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This table shows the results of general elections for the United States House of Representatives from Delaware, beginning in 1788 when the United States Constitution of 1787 went into effect.^[a]

List of elections

Date	Cong.	Seat	Election type	Winner(s)	Party	Votes	%	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	%	Ref.
Jan 7, 1789	1st	At-large	general	John Vining	Pro-Administration	898	43.6%	Rhoads Shankland	Anti-Administration	491	23.8%	^[1]
								Gunning Bedford Jr.	Pro-Administration	308	15.0%
								Joshua Clayton	Pro-Administration	272	13.2%
								Allan McLane	Pro-Administration	90	4.4%
Nov 8, 1790	2nd	At-large	general	John Vining	Pro-Administration	252	50.3%	Joshua Clayton	Pro-Administration	145	28.9%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1790	2nd	At-large	general	John Vining	Pro-Administration	252	50.3%	Thomas Duff		104	20.8%	^[1]
Oct 2, 1792	3rd	At-large	general	John Patten	Anti-Administration	2,273	38.8%	Henry Latimer	Pro-Administration	2,243	38.3%	^[1]
								Francis Many		685	11.7%
								Edward Roche	Anti-Administration	465	7.9%
								Andrew Barrett	Pro-Administration	195	3.3%
			recount^[b]	Henry Latimer	Pro-Administration	2,238	50.4%	John Patten	Anti-Administration	2,205	49.6%	^[1]
Oct 4, 1794	4th	At-large	general	John Patten	Democratic-Republican	2,409	51.3%	Henry Latimer	Federalist	2,285	48.7%	^[1]
Oct 4, 1796	5th	At-large	general	James A. Bayard	Federalist	2,292	56.3%	William Perry	Democratic-Republican	1,779	43.7%	^[1]
Oct 2, 1798	6th	At-large	general	James A. Bayard	Federalist	2,792	61.2%	Archibald Alexander	Democratic-Republican	1,772	38.8%	^[1]
Oct 7, 1800	7th	At-large	general	James A. Bayard	Federalist	2,674	53.3%	John Patten	Democratic-Republican	2,340	46.7%	^[1]
Oct 5, 1802	8th	At-large	general	Caesar Augustus Rodney	Democratic-Republican	3,421	50.1%	James A. Bayard	Federalist	3,406	49.9%	^[1]
Oct 2, 1804	9th	At-large	general	James A. Bayard	Federalist	4,398	52.1%	Caesar Augustus Rodney	Democratic-Republican	4,040	47.9%	^[1]
Oct 1, 1805		At-large	special^[c]	James M. Broom	Federalist	3,011	52.7%	David Hall	Democratic-Republican	2,682	46.9%	^[1]
Oct 1, 1805		At-large	special^[c]	James M. Broom	Federalist	3,011	52.7%	Isaac H. Starr	Democratic-Republican	24	0.4%	^[1]
Oct 7, 1806	10th	At-large	general	James M. Broom	Federalist	2,353	60.5%	Thomas Fitzgerald	Democratic-Republican	830	21.3%	^[1]
								Joseph Haslet	Democratic-Republican	382	9.8%
								Thomas Montgomery	Democratic-Republican	323	8.3%
Oct 6, 1807		At-large	special^[d]	Nicholas Van Dyke	Federalist	3,294	51.7%	John Dickinson	Democratic-Republican	3,078	48.3%	^[1]
Oct 4, 1808	11th	At-large	general	Nicholas Van Dyke	Federalist	3,242	53.3%	Joseph Haslet	Democratic-Republican	2,837	46.7%	^[1]
Oct 2, 1810	12th	At-large	general	Henry M. Ridgely	Federalist	3,634	50.1%	Richard C. Dale	Democratic-Republican	3,617	49.9%	^[1]
Oct 6, 1812	13th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Henry M. Ridgely	Federalist	4,193	28.3%	David Hall	Democratic-Republican	3,221	21.8%	^[1]
Oct 6, 1812	13th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Thomas Cooper	Federalist	4,183	28.3%	Richard C. Dale	Democratic-Republican	3,210	21.7%	^[1]
Oct 4, 1814	14th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Thomas Clayton	Federalist	3,964	30.5%	Willard Hall	Democratic-Republican	2,547	19.6%	^[1]
