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United States congressional delegations from Delaware

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This page displays the historical members of U.S. Congress from Delaware.

Current members

U.S. Senate

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Delaware are:

U.S. House

The current members of the U.S. House from Delaware are:

Historical members

List of United States Senators from Delaware

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware.

Class 1

  • George Read (PRO-ADMIN), serving from 1789-1793
  • Henry Latimer (F), serving from 1795-1801
  • Samuel White (F), serving from 1801-1809
  • Outerbridge Horsey (F), serving from 1810-1821
  • Republican Party Caesar A. Rodney, serving from 1822-1823
  • Thomas Clayton (ADAMS-CLAY F, ADAMS), serving from 1824-1827
  • Louis McLane (J), serving from 1827-1829
  • Arnold Naudain (AJ), serving from 1830-1836
  • Richard H. Bayard (AJ,W), serving from 1836-1839, 1841-1845
  • John M. Clayton (W), serving from 1845-1849
  • John Wales (W), serving from 1849-1851
  • Democratic Party (United States) James Asheton Bayard, Jr., serving from 1851-1864
  • Democratic Party (United States) George Read Riddle, serving from 1864-1867
  • Democratic Party (United States) James Asheton Bayard, Jr., serving from 1867-1869
  • Democratic Party (United States) Thomas F. Bayard, Sr., serving from 1869-1885
  • Democratic Party (United States) George Gray, serving from 1885-1899
  • Republican Party L. Heisler Ball, serving from 1903-1905
  • Republican Party Henry A. du Pont, serving from 1906-1917
  • Democratic Party (United States) Josiah O. Wolcott, serving from 1917-1921
  • Republican Party T. Coleman du Pont, serving from 1921-1922
  • Democratic Party (United States) Thomas F. Bayard, Jr., serving from 1922-1929
  • Republican Party John G. Townsend, Jr., serving from 1929-1941
  • Democratic Party (United States) James M. Tunnell, serving from 1941-1947
  • Republican Party John J. Williams, serving from 1947-1970
  • Republican Party William V. Roth, Jr., serving from 1971-2001
  • Democratic Party (United States) Tom Carper, serving from 2001-Present

Class 2

  • Richard Bassett (ANTI-ADMIN,PRO-ADMIN), serving from 1789-1793
  • John Vining (PRO-ADMIN,F), serving from 1793-1798
  • Joshua Clayton (F), serving from 1798-1798
  • William Hill Wells (F), serving from 1799-1804
  • James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F), serving from 1804-1813
  • William Hill Wells (F), serving from 1813-1817
  • Nicholas Van Dyke (F,ADAMS CLAY F, ADAMS), serving from 1817-1826
  • Daniel Rodney (ADAMS), serving from 1826-1827
  • Henry M. Ridgely (J), serving from 1827-1829
  • John M. Clayton (AJ), serving from 1829-1836
  • Thomas Clayton (AJ,W), serving from 1837-1847
  • Presley Spruance (W), serving from 1847-1853
  • John M. Clayton (W,OP), serving from 1853-1856
  • Joseph P. Comegys (OP), serving from 1856-1857
  • Democratic Party (United States) Martin W. Bates, serving from 1857-1859
  • Democratic Party (United States) Willard Saulsbury, Sr., serving from 1859-1871
  • Democratic Party (United States) Eli Saulsbury, serving from 1871-1889
  • Republican Party Anthony Higgins, serving from 1889-1895
  • Democratic Party (United States) Richard R. Kenney, serving from 1897-1901
  • Republican Party James F. Allee, serving from 1903-1907
  • Republican Party Harry A. Richardson, serving from 1907-1913
  • Democratic Party (United States) Willard Saulsbury, Jr., serving from 1913-1919
  • Republican Party L. Heisler Ball, serving from 1919-1925
  • Republican Party T. Coleman du Pont, serving from 1925-1928
  • Republican Party Daniel O. Hastings, serving from 1928-1937
  • Democratic Party (United States) James H. Hughes, serving from 1937-1943
  • Republican Party C. Douglass Buck, serving from 1943-1949
  • Democratic Party (United States) J. Allen Frear, Jr., serving from 1949-1961
  • Republican Party J. Caleb Boggs, serving from 1961-1973
  • Democratic Party (United States) Joseph R. Biden, Jr., serving from 1973-2009
  • Democratic Party (United States) Edward E. Kaufman, serving from 2009-2010
  • Democratic Party (United States) Chris Coons, serving from 2010-Present

List of United States Representatives from Delaware

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from Delaware.

