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Until 1831, elections were held the first Tuesday of October. Members of the Delaware General Assembly took office the first Tuesday of January. State Representatives had a one year term. After 1831, elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1 and the terms of State Representatives were increased to two years. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four year term
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Sheriff | Judiciary | Georgetown | 1800 | 1812 | Sussex County | |
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 2, 1816 | January 7, 1817 | ||
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 7, 1817 | January 6, 1818 | ||
| State Representative | Legislature | Dover | January 6, 1835 | January 3, 1837 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 19, 1841 | January 21, 1845 | ||
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1816 | 40th | State House | Federalist | Daniel Rodney | Sussex at-large | |
| 1817 | 41st | State House | Federalist | John Clark | Sussex at-large | |
| 1835–1836 | 58th | State House | Whig | Caleb Bennett | Sussex at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1840 | Governor | William B. Cooper | Whig | 5,850 | 54% | Warren Jefferson | Democratic | 5,024 | 46% | ||
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