Oct 4, 1814	14th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Thomas Cooper	Federalist	3,960	30.4%	George Read Jr.	Democratic-Republican	2,545	19.6%	^[1]
Oct 7, 1816	15th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Louis McLane	Federalist	3,580	24.1%	Caesar Augustus Rodney	Democratic-Republican	3,476	23.4%	^[1]
				Louis McLane	Federalist	3,580	24.1%	Caleb Rodney	Federalist	3,410	22.9%
				Willard Hall	Democratic-Republican	3,524	23.7%	Thomas Clayton	Federalist	486	3.3%
				Willard Hall	Democratic-Republican	3,524	23.7%	Thomas Cooper	Federalist	390	2.6%
Oct 5, 1818	16th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Louis McLane	Federalist	3,098	26.2%	Thomas Clayton	Federalist	2,902	24.6%	^[1]
Oct 5, 1818	16th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Willard Hall	Democratic-Republican	3,007	25.4%	George Read Jr.	Democratic-Republican	2,810	23.8%	^[1]
Oct 3, 1820	17th	At-large (2 seats)	general	Caesar Augustus Rodney	Democratic-Republican	4,029	26.9%	Willard Hall	Democratic-Republican	3,525	23.5%	^[1]
Oct 3, 1820		At-large (2 seats)	general	Louis McLane	Federalist	3,918	26.2%	John Mitchell	Federalist	3,500	23.4%	^[1]
Oct 1, 1822		At-large	special^[e]	Daniel Rodney	Federalist	3,884	51.5%	James Derickson	Democratic-Republican	3,653	48.5%	^[1]
Oct 1, 1822	18th	At-large	general	Louis McLane	Federalist	4,110	54.3%	Arnold Naudain	Democratic-Republican	3,466	45.7%	^[1]
Oct 5, 1824	19th	At-large	general	Louis McLane	Federalist	3,387	51.7%	Arnold Naudain	Democratic-Republican	3,163	48.3%	^[1]
Oct 3, 1826	20th	At-large	general	Louis McLane	Federalist	4,630	54.1%	Arnold Naudain	Democratic-Republican	3,931	45.9%	^[1]
Oct 2, 1827	20th	At-large	special^[f]	Kensey Johns Jr.	National Republican	4,148	52.5%	James A. Bayard Jr.	Jacksonian Democratic	3,753	47.5%	^[1]
Oct 7, 1828	21st	At-large	general	Kensey Johns Jr.	National Republican	4,769	52.3%	James A. Bayard Jr.	Jacksonian Democratic	4,347	47.7%	^[1]
Nov 13, 1830	22nd	At-large	general	John J. Milligan	National Republican	4,267	52.7%	Henry M. Ridgely	Jacksonian Democratic	3,833	47.3%	^[1]
Nov 13, 1832	23rd	At-large	general	John J. Milligan	National Republican	4,257	50.7%	Martin W. Bates	Jacksonian Democratic	4,142	49.3%	^[1]
Nov 11, 1834	24th	At-large	general	John J. Milligan	Whig	4,779	50.8%	James A. Bayard Jr.	Democratic	4,626	49.2%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1836	25th	At-large	general	John J. Milligan	Whig	4,705	52.6%	Martin W. Bates	Democratic	4,247	47.4%	^[1]
Nov 13, 1838	26th	At-large	general	Thomas Robinson Jr.	Democratic	4,437	50.3%	John J. Milligan	Whig	4,379	49.7%	^[1]
Nov 10, 1840	27th	At-large	general	George B. Rodney	Whig	5,896	54.2%	Thomas Robinson Jr.	Democratic	4,974	45.8%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1842	28th	At-large	general	George B. Rodney	Whig	5,465	50.04%	William Hemphill Jones	Democratic	5,456	49.96%	^[1]
Nov 12, 1844	29th	At-large	general	John W. Houston	Whig	6,229	50.8%	George R. Riddle	Democratic	6,023	49.2%	^[1]
Nov 10, 1846	30th	At-large	general	John W. Houston	Whig	6,254	51.0%	John D. Delworth	Democratic	6,007	49.0%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1848	31st	At-large	general	John W. Houston	Whig	6,369	51.4%	William G. Whiteley	Democratic	6,026	48.6%	^[1]
Nov 12, 1850	32nd	At-large	general	George R. Riddle	Democratic	6,055	49.2%	George B. Rodney	Whig	5,936	48.2%	^[1]
Nov 12, 1850	32nd	At-large	general	George R. Riddle	Democratic	6,055	49.2%	Francis D. Wait	Temperance	313	2.5%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1852	33rd	At-large	general	George R. Riddle	Democratic	6,692	50.2%	John W. Houston	Whig	6,630	49.8%	^[1]
