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List of United States senators from Delaware
Below is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Delaware. U.S. senators were originally elected by the Delaware General Assembly for designated six-year terms beginning March 4. Frequently portions of the term would remain only upon a U.S. senator's death or resignation. From 1914 and the enforcement of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1913 but rejected by the General Assembly that year and not ratified until July 1, 2010, officeholders were popularly elected on the first Tuesday after November 1; starting 1935, the beginning of their term is January 3.
Delaware's current U.S. senators are Democrats Chris Coons (serving since November 15, 2010) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (serving since January 3, 2025). Joe Biden is Delaware's longest serving senator (1973–2009).
Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. C Class 2Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2010 (special election), 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. # Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # 1
George Read Pro-
Admin. Mar 4, 1789 –
Sep 18, 1793 Elected in 1788. 1 1st 1 Elected in 1788. Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 Anti-
Admin.
Richard Bassett 1 Re-elected in 1790.Resigned to become Chief Justice of Delaware. 2 2nd Pro-
Admin. 3rd 2 Elected in 1793.Resigned. Mar 4, 1793 –
Jan 19, 1798 Pro-Admin.
John Vining 2 Vacant Sep 18, 1793 –
Feb 7, 1795 2
Henry Latimer Pro-
Admin. Feb 7, 1795 –
Feb 28, 1801 Elected in 1795 to finish Read's term. Federalist 4th Federalist Re-elected in 1797.Resigned. 3 5th Elected in 1798 to finish Vining's term.Died. Jan 19, 1798 –
Aug 11, 1798 Federalist
Joshua Clayton 3 Aug 11, 1798 –
Jan 17, 1799 Vacant Elected in 1799 to finish Clayton's term. Jan 17, 1799 –
Nov 6, 1804 Federalist
William H. Wells 4 6th 3 Re-elected in 1799.Resigned. 3
Samuel White Federalist Feb 28, 1801 –
Nov 4, 1809 Appointed to finish Latimer's term. 7th Re-elected in 1803.[1] 4 8th Nov 6, 1804 –
Nov 13, 1804 Vacant Elected in 1804 to finish Wells's term. Nov 13, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1813 Federalist
James A. Bayard 5 9th 4 Re-elected in 1805. 10th Re-elected in 1809.[2]
Died.
5 11th Vacant Nov 4, 1809 –
Jan 12, 1810 4 Outerbridge Horsey Federalist Jan 12, 1810 –
Mar 3, 1821 Elected in 1810 to finish White's term. 12th 5 Re-elected in 1811.Resigned. 13th Mar 3, 1813 –
May 21, 1813 Vacant Elected in 1813 to finish Bayard's term.Retired. May 21, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1817 Federalist
William H. Wells 6 Re-elected in 1815.[3]Retired. 6 14th 15th 6 Elected in 1817.Legislature failed to elect. Mar 4, 1817 –
Mar 3, 1823 Federalist
Nicholas Van Dyke 7 16th Vacant Mar 4, 1821 –
Jan 23, 1822 7 17th 5
Caesar A. Rodney Democratic-
Republican Jan 24, 1822 –
Jan 29, 1823 Elected late to finish vacant term.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the United Provinces of the River Plate. Vacant Jan 29, 1823 –
Jan 8, 1824 18th 7 Mar 4, 1823 –
Jan 8, 1824 Vacant Re-elected late.Died. Jan 8, 1824 –
May 21, 1826 Federalist
Nicholas Van Dyke 6
Thomas Clayton Federalist Jan 8, 1824 –
Mar 3, 1827 Elected in 1824 to finish Rodney's term. National
Republican 19th National
Republican May 21, 1826 –
Nov 8, 1826 Vacant Appointed to continue Van Dyke's term.Retired. Nov 8, 1826 –
Jan 12, 1827 National
Republican
Daniel Rodney 8 Elected in 1827 to finish Van Dyke's term.Retired. Jan 12, 1827 –
Mar 3, 1829 Jacksonian
Henry M. Ridgely 9 7
Louis McLane Jacksonian Mar 4, 1827 –
Apr 16, 1829 Elected in 1827.Resigned to become U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to England. 8 20th 21st 8 Elected in 1829. Mar 4, 1829 –
Dec 29, 1836 National
Republican
John M. Clayton 10 Vacant Apr 16, 1829 –
Jan 7, 1830 8
Arnold Naudain National
Republican Jan 7, 1830 –
Jun 16, 1836 Elected in 1830 to finish McLane's term. 22nd Re-elected in 1832.Resigned. 9 23rd 24th 9 Re-elected in 1835.Resigned. 9
Richard H. Bayard National
