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Delaware's at-large congressional district

At-large U.S. House district for Delaware

Summary

At-large U.S. House district for Delaware

FieldValue
stateDelaware
district numberAL
image namedelaware_at_large.png
representativeSarah McBride
partyDemocratic
residenceWilmington
english area2,489
distribution ref
percent urban83.3
percent rural16.7
population1,051,917
population year2024
median income$87,534
percent white58.6
percent hispanic10.5
percent black21.5
percent more than one race4.3
percent asian4.3
percent other race0.8
cpviD+8

| percent more than one race = 4.3

Delaware's at-large congressional district is a congressional district that includes the entire U.S. state of Delaware. It is the nation's oldest congressional district, having existed uninterrupted since the 1st United States Congress in 1789. With 1,051,917 residents, the district has the highest population of any congressional district in the nation. Delaware has always had only one member of the United States House of Representatives, except for a single decade from 1813 to 1823, when the state had two at-large members. The two seats were filled by a statewide ballot, with the two candidates receiving the highest votes being elected. The district is represented by Democrat Sarah McBride.

Mike Castle, a Republican and former governor of Delaware, held this seat from January 1993 until his retirement in January 2011, after his unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Senator. Even as Delaware swung heavily Democratic at the state and national level, Castle was usually reelected without serious difficulty. Since his retirement, however, the Democrats have held it with no substantive opposition.

The district is currently represented by Sarah McBride, a Democrat, who was first elected in 2024. McBride is the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.