Nov 14, 1854	34th	At-large	general	Elisha D. Cullen	American	6,820	51.8%	George R. Riddle	Democratic	6,334	48.2%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1856	35th	At-large	general	William G. Whiteley	Democratic	8,111	56.1%	Elisha D. Cullen	American	6,360	43.9%	^[1]
Nov 2, 1858	36th	At-large	general	William G. Whiteley	Democratic	7,868	51.4%	William H. Morris	People's	7,452	48.6%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1860	37th	At-large	general	George P. Fisher	People's	7,732	48.4%	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	7,485	46.8%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1860	37th	At-large	general	George P. Fisher	People's	7,732	48.4%	Elias Reed	Democratic	761	4.8%	^[1]
Nov 1, 1862	38th	At-large	general	William Temple	Democratic	8,051	50.1%	George P. Fisher	Union	8,014	49.9%	^[1]
Nov 19, 1863	38th	At-large	special^[g]	Nathaniel B. Smithers	Union	8,215	99.8%	Charles Brown	Copperhead	15	0.2%	^[2]
Nov 8, 1864	39th	At-large	general	John A. Nicholson	Democratic	8,762	51.5%	Nathaniel B. Smithers	Union	8,253	48.5%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1866	40th	At-large	general	John A. Nicholson	Democratic	9,933	53.7%	John L. McKim	Republican	8,553	46.3%	^[1]
Nov 3, 1868	41st	At-large	general	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	10,961	58.9%	Alfred I. Torbet	Republican	7,636	41.1%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1870	42nd	At-large	general	Benjamin T. Biggs	Democratic	12,434	55.4%	Joshua T. Heald	Republican	10,001	44.6%	^[1]
Nov 5, 1872	43rd	At-large	general	James R. Lofland	Republican	11,378	50.8%	Eustis Wright	Democratic	11,023	49.2%	^[1]
Nov 3, 1874	44th	At-large	general	James Williams	Democratic	12,602	53.3%	James R. Lofland	Republican	11,024	46.7%	^[1]
Nov 7, 1876	45th	At-large	general	James Williams	Democratic	13,169	54.9%	Levi C. Bird	Republican	10,592	44.1%	^[1]
Nov 7, 1876	45th	At-large	general	James Williams	Democratic	13,169	54.9%	Charles Moore	Temperance	236	1.0%	^[1]
Nov 5, 1878	46th	At-large	general	Edward L. Martin	Democratic	10,576	78.1%	John G. Jackson	Greenback	2,966	21.9%	^[1]
Nov 2, 1880	47th	At-large	general	Edward L. Martin	Democratic	14,966	50.8%	John W. Houston	Republican	14,336	48.7%	^[1]
Nov 2, 1880	47th	At-large	general	Edward L. Martin	Democratic	14,966	50.8%	John G. Jackson	Greenback	132	0.4%	^[1]
Nov 7, 1882	48th	At-large	general	Charles B. Lore	Democratic	16,563	53.1%	Washington Hastings	Republican	14,640	46.9%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1884	49th	At-large	general	Charles B. Lore	Democratic	17,054	57.0%	Anthony Higgins	Republican	12,878	43.0%	^[1]
Nov 2, 1886	50th	At-large	general	John B. Penington	Democratic	13,837	62.2%	Richard W. Cooper	Temperance Reform	8,392	37.8%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1888	51st	At-large	general	John B. Penington	Democratic	16,396	55.2%	Charles H. Treat	Republican	12,935	43.5%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1888	51st	At-large	general	John B. Penington	Democratic	16,396	55.2%	Charles H. Register	Prohibition	387	1.3%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1890	52nd	At-large	general	John W. Causey	Democratic	17,848	50.6%	Henry P. Cannon	Republican	17,180	48.7%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1890	52nd	At-large	general	John W. Causey	Democratic	17,848	50.6%	Daniel M. Green	Prohibition	257	0.7%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1892	53rd	At-large	general	John W. Causey	Democratic	18,554	50.0%	Jonathan S. Willis	Republican	18,080	48.7%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1892	53rd	At-large	general	John W. Causey	Democratic	18,554	50.0%	Lewis M. Price	Prohibition	509	1.4%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1894	54th	At-large	general	Jonathan S. Willis	Republican	19,789	50.8%	Samuel Bancroft	Democratic	18,492	47.5%	^[1]
