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U.S. Senate seat, Delaware (class 2)

46 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Now: Christopher A. Coons D.

Holders
46
18 D · 10 R · 7 F · 3 W · 2 A · 2 U · 2 IRD · 1 AA · 1 J
Longest tenure
18 years
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Current
12 years
Christopher A. Coons, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/de-sen-2Every holder, newest first
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Richard Bassett · 1789-03-04 – 1793-03-04 · Anti-AdministrationJohn Vining · 1793-12-02 – 1799-03-04 · FederalistWilliam Hill Wells · 1799-12-02 – 1805-03-04 · FederalistJames Asheton Bayard Sr. · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04 · FederalistWilliam Hill Wells · 1813-05-24 – 1817-03-04 · FederalistNicholas Van Dyke · 1817-12-01 – 1823-03-04 · FederalistNicholas Van Dyke · 1823-12-01 – 1827-03-04 · AdamsHenry Moore Ridgely · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonJohn Middleton Clayton · 1829-12-07 – 1835-03-04John Middleton Clayton · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04Thomas Clayton · 1837-09-04 – 1841-03-04 · WhigThomas Clayton · 1841-05-31 – 1847-03-04 · WhigPresley Spruance · 1847-12-06 – 1853-03-04 · WhigJohn Middleton Clayton · 1853-12-05 – 1857-03-04 · Ind. Republican-DemocratMartin Waltham Bates · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratWillard Saulsbury Sr. · 1859-12-05 – 1865-03-04 · DemocratWillard Saulsbury Sr. · 1865-12-04 – 1871-03-04 · DemocratEli Saulsbury · 1871-03-04 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratEli Saulsbury · 1877-10-15 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratEli Saulsbury · 1883-12-03 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratAnthony Higgins · 1889-12-02 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Rolland Kenney · 1897-03-15 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratJames Frank Allee · 1903-11-09 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Alden Richardson · 1907-12-02 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanWillard Saulsbury Jr. · 1913-04-07 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratLewis Heisler Ball · 1919-05-19 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Coleman du Pont · 1925-12-07 – 1928-12-10 · RepublicanDaniel Oren Hastings · 1928-12-10 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanDaniel Oren Hastings · 1931-12-07 – 1937-01-04 · RepublicanJames Hurd Hughes · 1937-01-05 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratClayton Douglass Buck · 1943-01-06 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanJames Caleb Boggs · 1961-01-03 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanJames Caleb Boggs · 1967-01-10 – 1973-01-04 · RepublicanJoseph R. Biden Jr. · 1979-01-15 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratJoseph R. Biden Jr. · 1997-01-07 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratJoseph R. Biden Jr. · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratJoseph R. Biden Jr. · 2009-01-06 – 2009-01-16 · DemocratEdward E. Kaufman · 2009-01-16 – 2010-11-16 · DemocratChristopher A. Coons · 2015-01-06 – present · DemocratJoshua Clayton · 1798-01-01 – 1799-03-04 · FederalistJames Asheton Bayard Sr. · 1804-11-13 – 1811-03-04 · FederalistDaniel Rodney · 1826-01-01 – 1828-01-01 · AdamsJoseph Parsons Comegys · 1856-01-01 – 1858-01-01 · Ind. Republican-DemocratJoseph Allen Frear Jr. · 1949-01-03 – 1961-01-04 · DemocratJoseph R. Biden Jr. · 1973-01-03 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratChristopher A. Coons · 2010-11-15 – 2015-01-04 · Democrat
Christopher A. Coons D
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Christopher A. Coons D
Nov 15, 2010 – Jan 4, 2015 · 4.1 years
Edward E. Kaufman D
Jan 16, 2009 – Nov 16, 2010 · 22 months
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 16, 2009 · 10 days
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 2003 · 6 years
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1997 · 18 years
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1979 · 6 years
James Caleb Boggs R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1973 · 6 years
James Caleb Boggs R
Jan 3, 1961 – Jan 4, 1967 · 6 years
Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1961 · 12 years
Clayton Douglass Buck R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
James Hurd Hughes D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1943 · 6 years
Daniel Oren Hastings R
Dec 7, 1931 – Jan 4, 1937 · 5.1 years
Daniel Oren Hastings R
Dec 10, 1928 – Mar 4, 1931 · 2.2 years
Thomas Coleman du Pont R
Dec 7, 1925 – Dec 10, 1928 · 3 years
Lewis Heisler Ball R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1925 · 5.8 years
Willard Saulsbury Jr. D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1919 · 5.9 years
Harry Alden Richardson R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1913 · 5.3 years
James Frank Allee R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1907 · 3.3 years
Richard Rolland Kenney D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1901 · 4 years
Anthony Higgins R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1895 · 5.3 years
Eli Saulsbury D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1889 · 5.3 years
Eli Saulsbury D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1883 · 5.4 years
Eli Saulsbury D
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1877 · 6 years
Willard Saulsbury Sr. D
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1871 · 5.2 years
Willard Saulsbury Sr. D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1865 · 5.2 years
Martin Waltham Bates D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Joseph Parsons Comegys IRD
Jan 1, 1856 – Jan 1, 1858 · 2 years
John Middleton Clayton IRD
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1857 · 3.2 years
Presley Spruance W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1853 · 5.2 years
Thomas Clayton W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1847 · 5.8 years
Thomas Clayton W
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1841 · 3.5 years
John Middleton Clayton
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
John Middleton Clayton
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1835 · 5.2 years
Henry Moore Ridgely J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Daniel Rodney A
Jan 1, 1826 – Jan 1, 1828 · 2 years
Nicholas Van Dyke A
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1827 · 3.3 years
Nicholas Van Dyke F
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1823 · 5.3 years
William Hill Wells F
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1817 · 3.8 years
James Asheton Bayard Sr. F
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
James Asheton Bayard Sr. F
Nov 13, 1804 – Mar 4, 1811 · 6.3 years
William Hill Wells F
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1805 · 5.3 years
Joshua Clayton F
Jan 1, 1798 – Mar 4, 1799 · 14 months
John Vining F
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1799 · 5.3 years
Richard Bassett AA
Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 4, 1793 · 4 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.