), and James A. Ward (216).
^ Additional candidates were William Faries (607) and John P. Edwards (135).
^ Additional candidates were Alfred Smith (767) and Frank A. Houck (149).
^ Additional candidates were William E. Hawkins (921), Frank A. Houck (228), and Elliot Cresson (10).
^ Additional candidates were Lewis M. Brosius (763) and Frank A. Houck (559).
^ Additional candidates were Hiram R. Burton (5,497), Louis A. Drexler (2,825), and John H. Kelly (597).
^ Additional candidates were James H. Anderson (1,653) and William H. Connor (463).
^ Additional candidates were Edward G. Bradford (2,130) and Frederick K. Miller (484).
^ An additional candidate was William H. Crawford (420).
^ Additional candidates were Robert A. Walker (1,063) and Howard T. Ennis (196).
^ An additional candidate was Frank A. Houck (908).
^ An additional candidate was Florence Garvin (519).
^ An additional candidate was Arnold Williams (127).
^ Additional candidates were Frances B. Short (10,560), Edgar G. Shaeffer (887), and Frank Rhoades (110).
^ Additional candidates were William A. Mayer (404) and Joseph P. Daniels (58).
^ Additional candidates were James A. Ellison (5,338) and William A. Mayer (176).
^ Additional candidates were William J. Highfield (816) and Ralph L. Brown (105).
^ An additional candidate was Royden C. Caulk (2,189).
^ An additional candidate was Charles A. Kirk (559).
^ An additional candidate was Harold H. Vigneulle (413).
^ Additional candidates were Edward C. Graham (399) and LeRoy B. Jones (100).
^ An additional candidate was Joseph B. Hollon (256).
^ An additional candidate was George A. LaForest (76).
^ An additional candidate was Walter Hoey (2,759).
^ Additional candidates were Robert G. LoPresti (1,120) and Rachel L. Dickerson (264).
^ Additional candidates were Donald G. Gies (1,250), John Trager (1,241), George C. Brown (370), and Melvin Dillard (151).
^ Additional candidates were Robert G. LoPresti (840), Raymond R. Green (693), Joseph B. Hollon (347), and Philip Valenti (150).
^ An additional candidate was James E. Hicks (1,014).
^ An additional candidate was Lawrence D. Sullivan (1,506).
^ Additional candidates were Mary D. Gise (1,109), Richard A. Cohen (711), and David A. Nutall (558).
^ An additional candidate was Vernon L. Etzel (294).
^ An additional candidate was Patrick F. Harrison (639).
^ Additional candidates included Richard A. Cohen (3,121).
^ An additional candidate was Peggy Schmitt (5,661).
^ Additional candidates were Danny Ray Beaver (3,866) and Donald M. Hockmuth (1,404).
^ Additional candidates were George A. Jurgensen (4,000), Felicia B. Johnson (3,009), and Robert E. Mattson (987).
^ Additional candidates included James P. Webster (2,411), and Kim Stanley Bernis 9859).
^ Additional candidates included James P. Webster (2,490), and Brad C. Thomas (2,351).
^ An additional candidate was Brad C. Thomas (2,789).
^ Additional candidates were Maurice J. Barros (2,337), and William E. Morris (2,014).
^ Additional candidates were Karen Hartley-Nagle (5,769) and Michael Berg (4,463).
^ Additional candidate were Mark Anthony Parks (3,586).
References
Dublin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1789-1997 .
Barone, Michael; Richard E. Cohen (2005). The Almanac of American Politics . Washington: National Journal Group. ISBN 0-89234-112-2 .
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