Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. Members of the General Assembly take office the second Tuesday of January. State Senators have a four year term and State Representatives have a two year term. Williams completed part of an existing State Senate term. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have a two year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| State House | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1857 | January 3, 1859 | ||
| State House | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1863 | January 3, 1865 | ||
| State House | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1883 | January 3, 1885 | ||
| State Senate | Legislature | Dover | January 4, 1891 | January 3, 1893 | ||
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1877 | ||
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1877 | March 3, 1879 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1857/58 | 69th | State House | Democratic | Peter F. Causey | Kent at-large | |
| 1863/64 | 72nd | State House | Democratic | William Cannon | Kent at-large | |
| 1883/84 | 82nd | State House | Democratic | Charles Stockley | Kent at-large | |
| 1891/92 | 86th | State Senate | Democratic | Robert J. Reynolds | Kent at-large | |
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1875–1877 | 44th | U.S. House | Democratic | Ulysses S. Grant | at-large | |
| 1877–1879 | 45th | U.S. House | Democratic | Rutherford B. Hayes | at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1874 | U.S. Representative | James Williams | Democratic | 12,602 | 53% | James R. Lofland | Republican | 11,024 | 47% | ||
| 1876 | U.S. Representative | James Williams | Democratic | 13,169 | 55% | Levi C. Bird | Republican | 10,592 | 44% | ||
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