Republican Jun 17, 1836 –
Sep 19, 1839 Elected in 1836 to finish Naudain's term. Dec 29, 1836 –
Jan 9, 1837 Vacant Elected in 1837 to finish his cousin's term. Jan 9, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1847 National
Republican
Thomas Clayton 11 Whig 25th Whig Re-elected during the 1838/39 cycle.Resigned to become Chief Justice of Delaware. 10 26th Vacant Sep 19, 1839 –
Jan 11, 1841
Richard H. Bayard Whig Jan 12, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1845 Elected in 1841 to finish his own term.Retired. 27th 10 Re-elected in 1841. 28th 10
John M. Clayton Whig Mar 4, 1845 –
Feb 23, 1849 Elected in 1845.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. 11 29th 30th 11 Elected in 1846 or 1847.Retired. Mar 4, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1853 Whig
Presley Spruance 12 11
John Wales Whig Feb 23, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1851 Elected in 1849 to finish Clayton's term.Lost re-election. 31st 12
James A. Bayard Jr. Democratic Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 29, 1864 Elected in 1851. 12 32nd 33rd 12 Elected in 1853.Died. Mar 4, 1853 –
Nov 9, 1856 Whig
John M. Clayton 13 34th Nov 9, 1856 –
Nov 19, 1856 Vacant Appointed to continue Clayton's term.Declined nomination to finish Clayton's term. Nov 19, 1856 –
Jan 14, 1857 Whig
Joseph P. Comegys 14 Elected in 1857 to finish Clayton's term.Lost re-election. Jan 14, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1859 Democratic
Martin W. Bates 15 Re-elected in 1857. 13 35th 36th 13 Elected in 1858. Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1871 Democratic
Willard Saulsbury Sr. 16 37th Re-elected in 1863.Resigned. 14 38th 13
George R. Riddle Democratic Jan 29, 1864 –
Mar 28, 1867 Elected in 1864 to finish Bayard's term.Died. 39th 14 Re-elected in 1864.Lost re-election. 40th Vacant Mar 29, 1867 –
Apr 5, 1867 14
James A. Bayard Jr. Democratic Apr 5, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1869 Appointed to continue his own term.Elected in 1869 to finish his own term.[4]Retired. 15
Thomas F. Bayard Democratic Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 6, 1885 Elected in 1869. 15 41st 42nd 15 Elected in 1870. Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1889 Democratic
Eli Saulsbury 17 43rd Re-elected in 1875. 16 44th 45th 16 Re-elected in 1876. 46th Re-elected in 1881.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. 17 47th 48th 17 Re-elected in 1883.Lost re-election. 49th Vacant Mar 6, 1885 –
Mar 18, 1885 16
George Gray Democratic Mar 18, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1899 Elected in 1885 to finish Bayard's term. Re-elected in 1887. 18 50th 51st 18 Election year unknown.Lost re-election. Mar 4, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1895 Republican
Anthony Higgins 18 52nd Re-elected in 1893.Lost re-election. 19 53rd 54th 19 Legislature failed to elect. Mar 4, 1895 –
Jan 19, 1897 Vacant Elected in 1897 to finish vacant term.Lost re-election. Jan 19, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1901 Democratic
Richard R. Kenney 19 55th Vacant Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 1, 1903 Legislature failed to elect. 20 56th 57th 20 Legislature failed to elect. Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 2, 1903 Vacant 17
L. Heisler Ball Republican Mar 2, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1905 Elected in 1903 to finish vacant term. Elected in 1903 to finish vacant term.Retired. Mar 2, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1907 Republican
J. Frank Allee 20 58th Vacant Mar 4, 1905 –
Jun 12, 1906 Legislature failed to elect. 21 59th 18
Henry A. du Pont Republican Jun 13, 1906 –
Mar 3, 1917 Elected in 1906 to finish vacant term. 60th 21 Elected in 1907.[5]Retired. Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 Republican
Harry A. Richardson 21 61st Re-elected in 1911.Lost re-election. 22 62nd 63rd 22 Elected in 1913.Lost re-election. Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1919 Democratic
Willard Saulsbury Jr. 22 64th 19
Josiah O. Wolcott Democratic Mar 4, 1917 –
Jul 2, 1921 Elected in 1916.
