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List of United States Senators from Delaware
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This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Delaware.
United States Senators are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Delaware General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4.
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Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for one session of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years are contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012.
Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for two sessions of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years are contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to replace George Read; this seat was vacant from September 18, 1793 until February 7, 1795. Governor Clayton attempted to appoint Kensey Johns to fill the vacancy on March 19, 1794, but the Senate ruled that Clayton was incapable of making such an appointment while the General Assembly was still in session.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to elect a U.S. Senator in 1820, this seat was vacant from March 4, 1821 until January 23, 1822.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to replace Caesar A. Rodney, this seat was vacant from January 29, 1823 until January 8, 1824.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to replace Richard H. Bayard, this seat was vacant from September 19, 1839 until January 11, 1841.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to elect a U.S. Senator in 1898, this seat was vacant from March 4, 1899 until March 2, 1903.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to elect a U.S. Senator in 1904, this seat was vacant from March 4, 1905 until June 12, 1906
- ^ First class 1 U.S. Senator elected by popular vote- 1916
- ^ Present term ends January 3, 2013.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to elect a U.S. Senator in 1894, this seat was vacant from March 4, 1895 until January 18, 1897.
- ^ The General Assembly failed to elect a U.S. Senator in 1900, this seat was vacant from March 4, 1901 until March 1, 1903.
- ^ First class 2 U.S. Senator elected by popular vote- 1918.
- ^ Present term ends January 3, 2009.
- Barone, Michael & Richard E. Cohen (2005). The Almanac of American Politics. Washington: National Journal Group. ISBN 0-89234-112-2.
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [1]
- Delaware’s Members of Congress [2]
- Election Statistics [3]
- Political Graveyard [4]
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