								W. W. Bullock	Prohibition	584	1.5%
								John P. Donahue	Independent Democratic	67	0.2%
Nov 3, 1896	55th	At-large	general	L. Irving Handy	Democratic	15,407	44.0%	Jonathan S. Willis	Union Republican	11,159	31.9%	^[1]
								Robert G. Houston	Republican	7,123	20.4%
								Thomas F. Bayard Jr.	Honest Money Democratic	844	2.4%
								William Faries	Prohibition	462	1.3%
Nov 8, 1898	56th	At-large	general	John H. Hoffecker	Republican	17,566	53.1%	L. Irving Handy	Democratic	15,053	45.5%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1898		At-large	general	John H. Hoffecker	Republican	17,566	53.1%	Lewis M. Brosius	Prohibition	454	1.4%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1900		At-large	special^[h]	Walter O. Hoffecker	Republican	22,389	53.5%	Edward Fowler	Democratic	19,012	45.4%	^[1]
								Lewis M. Price	Prohibition	394	0.9%
								John P. Mettler	Social Democratic	55	0.1%
Nov 6, 1900	57th	At-large	general	L. Heisler Ball	Republican	22,353	53.1%	Alexander M. Daly	Democratic	19,157	45.5%	^[1]
								Lewis M. Brosius	Prohibition	548	1.3%
								Nathan Shtofman	Social Democratic	54	0.1%
Nov 4, 1902	58th	At-large	general	Henry A. Houston	Democratic	16,396	42.9%	William A. Byrne	Union Republican	12,998	34.0%	^[1]
								L. Heisler Ball	Republican	8,028	21.0%
								George W. Todd	Prohibition	569	1.5%
								James A. Ward	Labor	216	0.6%
Nov 8, 1904	59th	At-large	general	Hiram R. Burton	Republican	23,512	53.7%	Edward D. Hearne	Democratic	19,552	44.6%	^[1]
								William Faries	Prohibition	607	1.4%
								John P. Edwards	Socialist	135	0.3%
Nov 6, 1906	60th	At-large	general	Hiram R. Burton	Republican	20,210	52.8%	David T. Marvel	Democratic	17,118	44.8%	^[1]
								Alfred Smith	Prohibition	767	2.0%
								Frank A. Houck	Socialist	149	0.4%
Nov 3, 1908	61st	At-large	general	William H. Heald	Republican	24,314	50.7%	L. Irving Handy	Democratic	22,515	46.9%	^[1]
								William E. Hawkins	Prohibition	921	1.9%
								Frank A. Houck	Socialist	228	0.5%
								Elliott Cresson	Independence League	10	<0.1%
Nov 8, 1910	62nd	At-large	general	William H. Heald	Republican	22,410	50.9%	Robert C. White	Democratic	20,281	46.1%	^[1]
								Lewis M. Brosius	Prohibition	763	1.7%
								Frank A. Houck	Socialist	559	1.3%
Nov 5, 1912	63rd	At-large	general	Franklin Brockson	Democratic	22,485	46.2%	George Hall	Republican	16,740	34.4%	^[1]
								Hiram R. Burton	National Progressive	5,497	11.3%
								Louis A. Drexler	Progressive	2,825	5.8%
								John H. Kelly	Prohibition	597	1.2%
								Edward Norton	Socialist	563	1.2%
Nov 3, 1914	64th	At-large	general	Thomas W. Miller	Republican	22,922	50.1%	Franklin Brockson	Democratic	20,681	45.2%	^[1]
								James H. Anderson	Prohibition/Progressive	1,653	3.6%
								William H. Connor	Socialist	463	1.0%
Nov 7, 1916	65th	At-large	general	Albert F. Polk	Democratic	24,395	47.6%	Thomas W. Miller	Republican	24,202	47.3%	^[1]
								Edward G. Bradford	Progressive	2,130	4.2%
