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1812 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Delaware gained a seat after the 1810 census, and chose to elect both seats on a general ticket. The ten years between 1813 and 1823 were the only time when Delaware was represented by more than one Representative, and is one of only three states (the other two being Alaska and Wyoming) that have never been divided into districts.

Delaware elected its members October 6, 1812.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
Henry M. Ridgely Federalist 1810 Incumbent re-elected. Henry M. Ridgely (Federalist) 28.3%
Thomas Cooper (Federalist) 28.2%
David Hall (Democratic-Republican) 21.8%
Richard Dale (Democratic-Republican) 21.7%
None (seat created) New seat.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.

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