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| Delaware at-large | Nicholas Van Dyke | Federalist | 1807 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. | √ Nicholas Van Dyke (Federalist) 53.3% Joseph Haslet (Democratic-Republican) 46.7% |
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