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Delaware: U.S. Representatives


U.S. Representatives from Delaware, 1789-2008 (May be incomplete!)

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1821 Jan 22: Willard Hall, resigned.
  • 1854: George R. Riddle, defeated.
  • 1862: George P. Fisher, defeated.
  • 1863 May 28: William Temple, died in office.
  • 1870: Joshua T. Heald, defeated.
  • 1874: James R. Lofland, defeated.
  • 1884: Anthony Higgins (Rep), defeated.
  • 1900 Jun 16: John H. Hoffecker, died in office.
  • 1902 Nov 4: Henry A. Houston (Dem), elected; William A. Byrne (Union Republican), defeated; L. Heisler Ball (Rep), defeated; George W. Todd (Prohibition), defeated; James A. Ward (Labor), defeated.
  • 1914 Nov 3: Franklin Brockson (Dem), defeated.
  • 1916: Thomas W. Miller, defeated.
  • 1920 Nov 2: Caleb R. Layton (Rep), elected; James R. Clements (Dem), defeated; Robert A. Walker (Socialist), defeated; Howard T. Ennis (Ind), defeated.
  • 1922 Nov 7: William H. Boyce (Dem), elected; Caleb R. Layton (Rep), defeated; Frank A. Houck (Forward), defeated.
  • 1924 Nov 4: Robert G. Houston (Rep), elected; William H. Boyce (Dem), defeated; Florence Garvin, defeated.
  • 1926 Nov 2: Robert G. Houston (Rep), elected; Merrill H. Tilghman (Dem), defeated.
  • 1928 Nov 6: Robert G. Houston (Rep), elected; John M. Richardson (Dem), defeated.
  • 1930 Nov 4: Robert G. Houston (Rep), elected; John P. Le Fevre (Dem), defeated; Arnold Williams, defeated.
  • 1936: J. George Stewart, defeated.
  • 1942 Nov 3: Earle D. Willey (Rep), elected; Philip A. Traynor (Dem), defeated; Charles A. Kirk (Prohibition), defeated.
  • 1944 Nov 7: Philip A. Traynor (Dem), elected; Earle D. Willey (Rep), defeated; Harold H. Vigneulle (Prohibition), defeated.
  • 1946 Nov 5: J. Caleb Boggs (Rep), elected; Philip A. Traynor (Dem), defeated.
  • 1948 Nov 2: J. Caleb Boggs (Rep), elected; J. Carl McGuigan (Dem), defeated; Edward C. Graham (Prohibition), defeated; Le Roy B. Jones (Socialist), defeated.
  • 1950 Nov 7: J. Caleb Boggs (Rep), elected; Henry M. Winchester (Dem), defeated.
  • 1970 Nov 3: Pierre S. du Pont IV (Rep), elected; John D. Daniello (Dem), defeated; Walter Hoey (American), defeated.
  • 1986 Nov 4: Thomas R. Carper (Dem), elected; Thomas S. Neuberger (Rep), defeated; Patrick F. Harrison (American), defeated.
  • 1988 Nov 8: Thomas R. Carper (Dem), elected; James P. Krapf (Rep), defeated.
  • 1990 Nov 6: Thomas R. Carper (Dem), elected; Ralph O. Williams (Rep), defeated; Richard A. Cohen (Libertarian), defeated.
  • 1992 Nov 3: Michael N. Castle (Rep), elected; S. B. Woo (Dem), defeated; Peggy Schmitt (Libertarian), defeated.
  • 1994 Nov 8: Michael N. Castle (Rep), elected; Carol Ann DeSantis (Dem), defeated; Danny Ray Beaver (Libertarian), defeated; Donald M. Hockmuth (A Delaware Party), defeated.
  • 1996 Nov 5: Michael N. Castle (Rep), elected; Dennis E. Williams (Dem), defeated; George A. Jurgensen (Libertarian), defeated; Felicia B. Johnson (U.S. Taxpayers), defeated; Robert E. Mattson (Natural Law), defeated.
  • 1998 Nov 3: Michael N. Castle (Rep), elected; Dennis E. Williams (Dem), defeated; James P. Webster (U.S. Taxpayers), defeated; Kim Stanley Bemis (Natural Law), defeated.

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