List of United States representatives from Delaware
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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives from Delaware.
Elections are by a popular vote originally elected on the first Tuesday of October, but after 1831 on the first Tuesday after November 1.
Terms began on the subsequent March 4 until 1935, from when they began on January 3.
Delaware has had only one U.S. representative, except for 10 years between 1813 and 1823, when there was a second U.S. representative. This person was elected statewide, at-large, on the same ballot as the first U.S. representative. The two candidates with the highest number of votes were elected.
Current representative
edit- Delaware's at-large district: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D): (since 2017)
List of members
edit| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Vining | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
Elected in 1789. Retired. |
| John Patten | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – February 14, 1794 |
Elected in 1792. Lost election contest. |
| Henry Latimer | Pro-Administration | February 14, 1794 – February 7, 1795 |
Won election contest. Lost re-election. |
| John Patten | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
Elected in 1794. Retired. |
| James A. Bayard | Federalist | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Lost re-election. |
| Caesar A. Rodney | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Elected in 1802. Lost re-election. |
| James M. Broom | Federalist | October 1, 1805 – October 6, 1807 |
Elected October 1, 1805 to finish Bayard's term and seated December 2, 1805. Re-elected in 1806, but declined the seat. |
| Nicholas Van Dyke | Federalist | October 6, 1807 – March 3, 1811 |
Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired. |
| Henry M. Ridgely | Federalist | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected in 1810. Retired. |
| Thomas Clayton | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
| Louis McLane | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825 |
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. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | ||
| Kensey Johns Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | October 2, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
Elected to finish McLane's term. Retired. |
| John J. Milligan | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 |
Elected in 1830. Lost re-election to Robinson Jr. |
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||
| Thomas Robinson Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
Elected in 1838. Lost re-election to Rodney. |
| George B. Rodney | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845 |
Elected in 1840. Retired. |
| John W. Houston | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected in 1844. Retired. |
| George R. Riddle | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1850. Lost re-election to Cullen. |
| Elisha D. Cullen | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Elected in 1854. Lost re-election to Whiteley. |
| William G. Whiteley | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected in 1856. Retired. |
| George P. Fisher | People's | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected in 1860. Lost re-election to Temple. |
| William Temple | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – May 28, 1863 |
Elected in 1862. Died. |
| Nathaniel B. Smithers | Union | December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
Elected to finish Temple's term. Lost re-election to Nicholson. |
| John A. Nicholson | Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected in 1864. Retired. |
| Benjamin T. Biggs | Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected in 1868. Retired. |
| James R. Lofland | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected in 1872. Lost re-election to J. Williams. |
| James Williams | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
Elected in 1874. Retired. |
| Edward L. Martin | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected in 1878. Retired. |
| Charles B. Lore | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected in 1882. Retired. |
| John B. Penington | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
Elected in 1886. Retired. |
| John W. Causey | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
Elected in 1890. Retired. |
| Jonathan S. Willis | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Handy. |
| L. Irving Handy | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
Elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Hoffecker. |
| John H. Hoffecker | Republican | March 4, 1899 – June 16, 1900 |
Elected in 1898. Died. |
| Walter O. Hoffecker | Republican | November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected to finish his father's term. Retired. |
| L. Heisler Ball | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
Elected in 1900. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Henry A. Houston | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
Elected in 1902. Retired. |
| Hiram R. Burton | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
Elected in 1904. Lost renomination to Heald. |
| William H. Heald | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 |
Elected in 1908. Retired. |
| Franklin Brockson | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Miller. |
| Thomas W. Miller | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Polk. |
| Albert F. Polk | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
Elected in 1916. Lost re-election to Layton. |
| Caleb R. Layton | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Boyce. |
| William H. Boyce | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Houston. |
| Robert G. Houston | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
Elected in 1924. Retired. |
| Wilbur L. Adams | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| J. George Stewart | Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
Elected in 1934. Lost re-election to Allen. |
| William F. Allen | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
Elected in 1936. Lost re-election to G. Williams. |
| George S. Williams | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
Elected in 1938. Lost re-election to Traynor. |
| Philip A. Traynor | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
Elected in 1940. Lost re-election to Willey. |
| Earle D. Willey | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Traynor. |
| Philip A. Traynor | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Elected in 1944. Lost reelection to Boggs. |
| J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
Elected in 1946. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware. |
| Herbert Warburton | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
Elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Harris McDowell | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 |
Elected in 1954. Lost re-election to Haskell. |
| Harry G. Haskell Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1956. Lost re-election to McDowell. |
| Harris McDowell | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1967 |
Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Roth. |
| William Roth | Republican | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1970 |
Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned after the election. |
| Pete du Pont | Republican | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1970. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware. |
| Thomas B. Evans Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
Elected in 1976. Lost re-election to Carper. |
| Tom Carper | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
Elected in 1982. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware. |
| Mike Castle | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 |
Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| John Carney | Democratic | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
Elected in 2010. Retired to run for Governor of Delaware. |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – present |
Elected in 2016. Incumbent. |
| Thomas Cooper | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
| Willard Hall | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – January 22, 1821 |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Lost re-election and resigned early. |
| Caesar A. Rodney | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – January 24, 1822 |
Elected in 1820. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
| Daniel Rodney | Federalist | October 1, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected to finish his cousin's term. Retired. |
See also
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References
edit- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.