List of United States Senators from Delaware

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The List of United States Senators from Delaware lists all the people who ever for this state of the United States Senate have listened to the Senate classes sorted. One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The elections for the class 1 senators took place in 2018; the class 2 senators were last re-elected in November 2014.

class 1

Tom Carper
Chris Coons

Delaware has been a US state since December 7, 1787 and to date has had 25 class 1 senators , one of whom, James Bayard Jr., served two non-consecutive terms, and another senator, Richard H. Bayard, had two terms that were separated from each other by a two-year vacancy .

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
George Read 1789-1793 federalist September 18, 1733-21. September 1798
Henry Latimer 1795-1801 federalist April 24, 1752-19. December 1819
Samuel White 1801-1809 federalist December 1770–4. November 1809
Outerbridge Horsey 1810-1821 federalist March 5, 1777-9. June 1842
Caesar Augustus Rodney 1822-1823 Democratic Republican January 4, 1772-10. June 1824
Thomas Clayton 1824-1827 federalist July 1777-21. August 1854
Louis McLane 1827-1829 Democratic Republican May 28, 1786-7. October 1857
Arnold Snow Naudain 1830-1836 Whig January 6, 1790–4. January 1872
Richard Henry Bayard 1836-1839 Whig September 26, 1796-4. March 1868
vacant
Richard Henry Bayard 1841-1845 Whig September 26, 1796-4. March 1868
John Middleton Clayton 1845-1849 Whig July 24, 1796-9. November 1856
John Wales 1849-1851 Whig July 31, 1783–3. December 1863
James Asheton Bayard Jr. 1851-1864 democrat November 15, 1799-13. June 1888
George Read Riddle 1864-1867 democrat 1817-29. March 1867
James Asheton Bayard Jr. 1867-1869 democrat November 15, 1799-13. June 1888
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. 1869-1885 democrat October 29, 1828-29. September 1898
George Gray 1885-1899 democrat May 4, 1840-7. August 1925
vacant
Lewis Heisler Ball 1903-1905 republican September 21, 1861-18. October 1932
Henry Algernon du Pont 1906-1917 republican July 30, 1838-31. December 1926
Josiah Oliver Wolcott 1917-1921 democrat October 31, 1877–11. November 1938
Thomas Coleman du Pont 1921 republican December 11, 1863-11. November 1930
Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. 1921-1929 democrat June 4, 1868-12. July 1942
John Gillis Townsend 1929-1941 republican May 31, 1871-10. April 1964
James Miller Tunnell 1941-1947 democrat August 2, 1879-14. November 1957
John James Williams 1947-1970 republican May 17, 1904-11. January 1988
William Victor Roth 1971-2001 republican July 22, 1921-13. December 2003
Thomas Richard Carper since 2001 democrat * January 23, 1947

2nd grade

To date, Delaware has 28 class 2 senators , two of whom, William Wells and John Clayton, held two non-consecutive terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Richard Bassett 1789-1793 federalist April 2, 1745-15. August 1815
John Middleton Vining 1793-1798 federalist December 23, 1758 – February 1802
Joshua Clayton 1798 federalist July 20, 1744-11. August 1798
William Hill Wells 1799-1804 federalist January 7, 1769–11. March 1829
James Asheton Bayard Sr. 1805-1813 federalist July 28, 1767–6. August 1815
William Hill Wells 1813-1817 federalist January 7, 1769–11. March 1829
Nicholas Van Dyke 1817-1826 federalist December 8, 1770-21. May 1826
Daniel Rodney 1826-1827 federalist September 10, 1764–2. September 1846
Henry Moore Ridgely 1827-1829 federalist August 6, 1779–6. August 1847
John Middleton Clayton 1829-1836 Whig July 24, 1796-9. November 1856
Thomas Clayton 1836-1847 Whig July 1777-21. August 1854
Presley Spruance 1847-1853 Whig September 11, 1785-13. February 1863
John Middleton Clayton 1853-1856 Whig July 24, 1796-9. November 1856
Joseph Parsons Comegys 1856-1857 Whig December 29, 1813–1. February 1893
Martin Waltham Bates 1857-1859 democrat February 24, 1786–1. January 1869
Willard Saulsbury Sr. 1859-1871 democrat June 2, 1820–6. April 1892
Eli May Saulsbury 1871-1889 democrat December 29, 1817-22. March 1893
Anthony C. Higgins 1889-1895 republican October 1, 1840-26. June 1912
vacant
Richard Rolland Kenney 1897-1901 democrat September 9, 1856-14. August 1931
vacant
James Frank Avenue 1903-1907 republican December 2, 1857-12. October 1938
Harry Alden Richardson 1907-1913 republican January 1, 1853–16. June 1928
Willard Saulsbury Jr. 1913-1919 democrat April 17, 1861-20. February 1927
Lewis Heisler Ball 1919-1925 republican September 21, 1861-18. October 1932
Thomas Coleman du Pont 1925-1928 republican December 11, 1863-11. November 1930
Daniel Oren Hastings 1928-1937 republican March 5, 1874-9. May 1966
James Hurd Hughes 1937-1943 democrat January 14, 1867-29. August 1953
Clayton Douglass Buck 1943-1949 republican March 21, 1890-27. January 1965
Joseph Allen Frear 1949-1961 democrat March 7, 1903-15. January 1993
James Caleb Boggs 1961-1973 republican May 15, 1909-26. March 1993
Joseph Robinette Biden 1973-2009 democrat * November 20, 1942
Edward E. Kaufman 2009-2010 democrat * March 15, 1939
Christopher Andrew Coons since 2010 democrat * September 9, 1963

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