Resigned to become Chancellor of Delaware. 23 65th 66th 23 Elected in 1918.Lost renomination. Mar 4, 1919 –
Mar 3, 1925 Republican
L. Heisler Ball 23 67th 20
T. Coleman du Pont Republican Jul 7, 1921 –
Nov 6, 1922 Appointed to finish Wolcott's term.Lost election to finish Wolcott's term. 21
Thomas F. Bayard Jr. Democratic Nov 7, 1922 –
Mar 3, 1929 Elected in 1922 to finish Wolcott's term. Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. 24 68th 69th 24 Elected in 1924.Resigned. Mar 4, 1925 –
Dec 8, 1928 Republican
T. Coleman du Pont 24 70th Dec 8, 1928 –
Dec 10, 1928 Vacant Appointed to finish du Pont's term.Elected in 1930 to finish du Pont's term. Dec 10, 1928 –
Jan 3, 1937 Republican
Daniel O. Hastings 25 22
John G. Townsend Jr. Republican Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1941 Elected in 1928. 25 71st 72nd 25 Elected in 1930.Lost re-election. 73rd Re-elected in 1934.Lost re-election. 26 74th 75th 26 Elected in 1936.Lost renomination. Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943 Democratic
James H. Hughes 26 76th 23
James M. Tunnell Democratic Jan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1947 Elected in 1940.Lost re-election. 27 77th 78th 27 Elected in 1942.Lost re-election. Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949 Republican
C. Douglass Buck 27 79th 24
John J. Williams Republican Jan 3, 1947 –
Dec 31, 1970 Elected in 1946. 28 80th 81st 28 Elected in 1948. Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1961 Democratic
J. Allen Frear Jr. 28 82nd Re-elected in 1952. 29 83rd 84th 29 Re-elected in 1954.Lost re-election. 85th Re-elected in 1958. 30 86th 87th 30 Elected in 1960. Jan 3, 1961 –
Jan 3, 1973 Republican
J. Caleb Boggs 29 88th Re-elected in 1964.Retired and resigned to give his successor preferential seniority. 31 89th 90th 31 Re-elected in 1966.Lost re-election. 91st 25
William Roth Republican Jan 1, 1971 –
Jan 3, 2001 Appointed to finish Williams's term, having been elected to the next term. Elected in 1970. 32 92nd 93rd 32 Elected in 1972. Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 15, 2009 Democratic
Joe Biden 30 94th Re-elected in 1976. 33 95th 96th 33 Re-elected in 1978. 97th Re-elected in 1982. 34 98th 99th 34 Re-elected in 1984. 100th Re-elected in 1988. 35 101st 102nd 35 Re-elected in 1990. 103rd Re-elected in 1994.Lost re-election. 36 104th 105th 36 Re-elected in 1996. 106th 26
Tom Carper Democratic Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2025 Elected in 2000. 37 107th 108th 37 Re-elected in 2002. 109th Re-elected in 2006. 38 110th 111th 38 Re-elected in 2008.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. Appointed to continue Biden's term.Retired when his successor was elected. Jan 15, 2009[6] –
Nov 15, 2010 Democratic
Ted Kaufman 31 Elected in 2010 to finish Biden's term. Nov 15, 2010 –
present Democratic
Chris Coons 32 112th Re-elected in 2012. 39 113th 114th 39 Re-elected in 2014. 115th Re-elected in 2018.Retired. 40 116th 117th 40 Re-elected in 2020. 118th 27
Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic Jan 3, 2025 –
present Elected in 2024. 41 119th 120th 41 To be determined in the 2026 election. 121st # Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator # Class 1 Class 2
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