This list provide information about governors of Delaware, including their term of office, political party, and the elections they won. The list can be obtained in various file formats such as MS Excel, CSV, PDF, and a compressed file that contains all the formats.
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S.No.,Governor,Term of Office,Party,Election1,"John McKinly(1721–1796)","February 21, 1777–September 12, 1777(arrested and removed)",No parties,17772,"Thomas McKean(1734–1817)","September 22, 1777–October 20, 1777(successor took office)",No parties,"Speaker of theAssemblyacting asvice-president"3,"George Read(1733–1798)","October 20, 1777–March 31, 1778(did not run)",No parties,"Speaker of theLegislativeCouncilserving asvice-president"4,"Caesar Rodney(1728–1784)","March 31, 1778–November 6, 1781(did not run)",No parties,17785,"John Dickinson(1732–1808)","November 13, 1781–January 13, 1783(resigned)",No parties,17816,"John Cook(1730–1789)","January 13, 1783–February 8, 1783(did not run)",No parties,"Speaker of theLegislativeCouncilserving asvice-president"7,"Nicholas Van Dyke(1738–1789)","February 8, 1783–October 27, 1786(did not run)",No parties,"1783(special)"8,"Thomas Collins(1732–1789)","October 27, 1786–March 29, 1789(died in office)",No parties,17869,"Jehu Davis(1738–1802)","March 29, 1789–May 30, 1789(did not run)",No parties,"Speaker of theLegislativeCouncilserving asvice-president"10,"Joshua Clayton(1744–1798)","May 30, 1789–January 19, 1796(term-limited)",Federalist,"17891792"11,"Gunning Bedford Sr.(1742–1797)","January 19, 1796–September 28, 1797(died in office)",Federalist,179512,"Daniel Rogers(1754–1806)","September 28, 1797–January 9, 1799(did not run)",Federalist,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"13,"Richard Bassett(1745–1815)","January 9, 1799–March 3, 1801(resigned)",Federalist,179814,"James Sykes(1761–1822)","March 3, 1801–January 19, 1802(did not run)",Federalist,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"15,"David Hall(1752–1817)","January 19, 1802–January 15, 1805(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",180116,"Nathaniel Mitchell(1753–1814)","January 15, 1805–January 19, 1808(term-limited)",Federalist,180417,"George Truitt(1756–1818)","January 19, 1808–January 15, 1811(term-limited)",Federalist,180718,"Joseph Haslet(1769–1823)","January 15, 1811–January 18, 1814(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",181019,"Daniel Rodney(1764–1846)","January 18, 1814–January 21, 1817(term-limited)",Federalist,181320,"John Clark(1761–1821)","January 21, 1817–January 15, 1820(resigned)",Federalist,181621,"Henry Molleston(1762–1819)","Died beforetaking office",Federalist,181922,"Jacob Stout(1764–1855)","January 15, 1820–January 16, 1821(did not run)",Federalist,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"23,"John Collins(1776–1822)","January 16, 1821–April 16, 1822(died in office)","Democratic-Republican","1820(special)"24,"Caleb Rodney(1767–1840)","April 23, 1822–January 21, 1823(did not run)",Federalist,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"25,"Joseph Haslet(1769–1823)","January 21, 1823–June 20, 1823(died in office)","Democratic-Republican",182226,"Charles Thomas(1770–1848)","June 20, 1823–January 20, 1824(did not run)","Democratic-Republican","Speaker ofthe Senateacting"27,"Samuel Paynter(1768–1845)","January 20, 1824–January 16, 1827(term-limited)",Federalist,"1823(special)"28,"Charles Polk Jr.(1788–1857)","January 16, 1827–January 19, 1830(term-limited)",Federalist,182629,"David Hazzard(1781–1864)","January 19, 1830–January 15, 1833(term-limited)",National Republican,182930,"Caleb P. Bennett(1758–1836)","January 15, 1833–May 9, 1836(died in office)",Democratic,183231,"Charles Polk Jr.