  • John M. Vining (Pro-Adimn), serving from 1789-1793
  • John Patten (Anti-Adimn), serving from 1793-1794
  • Henry Latimer (Pro-Adimn), serving from 1794-1795
  • John Patten (Democratic-Republican), serving from 1795-1797
  • James A. Bayard, Sr. (Federalist), serving from 1797-1803
  • Caesar A. Rodney (Democratic-Republican), serving from 1803-1805
  • James M. Broom (Federalist), serving from 1805-1807
  • Nicholas Van Dyke (Federalist), serving from 1807-1811
  • Henry M. Ridgely (Federalist), serving from 1811-1815
  • Thomas Cooper (Federalist), serving from 1813-1817
  • Thomas Clayton (Federalist), serving from 1815-1817
  • Willard Hall (Democratic-Republican), serving from 1817-1821
  • Louis McLane (Federalist), serving from 1817-1827
  • Caesar A. Rodney (Democratic-Republican), serving from 1821-1822
  • Daniel Rodney (Federalist), serving from 1822-1823
  • Kensey Johns, Jr. (Anti-Jacksonian), serving from 1827-1831
  • John J. Milligan (Anti-Jacksonian, Whig), serving from 1831-1839
  • Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Robinson, Jr., serving from 1839-1841
  • George B. Rodney (Whig), serving from 1841-1845
  • John W. Houston (Whig), serving from 1845-1851
  • Democratic Party (United States) George R. Riddle, serving from 1851-1855
  • Elisha D. Cullen (American), serving from 1855-1857
  • Democratic Party (United States) William G. Whitely, serving from 1857-1861
  • Republican Party George P. Fisher, serving from 1861-1863
  • Democratic Party (United States) William Temple, serving in 1863
  • Republican Party Nathaniel B. Smithers, serving from 1863-1865
  • Democratic Party (United States) John A. Nicholson, serving from 1865-1869
  • Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin T. Biggs, serving from 1869-1873
  • Republican Party James R. Lofland, serving from 1873-1875
  • Democratic Party (United States) James Williams, serving from 1875-1879
  • Democratic Party (United States) Edward L. Martin, serving from 1879-1883
  • Democratic Party (United States) Charles B. Lore, serving from 1883-1887
  • Democratic Party (United States) John B. Penington, serving from 1887-1891
  • Democratic Party (United States) John W. Causey, serving from 1891-1895
  • Republican Party Jonathan S. Willis, serving from 1895-1897
  • Democratic Party (United States) L. Irving Handy, serving from 1897-1899
  • Republican Party John H. Hoffecker, serving from 1899-1900
  • Republican Party Walter O. Hoffecker, serving from 1900-1901
  • Republican Party L. Heisler Ball, serving from 1901-1903
  • Democratic Party (United States) Henry A. Houston, serving from 1903-1905
  • Republican Party Hiram R. Burton, serving from 1905-1909
  • Republican Party William H. Heald, serving from 1909-1913
  • Democratic Party (United States) Franklin Brockson, serving from 1913-1915
  • Republican Party Thomas W. Miller, serving from 1915-1917
  • Democratic Party (United States) Albert F. Polk, serving from 1917-1919
  • Republican Party Caleb R. Layton, serving from 1919-1923
  • Democratic Party (United States) William H. Boyce, serving from 1923-1925
  • Republican Party Robert G. Houston, serving from 1925-1933
  • Democratic Party (United States) Wilbur L. Adams, serving from 1933-1935
  • Republican Party J. George Stewart, serving from 1935-1937
  • Democratic Party (United States) William F. Allen, serving from 1937-1939
  • Republican Party George S. Williams, serving from 1939-1941
  • Democratic Party (United States) Philip A. Traynor, serving from 1941-1943
  • Republican Party Earle D. Willey, serving from 1943-1945
  • Democratic Party (United States) Philip A. Traynor, serving from 1945-1947
  • Republican Party J. Caleb Boggs, serving from 1947-1953
  • Republican Party Herbert B. Warburton, serving from 1953-1955
  • Democratic Party (United States) Harris B. McDowell, Jr., serving from 1955-1957
  • Republican Party Harry G. Haskell, Jr., serving from 1957-1959
  • Democratic Party (United States) Harris B. McDowell, Jr., serving from 1959-1967
  • Republican Party William V. Roth, Jr., serving from 1967-1970
  • Republican Party Pierre S. du Pont, IV, serving from 1971-1977
  • Republican Party Thomas B. Evans, Jr., serving from 1977-1983
  • Democratic Party (United States) Thomas R. Carper, serving from 1983-1993
  • Republican Party Michael N. Castle, serving from 1993-2011
  • Democratic Party (United States) John C. Carney, Jr., serving from 2011-Present


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