List of Delaware General Assembly Sessions - Amended Constitution of 1897

Amended Constitution of 1897

Under the amended Delaware Constitution of 1897 the General Assembly consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1 and terms begin on the second Tuesday in January, lasting four years for the Senate and two years for the House. Approximately half of the Senate is elected every two years. Sessions are generally held once every year, lasting no longer than June 30.

Since 1965 the membership of the Senate has increased to twenty-one members and the House to forty-one members. All members are elected from single member districts, with roughly equal population, reapportioned at each census. While district boundaries no longer necessarily follow county boundaries, in the Senate there are presently fourteen districts mostly in New Castle County, three mostly in Kent County, and four mostly in Sussex County. In the House there are presently twenty-six districts mostly in New Castle County, seven mostly in Kent County, and eight mostly in Sussex County.


Delaware General Assembly 1965-2008
Year Assembly Governor Lt. Governor Senate Majority President
 House Majority Speaker
1965–1966 123rd Charles L. Terry, Jr. Sherman W. Tribbitt Democratic Curtis W. Steen Democratic Harold T. Bockman
1967–1968 124th Charles L. Terry, Jr. Sherman W. Tribbitt Democratic Calvin R. McCullough Republican George C. Hering, III
1969–1970 125th Russell W. Peterson Eugene Bookhammer Republican Reynolds du Pont Republican George C. Hering, III
1971–1972 126th Russell W. Peterson Eugene Bookhammer Republican Reynolds du Pont Republican William L. Frederick
1973–1974 127th Sherman W. Tribbitt Eugene Bookhammer Democratic J. Donald Isaacs Republican John F. Kirk, Jr.
1975–1976 128th Sherman W. Tribbitt Eugene Bookhammer Democratic J. Donald Isaacs Democratic Casimir S. Jonkiert
1977–1978 129th Pierre S. du Pont, IV James D. McGinnis Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Democratic Kenneth W. Boulden
John P. Ferguson
1979–1980 130th Pierre S. du Pont, IV James D. McGinnis Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Robert W. Riddagh
1981–1982 131st Pierre S. du Pont, IV Michael N. Castle Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Charles L. Hebner
1983–1984 132nd Pierre S. du Pont, IV Michael N. Castle Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Democratic Orlando J. George, Jr.
1985–1986 133rd Michael N. Castle Shien Biau Woo Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Charles L. Hebner
1987–1988 134th Michael N. Castle Shien Biau Woo Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican B. Bradford Barnes
Terry R. Spence
1989–1990 135th Michael N. Castle Dale E. Wolf Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Terry R. Spence
1991–1992 136th Michael N. Castle Dale E. Wolf Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Terry R. Spence
1993–1994 137th Thomas R. Carper Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Terry R. Spence
1995–1996 138th Thomas R. Carper Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Richard S. Cordrey Republican Terry R. Spence
1997–1998 139th Thomas R. Carper Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Thomas B. Sharp Republican Terry R. Spence
1999–2000 140th Thomas R. Carper Ruth Ann Minner Democratic Thomas B. Sharp Republican Terry R. Spence
2001–2002 141st Ruth Ann Minner John C. Carney, Jr. Democratic Thomas B. Sharp Republican Terry R. Spence
2003–2004 142nd Ruth Ann Minner John C. Carney, Jr. Democratic Thurman Adams, Jr. Republican Terry R. Spence
2005–2006 143rd Ruth Ann Minner John C. Carney, Jr. Democratic Thurman Adams, Jr. Republican Terry R. Spence
2007–2008 144th Ruth Ann Minner John C. Carney, Jr. Democratic Thurman Adams, Jr. Republican Terry R. Spence
2009–2010 145th Jack A. Markell Matthew P. Denn Democratic Anthony J. DeLuca Democratic Robert F. Gilligan
2011–2012 146th Jack A. Markell Matthew P. Denn Democratic Anthony J. DeLuca Democratic Robert F. Gilligan
2013–2014 147th Jack A. Markell Matthew P. Denn Democratic Patricia M. Blevins Democratic Peter C. Schwartzkopf

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