(1788–1857)","May 9, 1836–January 17, 1837(did not run)",Whig,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"32,"Cornelius P. Comegys(1780–1851)","January 17, 1837–January 19, 1841(term-limited)",Whig,183633,"William B. Cooper(1771–1849)","January 19, 1841–January 21, 1845(term-limited)",Whig,184034,"Thomas Stockton(1781–1846)","January 21, 1845–March 2, 1846(died in office)",Whig,184435,"Joseph Maull(1781–1846)","March 2, 1846–May 3, 1846(died in office)",Whig,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"36,"William Temple(1814–1863)","May 6, 1846–January 19, 1847(did not run)",Whig,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"37,"William Tharp(1803–1865)","January 19, 1847–January 21, 1851(term-limited)",Democratic,"1846(special)"38,"William H. H. Ross(1814–1887)","January 21, 1851–January 16, 1855(term-limited)",Democratic,185039,"Peter F. Causey(1801–1871)","January 16, 1855–January 18, 1859(term-limited)",American,185440,"William Burton(1789–1866)","January 18, 1859–January 20, 1863(term-limited)",Democratic,185841,"William Cannon(1809–1865)","January 20, 1863–March 1, 1865(died in office)",Republican,186242,"Gove Saulsbury(1815–1881)","March 1, 1865–January 17, 1871(term-limited)",Democratic,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting1866"43,"James Ponder(1819–1897)","January 17, 1871–January 19, 1875(term-limited)",Democratic,187044,"John P. Cochran(1809–1898)","January 19, 1875–January 21, 1879(term-limited)",Democratic,187445,"John W. Hall(1817–1892)","January 21, 1879–January 16, 1883(term-limited)",Democratic,187846,"Charles C. Stockley(1819–1901)","January 16, 1883–January 18, 1887(term-limited)",Democratic,188247,"Benjamin T. Biggs(1821–1893)","January 18, 1887–January 20, 1891(term-limited)",Democratic,188648,"Robert J. Reynolds(1838–1909)","January 20, 1891–January 15, 1895(term-limited)",Democratic,189049,"Joshua H. Marvil(1825–1895)","January 15, 1895–April 8, 1895(died in office)",Republican,189450,"William T. Watson(1849–1917)","April 8, 1895–January 19, 1897(did not run)",Democratic,"Speaker ofthe Senateacting"51,"Ebe W. Tunnell(1844–1917)","January 19, 1897–January 15, 1901(did not run)",Democratic,189652,"John Hunn(1849–1926)","January 15, 1901–January 17, 1905(did not run)",Republican,190053,"Preston Lea(1841–1916)","January 17, 1905–January 19, 1909(did not run)",Republican,190454,"Simeon S. Pennewill(1867–1935)","January 19, 1909–January 21, 1913(did not run)",Republican,190855,"Charles R. Miller(1857–1927)","January 21, 1913–January 16, 1917(did not run)",Republican,191256,"John G. Townsend Jr.(1871–1964)","January 16, 1917–January 18, 1921(did not run)",Republican,191657,"William D. Denney(1873–1953)","January 18, 1921–January 20, 1925(did not run)",Republican,192058,"Robert P. Robinson(1869–1939)","January 20, 1925–January 15, 1929(did not run)",Republican,192459,"C. Douglass Buck(1890–1965)","January 15, 1929–January 19, 1937(term-limited)",Republican,"1928 1932"60,"Richard McMullen(1868–1944)","January 19, 1937–January 21, 1941(did not run)",Democratic,193661,"Walter W. Bacon(1880–1962)","January 21, 1941–January 18, 1949(term-limited)",Republican,"1940 1944"62,"Elbert N. Carvel(1910–2005)","January 18, 1949–January 20, 1953(lost election)",Democratic,194863,"J. Caleb Boggs(1909–1993)","January 20, 1953–December 30, 1960(resigned)",Republican,"1952 1956"64,"David P. Buckson(1920–2017)","December 30, 1960–January 17, 1961(successor took office)",Republican,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"65,"Elbert N. Carvel(1910–2005)","January 17, 1961–January 19, 1965(term-limited)",Democratic,196066,"Charles L. Terry Jr.(1900–1970)","January 19, 1965–January 21, 1969(lost election)",Democratic,196467,"Russell W. Peterson(1916–2011)","January 21, 1969–January 16, 1973(lost election)",Republican,196868,"Sherman W. Tribbitt(1922–2010)","January 16, 1973–January 18, 1977(lost election)",Democratic,197269,"Pete du Pont(1935–2021)","January 18, 1977–January 15, 1985(term-limited)",Republican,"1976 1980"70,"Mike Castle(b. 1939)","January 15, 1985–December 31, 1992(resigned)",Republican,"19841988"71,"Dale E. Wolf(1924–2021)","December 31, 1992–January 19, 1993(successor took office)",Republican,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"72,"Tom Carper(b. 1947)","January 19, 1993–January 3, 2001(resigned)",Democratic,"1992 1996"73,"Ruth Ann Minner(1935–2021)","January 3, 2001–January 20, 2009(term-limited)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor20002004"74,"Jack Markell(b. 1960)","January 20, 2009–January 17, 2017(term-limited)",Democratic,"20082012"75,"John Carney(b. 1956)","January 17, 2017–Incumbent",Democratic,"20162020",,,,https://www.downloadexcelfiles.com/,,,,
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