								Frederick K. Miller	Socialist	484	0.9%
Nov 5, 1918	66th	At-large	general	Caleb R. Layton	Republican	21,226	51.4%	Albert F. Polk	Democratic	19,652	47.6%	^[1]
Nov 5, 1918	66th	At-large	general	Caleb R. Layton	Republican	21,226	51.4%	William H. Crawford	Socialist	420	1.0%	^[1]
Nov 2, 1920	67th	At-large	general	Caleb R. Layton	Republican	52,145	55.7%	James R. Clements	Democratic	40,206	43.0%	^[1]
								Robert A. Walker	Socialist	1,063	1.1%
								Howard T. Ennis	Independent	196	0.2%
Nov 7, 1922	68th	At-large	general	William H. Boyce	Democratic	39,126	53.9%	Caleb R. Layton	Republican	32,577	44.9%	^[1]
Nov 7, 1922	68th	At-large	general	William H. Boyce	Democratic	39,126	53.9%	Frank A. Houck	Forward	908	1.3%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1924	69th	At-large	general	Robert G. Houston	Republican	51,536	58.6%	William H. Boyce	Democratic	35,943	40.8%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1924	69th	At-large	general	Robert G. Houston	Republican	51,536	58.6%	Florence Garvin	Prohibition	519	0.6%	^[1]
Nov 2, 1926	70th	At-large	general	Robert G. Houston	Republican	38,919	56.9%	Merrill H. Tilghman	Democratic	29,424	43.1%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1928	71st	At-large	general	Robert G. Houston	Republican	66,361	63.6%	John M. Richardson	Democratic	38,045	36.4%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1930	72nd	At-large	general	Robert G. Houston	Republican	48,493	55.7%	John P. Le Fevre	Democratic	38,391	44.1%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1930	72nd	At-large	general	Robert G. Houston	Republican	48,493	55.7%	Arnold Williams	Communist	127	0.1%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1932	73rd	At-large	general	Wilbur L. Adams	Democratic	51,698	46.1%	Reuben Satterthwaite Jr.	Republican	48,841	43.6%	^[1]
								Francis B. Short	Prohibition	10,560	9.4%
								Edgar G. Shaeffer	Socialist	887	0.8%
								Frank Rhoades	Communist	110	<0.1%
Nov 6, 1934	74th	At-large	general	J. George Stewart	Republican	52,468	53.1%	John C. Hazzard	Democratic	45,927	46.5%	^[1]
								William A. Mayer	Socialist	404	0.4%
								Joseph P. Daniels	Communist	58	<0.1%
Nov 3, 1936	75th	At-large	general	William F. Allen	Democratic	65,485	51.7%	J. George Stewart	Republican	55,664	43.9%	^[1]
								James A. Ellison	Independent Republican	5,338	4.2%
								William A. Mayer	Socialist	176	0.1%
Nov 8, 1938	76th	At-large	general	George S. Williams	Republican	60,661	55.9%	William F. Allen	Democratic	46,989	43.3%	^[1]
								William J. Highfield	Independent Republican	816	0.8%
								Ralph L. Brown	Prohibition	105	<0.1%
Nov 5, 1940	77th	At-large	general	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	68,205	50.6%	George S. Williams	Republican	64,384	47.8%	^[3]
Nov 5, 1940	77th	At-large	general	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	68,205	50.6%	Royden C. Caulk	Liberal Democratic	2,189	1.6%	^[3]
Nov 3, 1942	78th	At-large	general	Earle D. Willey	Republican	45,376	53.6%	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	38,791	45.8%	^[3]
Nov 3, 1942	78th	At-large	general	Earle D. Willey	Republican	45,376	53.6%	Charles A. Kirk	Prohibition	559	0.7%	^[3]
Nov 7, 1944	79th	At-large	general	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	63,649	50.3%	Earle D. Willey	Republican	62,378	49.3%	^[3]
Nov 7, 1944	79th	At-large	general	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	63,649	50.3%	Harold H. Vigneulle	Prohibition	413	0.3%	^[3]
