Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October and members of the General Assembly took office the first Tuesday of January. The General Assembly elected the Continental Congressmen for a term of one year, 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 | Legislature | Philadelphia | October 27, 1786 | March 4, 1789 | Continental Congress | |
| Prothonotary | Judiciary | Georgetown | 1788 | 1805 | Sussex County | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 15, 1805 | January 19, 1808 | ||
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1809 | January 6, 1810 | ||
| State Senator | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1810 | January 6, 1813 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1809 | 33rd | State House | Federalist | George Truitt | Sussex at-large | |
| 1810 | 34th | State Senate | Federalist | George Truitt | Sussex at-large | |
| 1811 | 35th | State Senate | Federalist | Joseph Haslet | Sussex at-large | |
| 1812 | 36th | State Senate | Federalist | Joseph Haslet | Sussex at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1801 | Governor | Nathaniel Mitchell | Federalist | 3,457 | 50% | David Hall | Republican | 3,475 | 50% | ||
| 1804 | Governor | Nathaniel Mitchell | Federalist | 4,391 | 52% | Joseph Haslet | Republican | 4,050 | 48% | ||
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