| Elections in Delaware |
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Delaware elected its members October 5, 1818.
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Delaware at-large 2 seats on a general ticket | Louis McLane | Federalist | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis McLane (Federalist) 26.0% √ Willard Hall (Democratic-Republican) 25.2% Thomas Clayton (Federalist) 24.3% George Read Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 23.6% |
| Willard Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
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