Nov 5, 1946	80th	At-large	general	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	63,516	56.4%	Philip A. Traynor	Democratic	49,105	43.6%	^[3]
Nov 2, 1948	81st	At-large	general	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	71,127	50.6%	J. Carl McGuigan	Democratic	68,909	49.0%	^[3]
								Edward C. Graham	Prohibition	399	0.3%
								LeRoy B. Jones	Socialist	100	<0.1%
Nov 7, 1950	82nd	At-large	general	J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	73,313	56.7%	Henry M. Winchester	Republican	56,091	43.3%	^[3]
Nov 4, 1952	83rd	At-large	general	Herbert Warburton	Republican	88,285	51.9%	Joseph S. Scannell	Democratic	81,730	48.1%	^[3]
Nov 2, 1954	84th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	79,201	54.9%	Lillian I. Martin	Republican	65,035	45.1%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1956	85th	At-large	general	Harry G. Haskell Jr.	Republican	91,538	52.0%	Harris McDowell	Democratic	84,644	48.0%	^[1]
Nov 4, 1958	86th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	76,797	50.2%	Harry G. Haskell Jr.	Republican	76,099	49.8%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1960	87th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	98,227	50.5%	James T. McKinstry	Republican	96,337	49.5%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1962	88th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	81,166	52.9%	Wilmer F. Williams	Republican	71,934	46.9%	^[1]
Nov 6, 1962	88th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	81,166	52.9%	Joseph B. Hollon	Socialist Labor	256	0.2%	^[1]
Nov 3, 1964	89th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	112,361	56.6%	James H. Snowden	Republican	86,254	43.4%	^[1]
Nov 3, 1964	89th	At-large	general	Harris McDowell	Democratic	112,361	56.6%	George LaForest	Socialist Labor	76	<0.1%	^[1]
Nov 8, 1966	90th	At-large	general	William Roth	Republican	90,961	55.8%	Harris McDowell	Democratic	72,142	44.2%	^[3]
Nov 5, 1968	91st	At-large	general	William Roth	Republican	117,827	58.7%	Harris McDowell	Democratic	82,993	41.3%	^[3]
Nov 3, 1970	92nd	At-large	general	Pete du Pont	Republican	86,125	53.7%	John D. Daniello	Democratic	71,429	44.6%	^[3]
Nov 3, 1970	92nd	At-large	general	Pete du Pont	Republican	86,125	53.7%	Walter Hoey	American	2,759	1.7%	^[3]
Nov 7, 1972	93rd	At-large	general	Pete du Pont	Republican	141,237	62.5%	Norma Handloff	Democratic	83,230	36.9%	^[3]
								Robert G. LoPresti	American	1,120	0.5%
								Rachel L. Dickerson	Prohibition	264	0.1%
Nov 5, 1974	94th	At-large	general	Pete du Pont	Republican	93,826	58.5%	James R. Soles	Democratic	63,490	39.6%	^[3]
								Donald G. Gies	American	1,250	0.8%
								John Trager	Public Congress	1,241	0.8%
								George C. Brown	Prohibition	370	0.2%
								Melvin Dillard	U.S. Labor	151	<0.1%
Nov 2, 1976	95th	At-large	general	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	110,677	51.5%	Samuel L. Shipley	Democratic	102,431	47.7%	^[3]
								Robert G. LoPresti	American	840	0.4%
								Joseph B. Hollon	Socialist Labor	347	0.2%
								Raymond R. Green	Prohibition	346	0.2%
								Phillip Valenti	U.S. Labor	158	<0.1%
Nov 7, 1978	96th	At-large	general	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	91,689	58.2%	Gary E. Hindes	Democratic	64,863	41.2%	^[3]
Nov 7, 1978	96th	At-large	general	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	91,689	58.2%	James E. Hicks	American	1,014	0.6%	^[3]
Nov 4, 1980	97th	At-large	general	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	133,842	61.8%	Robert L. Maxwell	Democratic	81,227	37.5%	^[3]