Recent statewide results

YearOfficeResults2000200420082012201620202024
PresidentGore 55–42%
PresidentKerry 53–46%
PresidentObama 62–37%
PresidentObama 59–40%
PresidentClinton 53–42%
PresidentBiden 59–40%
PresidentHarris 56–42%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyTermCongressElectoral history
[[File:ViningJohnM 0001.jpg100px]]
John Vining
(Dover)Pro-
AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Retired.
[[File:PattenJohn.jpg100px]]
John Patten
(Dover)Anti-
AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1793 –
February 14, 1794Elected in 1792.
Lost election contest.
[[File:Henry Latimer US.gifHenry Latimer100px]]
Henry Latimer
(Newport)Pro-
AdministrationnowrapFebruary 14, 1794 –
February 7, 1795Won election contest.
Lost re-election.
[[File:PattenJohn.jpg100px]]
John Patten
(Dover)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797Elected in 1794.
Retired.
[[File:BayardJames ASr.jpg100px]]
James A. Bayard
(Wilmington)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Rodneycaesara3.jpg100px]]
Caesar Augustus Rodney
(Wilmington)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805Elected in 1802.
Lost re-election.
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1805 –
October 1, 1805James A. Bayard was elected in 1804 but declined to serve, having also been elected U.S. senator.
[[File:John Madison Broom.jpg100px]]
James M. Broom
(Wilmington)FederalistnowrapOctober 1, 1805 –
October 6, 1807Elected October 1, 1805 to finish Bayard's term and seated December 2, 1805.
Re-elected in 1806, but declined the seat.
[[File:Vandykenjr.jpg100px]]
Nicholas Van Dyke
(New Castle)FederalistnowrapOctober 6, 1807 –
March 3, 1811Elected to finish Broom's term.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
[[File:Ridgelyhm.jpg100px]]
Henry M. Ridgely
(Dover)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1815Elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Retired.
[[File:Thomas Clayton US.jpg100px]]
Thomas Clayton
(Dover)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
[[File:LMcLane.jpg100px]]
Louis McLane
(Wilmington)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826 but declined to serve having been elected U.S. senator.
JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
VacantnowrapMarch 3, 1827 –
October 2, 1827
[[File:JohnsKenseyJr.jpg100px]]
Kensey Johns Jr.
(New Castle)Anti-
JacksoniannowrapOctober 2, 1827 –
March 3, 1831Elected October 2, 1827 to finish McLane's term and seated December 3, 1827.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.
[[File:MilliganJohnJ.jpg100px]]
John J. Milligan
(Wilmington)Anti-
JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Lost re-election.
WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Thomas Robinson Jr.
(Georgetown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841Elected in 1838.
Lost re-election.
[[File:George B. Rodney (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
George B. Rodney
(New Castle)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1840.
Re-elected in 1842.
Retired.
[[File:John W. Houston.jpg100px]]
John W. Houston
(Georgetown)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired.
[[File:George R. Riddle - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
George R. Riddle
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.
Elisha D. Cullen
(Georgetown)Know
NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.
[[File:WilliamGWhiteley.jpg100px]]
William G. Whiteley
(New Castle)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.
[[File:Hon. George P. Fisher, Del - NARA - 526255.jpg100px]]
George P. Fisher
(Dover)UnionnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1860.
Lost re-election.
[[File:WilliamTemple.gifWilliam Temple100px]]
William Temple
(Smyrna)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
May 28, 1863Elected in 1862.
Died.
VacantnowrapMay 28, 1863 –
December 7, 1863
[[File:Nathaniel B. Smithers (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
Nathaniel B. Smithers
(Dover)UnionnowrapDecember 7, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Elected to finish Temple's term.
Lost re-election.
[[File:John A. Nicholson.jpeg100px]]
John A. Nicholson
(Dover)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.
[[File:BenjaminBiggs.pngBenjamin T. Biggs100px]]
Benjamin T. Biggs
(Summit Bridge)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.
James R. Lofland
(Milford)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
[[File:James Williams Delaware representative - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
James Williams
(Kenton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
Edward L. Martin
(Seaford)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
[[File:Charles B. Lore (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
Charles B. Lore
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.
[[File:John B. Penington (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
John B. Penington
(Dover)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.
[[File:JohnWCausey.jpg100px]]
John W. Causey
(Milford)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.
[[File:JonathanSWillis.jpg100px]]
Jonathan S. Willis
(Milford)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
[[File:L. Irving Handy (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
L. Irving Handy
(Newark)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Hoffeckerjohn.jpg100px]]
John H. Hoffecker
(Smyrna)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
June 16, 1900Elected in 1898.
Died.
VacantnowrapJune 16, 1900 –
November 6, 1900
Walter O. Hoffecker
(Smyrna)RepublicannowrapNovember 6, 1900 –
March 3, 1901Elected to finish his father's term.
Retired.
[[File:BallHeisler.jpg100px]]
L. Heisler Ball
(Faulkland)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1900.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Henry Aydelotte Houston.jpg100px]]
Henry A. Houston
(Millsboro)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1902.
Retired.
[[File:Burtonhiram.jpg100px]]
Hiram R. Burton
(Lewes)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1909Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost renomination.
[[File:William Henry Heald (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
William H. Heald
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.
[[File:FranklinBrockson (cropped).jpg100px]]
Franklin Brockson
(Clayton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Thomas W. Miller.jpg100px]]
Thomas W. Miller
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917Elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Albert Fawcett Polk in 1917.jpg100px]]
Albert F. Polk
(Georgetown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Caleb R Layton 2.jpg100px]]
Caleb R. Layton
(Georgetown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
[[File:WilliamHBoyce.jpg100px]]
William H. Boyce
(Dover)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
[[File:RobertGHouston.jpg100px]]
Robert G. Houston
(Georgetown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.
[[File:Rep. Wilbur L. Adams (D-DE).jpg100px]]
Wilbur L. Adams
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935Elected in 1932.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Flickr - USCapitol - J. George Stewart (1).jpg100px]]
J. George Stewart
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937Elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Rep. William F. Allen (D-DE).jpg100px]]
William F. Allen
(Seaford)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
George S. Williams
(Millsboro)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Rep. Philip A. Traynor (D-DE).jpg100px]]
Philip A. Traynor
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Rep. Earle D. Willey (R-DE).jpg100px]]
Earle D. Willey
(Dover)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
Philip A. Traynor
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
[[File:J. Caleb Boggs.jpg100px]]
J. Caleb Boggs
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
[[File:Herbert B. Warburton (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
Herbert Warburton
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955Elected in 1952.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Harris B. McDowell, Jr..jpg100px]]
Harris McDowell
(Middletown)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957Elected in 1954.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Harry G. Haskell Jr. (Delaware Congressman).jpg100px]]
Harry G. Haskell Jr.
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959Elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Harris B. McDowell, Jr..jpg100px]]
Harris McDowell
(Middletown)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Senator William V Roth.jpg100px]]
William Roth
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
December 31, 1970Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned after the election.
VacantnowrapDecember 31, 1970 –
January 3, 1971
[[File:Pierre S. du Pont IV.jpg100px]]
Pete du Pont
(Rockland)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
[[File:Thomas B. Evans, Jr..jpg100px]]
Thomas B. Evans Jr.
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Tom Carper 102nd Congressional portrait.jpg100px]]
Tom Carper
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
[[File:Mike Castle official portrait.jpg100px]]
Mike Castle
(Wilmington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:John C. Carney Jr. official portrait 112th Congress.jpg100px]]
John Carney
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for Governor of Delaware.
[[File:Lisa Blunt Rochester official photo.jpg100px]]
Lisa Blunt Rochester
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2025Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
[[File:Representative Sarah McBride Official Portrait (slight crop).jpg100px]]
Sarah McBride
(Wilmington)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2025–
presentElected in 2024.

Second at-large seat: 1813–1823

From 1813 to 1823, Delaware elected two members of the United States House of Representatives. Both were elected statewide at-large. Four men held the second seat during that decade.

MemberPartyTermCongressElectoral history
Thomas Cooper
(Georgetown)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
[[File:WillardHall.jpg100px]]
Willard Hall
(Dover)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
January 22, 1821Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election and resigned early.
VacantnowrapJanuary 22, 1821 –
March 3, 1821
[[File:Rodneycaesara3.jpg100px]]
Caesar Augustus Rodney
(Wilmington)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
January 24, 1822Elected in 1820.
Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
VacantnowrapJanuary 24, 1822 –
October 1, 1822
[[File:Daniel Rodney.jpg100px]]
Daniel Rodney
(Lewes)FederalistnowrapOctober 1, 1822 –
March 3, 1823Elected to finish his cousin's term.
Retired.

Electoral history

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Notes

References

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