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List of Delaware State Governors
Name Held Office Political Party
John McKinly Feb 12, 1777
Sep 22, 1777
none
Thomas McKean Sep 22, 1777
Oct 20, 1777
none
George Read Oct 20, 1777
Mar 31, 1778
none
Caesar Rodney Mar 31, 1778
Nov 6, 1781
none
John Dickinson Nov 13, 1781
Nov 4, 1782
none
John Cook Nov 4, 1782
Feb 1, 1783
none
Nicholas Van Dyke Feb 1, 1783
Oct 27, 1786
none
Thomas Collins Oct 27, 1786
Mar 29, 1789
none
Jehu Davis Mar 29, 1789
Jun 2, 1789
none
Joshua Clayton Jan 15, 1793
Jan 19, 1796
Federalist
Gunning Bedford, Sr. Jan 19, 1796
Sep 28, 1797
Federalist
Daniel Rogers Sep 28, 1797
Jan 15, 1799
Federalist
Richard Bassett Jan 15, 1799
Feb 20, 1801
Federalist
James Sykes, Jr. Mar 4, 1801
Jan 19, 1802
Federalist
David Hall Jan 19, 1802
Jan 15, 1805
Democratic Republican
Nathaniel Mitchell Jan 15, 1805
Jan 19, 1808
Federalist
George Truitt Jan 19, 1808
Jan 15, 1811
Federalist
Daniel Rodney Jan 18, 1814
Jan 21, 1817
Federalist
John Clark Jan 21, 1817
Jan 15, 1820
Federalist
Jacob Stout Jan 18, 1820
Jan 16, 1821
Federalist
John Collins Jan 16, 1821
Apr 16, 1822
Democratic Republican
Caleb Rodney Apr 23, 1822
Jan 21, 1823
Federalist
Joseph Haslet Jan 21, 1823
Jun 20, 1823
Democratic Republican
Charles Thomas Jun 24, 1823
Jan 20, 1824
Democratic Republican
Samuel Paynter Jan 20, 1824
Jan 16, 1827
Federalist
David Hazzard Jan 19, 1830
Jan 15, 1833
National Republican
Caleb P. Bennett Jan 15, 1833
Jul 11, 1836
Democratic
Charles Polk, Jr. Jul 11, 1836
Jan 17, 1837
Whig
Cornelius P. Comegys Jan 17, 1837
Jan 19, 1841
Whig
William B. Cooper Jan 19, 1841
Jan 21, 1845
Whig
Thomas Stockton Jan 21, 1845
Mar 2, 1846
Whig
Joseph Maull Mar 2, 1846
May 3, 1846
Whig
William Temple May 6, 1846
Jan 19, 1847
Whig
William Tharp Jan 19, 1847
Jan 21, 1851
Democratic
William H. H. Ross Jan 21, 1851
Jan 14, 1855
Democratic
Peter F. Causey Jan 14, 1855
Jan 18, 1859
American
William Burton Jan 18, 1859
Jan 20, 1863
Democratic
William Cannon Jan 20, 1863
Mar 1, 1865
Republican
Gove Saulsbury Mar 1, 1865
Jan 17, 1871
Democratic
James Ponder Jan 17, 1871
Jan 19, 1875
Democratic
John P. Cochran Jan 19, 1875
Jan 21, 1879
Democratic
John W. Hall Jan 21, 1879
Jan 16, 1883
Democratic
Charles C. Stockley Jan 16, 1883
Jan 18, 1887
Democratic
Benjamin T. Biggs Jan 18, 1887
Jan 20, 1891
Democratic
Robert J. Reynolds Jan 20, 1891
Jan 15, 1895
Democratic
Joshua H. Marvil Jan 15, 1895
Apr 8, 1895
Republican
William T. Watson Apr 8, 1895
Jan 19, 1897
Democratic
Ebe W. Tunnell Jan 19, 1897
Jan 15, 1901
Democratic
John Hunn Jan 15, 1901
Jan 17, 1905
Republican
Preston Lea Jan 17, 1905
Jan 19, 1909
Republican
Simeon S. Pennewill Jan 19, 1909
Jan 21, 1913
Republican
Charles R. Miller Jan 21, 1913
Jan 16, 1917
Republican
John G. Townsend, Jr. Jan 16, 1917
Jan 18, 1921
Republican
William D. Denney Jan 18, 1921
Jan 20, 1925
Republican
Robert P. Robinson Jan 20, 1925
Jan 15, 1929
Republican
C. Douglass Buck Jan 15, 1929
Jan 19, 1937
Republican
Richard C. McMullen Jan 19, 1937
Jan 21, 1941
Democratic
Walter W. Bacon Jan 21, 1941
Jan 18, 1949
Republican
J. Caleb Boggs Jan 20, 1953
Dec 30, 1960
Republican
David P. Buckson Dec 30, 1960
Jan 17, 1961
Republican
Elbert N. Carvel Jan 17, 1961
Jan 19, 1965
Democratic
Charles L. Terry, Jr. Jan 19, 1965
Jan 21, 1969
Democratic
Russell W. Peterson Jan 21, 1969
Jan 16, 1973
Republican
Sherman W. Tribbitt Jan 16, 1973
Jan 18, 1977
Democratic
Pierre S. du Pont, IV Jan 18, 1977
Jan 15, 1985
Republican
Michael N. Castle Jan 15, 1985
Dec 31, 1992
Republican
Dale E. Wolf Dec 31, 1992
Jan 19, 1993
Republican
Thomas R. Carper Jan 19, 1993
Jan 3, 2001
Democratic
Ruth Ann Minner Jan 3, 2001
Jan 20, 2009
Democratic
Jack A. Markell Jan 20, 2009
Incumbant
Democratic