Nov 4, 1980	97th	At-large	general	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	133,842	61.8%	Lawrence D. Sullivan	Libertarian	1,506	0.7%	^[3]
Nov 2, 1982	98th	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	98,533	52.4%	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	Republican	87,153	46.3%	^[3]
								Mary D. Gies	American	1,109	0.6%
								Richard A. Cohen	Libertarian	711	0.4%
								David A. Nuttall	Citizens	558	0.3%
Nov 6, 1984	99th	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	142,070	58.5%	Elise du Pont	Republican	100,650	41.4%	^[3]
Nov 6, 1984	99th	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	142,070	58.5%	Vernon L. Etzel	Libertarian	294	0.1%	^[3]
Nov 4, 1986	100th	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	106,351	66.2%	Thomas S. Neuberger	Republican	53,767	33.4%	^[3]
Nov 4, 1986	100th	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	106,351	66.2%	Patrick F. Harrison	American	639	0.4%	^[3]
Nov 8, 1988	101st	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	158,338	67.5%	James P. Krapf	Republican	76,179	32.5%	^[3]
Nov 6, 1990	102nd	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	116,274	65.5%	Ralph O. Williams	Republican	58,037	32.7%	^[3]
Nov 6, 1990	102nd	At-large	general	Tom Carper	Democratic	116,274	65.5%	Richard A. Cohen	Libertarian	3,121	1.8%	^[3]
Nov 3, 1992	103rd	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	153,037	55.4%	S. B. Woo	Democratic	117,426	42.5%	^[3]
Nov 3, 1992	103rd	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	153,037	55.4%	Peggy Schmitt	Libertarian	5,661	2.1%	^[3]
Nov 8, 1994	104th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	137,960	70.7%	Carol Ann DeSantis	Democratic	51,803	26.6%	^[3]
								Danny Ray Beaver	Libertarian	3,869	2.0%
								Donald M. Hockmuth	A Delaware Party	1,405	0.7%
Nov 5, 1996	105th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	185,576	69.5%	Dennis E. Williams	Democratic	73,253	27.5%	^[3]
								George A. Jurgensen	Libertarian	4,000	1.5%
								Felicia B. Johnson	U.S. Taxpayers	3,009	1.1%
								Robert E. Mattson	Natural Law	987	0.4%
Nov 3, 1998	106th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	119,811	66.4%	Dennis E. Williams	Democratic	57,446	31.8%	^[3]
								James P. Webster	U.S. Taxpayers	2,411	1.3%
								Kim Stanley Bemis	Natural Law	859	0.5%
Nov 7, 2000	107th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	211,797	67.6%	Micheal C. Miller	Democratic	96,488	30.8%	^[3]
								James P. Webster	Constitution	2,490	0.8%
								Brad C. Thomas	Libertarian	2,351	0.8%
Nov 5, 2002	108th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	164,605	72.1%	Micheal C. Miller	Democratic	61,011	26.7%	^[3]
Nov 5, 2002	108th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	164,605	72.1%	Brad C. Thomas	Libertarian	2,789	1.2%	^[3]
Nov 2, 2004	109th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	245,808	69.1%	Paul Donnelly	Democratic	105,634	29.7%	^[3]
								Maurice J. Barros	Independent Party of Delaware	2,334	0.7%
								William E. Morris	Libertarian	2,012	0.6%
Nov 7, 2006	110th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	143,897	57.2%	Dennis Spivack	Democratic	97,565	38.8%	^[3]
								Karen Hartley-Nagle	Independent Party of Delaware	5,769	2.3%
								Michael Berg	Green	4,463	1.8%
Nov 4, 2008	111th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	235,437	61.1%	Karen Hartley-Nagle	Democratic	146,434	38.0%	^[3]
