Elections in Delaware |
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Delaware re-elected its sole member October 7, 1828.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Delaware at-large | Kensey Johns Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 1827 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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