Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and had a three year term. Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas were selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 19, 1802 | January 15, 1805 | ||
| Judge | Judiciary | Georgetown | 1813 | 1817 | Court of Common Pleas | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1798 | Governor | David Hall | Republican | 2,068 | 44% | Richard Bassett | Federalist | 2,490 | 52% | ||
| 1801 | Governor | David Hall | Republican | 3,475 | 50% | Nathaniel Mitchell | Federalist | 3,457 | 50% | ||
| 1812 | U.S. Representative | David Hall | Republican | 3,221 | 22% | Henry M. Ridgely | Federalist | 4,193 | 28% | ||
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)