Nov 4, 2008	111th	At-large	general	Mike Castle	Republican	235,437	61.1%	Mark Anthony Parks	Libertarian	3,586	0.9%	^[3]
Nov 2, 2010	112th	At-large	general	John Carney	Democratic	173,543	56.8%	Glen Urquhart	Republican	125,442	41.0%	^[3]
								Earl R. Lofland	Independent Party of Delaware	3,704	1.2%
								Brent A. Wangen	Libertarian	1,986	0.6%
								Jeffrey Brown	Blue Enigma	961	0.3%
Nov 6, 2012	113th	At-large	general	John Carney	Democratic	249,933	64.4%	Tom Kovach	Republican	129,757	33.4%	^[3]
								Bernard August	Green	4,273	1.1%
								Scott Gesty	Libertarian	4,096	1.1%
Nov 4, 2014	114th	At-large	general	John Carney	Democratic	137,251	59.3%	Rose Izzo	Republican	85,146	36.8%	^[3]
								Bernard August	Green	4,801	2.1%
								Scott Gesty	Libertarian	4,419	1.9%
Nov 8, 2016	115th	At-large	general	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democratic	233,554	55.5%	Hans Reigle	Republican	172,301	41.0%	^[3]
								Mark J. Perri	Green	8,326	2.0%
								Scott Gesty	Libertarian	6,436	1.5%
Nov 6, 2018	116th	At-large	general	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democratic	227,353	64.5%	Scott Walker	Republican	125,384	35.5%	^[3]
Nov 3, 2020	117th	At-large	general	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democratic	281,382	57.6%	Lee H. Murphy	Republican	196,392	40.2%	^[3]
								Catherine S. Purcell	Independent Party of Delaware	6,682	1.4%
								David L. Rogers	Libertarian	3,814	0.8%
Nov 8, 2022	118th	At-large	general	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democratic	178,416	55.5%	Lee H. Murphy	Republican	138,201	43.0%	^[3]
								Cody McNutt	Libertarian	3,074	1.0%
								David L. Rogers	Non-Partisan Delaware	1,958	0.6%
Nov 5, 2024	119th	At-large	general	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Sarah McBride	Democratic	TBD	TBD	^[4]
Nov 5, 2024	119th	At-large	general	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	John Whalen	Republican	TBD	TBD	^[4]

Notes

↑ Write-in candidates are not listed or included in calculations here unless they received at least 1% of the vote in an election.
↑ Totals approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 14, 1794.
↑ Vice James A. Bayard, elevated.
↑ Vice James M. Broom, resigned.
↑ Vice Caesar Augustus Rodney, elevated.
↑ Vice Louis McLane, elevated.
↑ Vice William Temple, deceased.
↑ Vice John H. Hoffecker, deceased.

References

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↑ "Proclamation". Delaware Gazette and State Journal. December 8, 1863.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Delaware Department of Elections. "Election Results Archive". Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
↑ "Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride, John Whalen to face off for congressional seat in November". September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[1] Write-in candidates are not listed or included in calculations here unless they received at least 1% of the vote in an election.

[3] Totals approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 14, 1794.

[4] Vice James A. Bayard, elevated.

[5] Vice James M. Broom, resigned.

[6] Vice Caesar Augustus Rodney, elevated.

[7] Vice Louis McLane, elevated.

[8] Vice William Temple, deceased.

[10] Vice John H. Hoffecker, deceased.

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[9] "Proclamation". Delaware Gazette and State Journal. December 8, 1863.

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