Almanac
Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. State Assemblymen had a one year term.
Beginning in 1792 elections were held the first Tuesday of October and members of the General Assembly took office the first Tuesday of January. The State Legislative Council was renamed the State Senate and the State House of Assembly became the State House of Representatives. State Senators had a three year term and State Representatives had a one year term. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and had a three year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Delegate | Convention | Dover | December 7, 1787 | ratification | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1788 | October 20, 1789 | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1789 | October 20, 1790 | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1790 | October 20, 1791 | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1791 | October 20, 1792 | ||
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 7, 1794 | January 6, 1795 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1803 | January 7, 1806 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 7, 1806 | January 19, 1808 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 19, 1808 | January 15, 1811 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1788/89 | 13th | State House | non partisan | Thomas Collins | Kent at-large | |
| 1789/90 | 14th | State House | non partisan | Joshua Clayton | Kent at-large | |
| 1790/91 | 15th | State House | non partisan | Joshua Clayton | Kent at-large | |
| 1791/92 | 16th | State House | non partisan | Joshua Clayton | Kent at-large | |
| 1794 | 18th | State House | Federalist | Joshua Clayton | Kent at-large | |
| 1803 | 27th | State Senate | Federalist | David Hall | Kent at-large | |
| 1804 | 28th | State Senate | Federalist | David Hall | Kent at-large | |
| 1805 | 29th | State Senate | Federalist | Nathaniel Mitchell | Kent at-large | |
| 1806 | 30th | State Senate | Federalist | Nathaniel Mitchell | Kent at-large | |
| 1807 | 31st | State Senate | Federalist | Nathaniel Mitchell | Kent at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1807 | Governor | George Truitt | Federalist | 3,309 | 52% | Joseph Haslet | Democratic-Republican | 3,062 | 48% | ||
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