Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October until 1831, and since they have been held on the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly took office on the first Tuesday of January. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and had a three year term. Since 1831, State Senators have had a four year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Justice of the Peace | Judiciary | Milton | May 12, 1812 | December 8, 1817 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 19, 1830 | January 15, 1833 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 7, 1835 | January 1, 1839 | ||
| Associate Justice | Judiciary | Dover | December 10, 1844 | July 8, 1864 | Superior Court | |
| Delegate | Convention | Dover | December 1852 | March 1853 | State Constitution | |
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1835–1836 | 58th | State Senate | Whig | Caleb Bennett | Sussex at-large | |
| 1837–1838 | 59th | State Senate | Whig | Cornelius P. Comegys | Sussex at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1823 | Governor | David Hazzard | Democratic-Republican | 4,051 | 48% | Samuel Paynter | Federalist | 4,348 | 52% | ||
| 1826 | Governor | David Hazzard | Democratic-Republican | 4,238 | 49% | Charles Polk, Jr. | Federalist | 4,333 | 51% | ||
| 1829 | Governor | David Hazzard | National Republican | 4,215 | 51% | Allen Thompson | Democratic | 4,046 | 49% | ||
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