Governor's Name	Governor Number	Residence ~ ~ ~ Political Party	Served in Office " Beginning " Date : ~ ~ ~ Notes :	Served in Office " Ending " Date : ~ ~ ~ Notes :	For a Detailed Record of their service Click Below :
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	14th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Federalist	March 4, 1801 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Bassett's " Term	January 19, 1802
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	15th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Democrat - Republican	January 19, 1802	January 15, 1805
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	16th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 15, 1805	January 19, 1808
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	17th Governor	Felton ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 19, 1808	January 15, 1811
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Joseph Haslet " also served as the 24th Governor !	18th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Democrat - Republican	January 15, 1811	January 18, 1814
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	19th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 18, 1814	January 21, 1817
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	20th Governor	Smyrna ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 21, 1817	January 15, 1820
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	Elected But Didn't Serve	Dover ~ ~ ~ Federalist	Elected 1819	November 11, 1819 ~ ~ ~ Died Before Taking Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	21st Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 18, 1820 ~ ~ ~ Elected for 1 Year Term	January 16, 1821
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	22nd Governor	Laurel ~ ~ ~ Democrat - Republican	January 16, 1821	April 16, 1822 ~ ~ ~ 3rd to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	23rd Governor	Lewes ~ ~ ~ Federalist	April 23, 1822 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Collins' " Term	January 21, 1823
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Joseph " also served as the 18th Governor ! "	24th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Democrat - Republican	January 21, 1823	June 20, 1823 ~ ~ ~ 4th to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	25th Governor	New Castle ~ ~ ~ Democrat	June 24, 1823 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Haslet's " Term	January 20, 1824
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	26th Governor	Lewes ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 20, 1824	January 16, 1827
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Charles " also served as the 30th Governor	27th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Federalist	January 16, 1827	January 19, 1830
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	28th Governor	Milton ~ ~ ~ American - Republican	January 19, 1830	January 15, 1833
In November, 1831 the Governor's term was changed from three (3) years to four (4) years. Also, the Governor could now " never be reelected " ...
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ 1st Governor to be elected to a four year term.	29th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 15, 1833	May 9, 1836 ~ ~ ~ 5th to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Charles Polk " also served as the 27th Governor !	30th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Federalist	May 9, 1836 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Bennett's " Term	January 17, 1837
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	31st Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Whig	January 17, 1837	January 19, 1841
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	32nd Governor	Laurel ~ ~ ~ Whig	January 19, 1841	January 21, 1845
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	33rd Governor	New Castle ~ ~ ~ Whig	January 21, 1845	March 2, 1846 ~ ~ ~ 6th to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	34th Governor	Lewes ~ ~ ~ Whig	March 2, 1846 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Stockton's " Term	May 3, 1846 ~ ~ ~ 7th to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	35th Governor	Smyrna ~ ~ ~ Whig	May 6, 1846 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Maull's " Term	January 19, 1847
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	36th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 19, 1847	January 21, 1851

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Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	37th Governor	Seaford ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 21, 1851	January 16, 1855
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	38th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ American	January 16, 1855	January 18, 1859
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	39th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 18, 1859	January 20, 1863
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	40th Governor	Bridgeville ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 20, 1863	March 1, 1865 ~ ~ ~ 8th to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	41st Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Democrat	March 1, 1865 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Cannon's " Term ~ ~ ~ Elected to Next Term	January 17, 1871
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	42nd Governor	Milton ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 17, 1871	January 19, 1875
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	43rd Governor	Middletown ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 19, 1875	January 21, 1879
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	44th Governor	Frederica ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 21, 1879	January 16, 1883
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	45th Governor	Georgetown ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 16, 1883	January 18, 1887
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	46th Governor	Middletown ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 18, 1887	January 20, 1891
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	47th Governor	Petersburg ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 20, 1891	January 15, 1895
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Last Governor " to die while in office "	48th Governor	Laurel ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 15, 1895	April 8, 1895 ~ ~ ~ 9th to Die In Office
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	49th Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Democrat	April 8, 1895 ~ ~ ~ Assumed " Marvil's " Term	January 19, 1897
During Governor William T. Watson's term, due to the death of Governor Joshua H. Marvil, it was decided by the Delaware General Assembly to re-elect the office of Governor in 1896 to coincide with the election of the U.S. President ! The Delaware Constitution of 1897 was also modified to allow the Governor to be able to serve two terms !
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	50th Governor	Lewes ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 19, 1897	January 15, 1901

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Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	51st Governor	Wyoming ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 15, 1901	January 17, 1905
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	52nd Governor	New Castle ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 17, 1905	January 19, 1909
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	53rd Governor	Bridgeville ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 19, 1909	January 21, 1913
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	54th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 21, 1913	January 16, 1917
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	55th Governor	Selbyville ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 16, 1917	January 18, 1921
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	56th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 18, 1921	January 20, 1925
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	57th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 20, 1925	January 15, 1929
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " 1st Governor " to be elected to to " back to back " Terms !	58th Governor	New Castle ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 15, 1929	January 19, 1937
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	59th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 19, 1937	January 21, 1941
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two Terms ! "	60th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 21, 1941	January 18, 1949

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Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ Also served as " 64th Governor " !	61st Governor	Laurel ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 18, 1949	January 20, 1953
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two terms ! "	62nd Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 20, 1953	December 30, 1960 ~ ~ ~ Resigned From Office due to being elected to the U.S. Senate !
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served for 19 days ! "	63rd Governor	Camden ~ ~ ~ Republican	December 30, 1960	January 17, 1961
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ Also served as " 61st Governor ! "	64th Governor	Laurel ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 17, 1961	January 19, 1965
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	65th Governor	Dover ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 19, 1965	January 21, 1969
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	66th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 21, 1969	January 16, 1973
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him !	67th Governor	Odessa ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 16, 1973	January 18, 1977
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two terms ! "	68th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 18, 1977	January 15, 1985
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two terms ! "	69th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	January 15, 1985	December 31, 1992 ~ ~ ~ Resigned From Office due to being elected to the U.S. House !
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served for 20 days ! "	70th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Republican	December 31, 1992	January 19, 1993
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two terms ! "	71st Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 19, 1993	January 3, 2001 ~ ~ ~ Resigned From Office due to being elected to the U.S. Senate !

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Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two terms ! "	72nd Governor	Milford ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 3, 2001	January 20, 2009
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Served two terms ! "	73rd Governor	Newark ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 20, 2009	January 17, 2017
Click on Name above for his family and more personal info. on him ! ~ ~ ~ " Serving 2nd term ! "	74th Governor	Wilmington ~ ~ ~ Democrat	January 17, 2017	" Current " Governor