Elections in Delaware |
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Delaware elected its member October 3, 1826.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | Louis McLane | Jacksonian | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned to become U.S. Senator, leading to an October 2, 1827 special election. |
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