1804 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

1804 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

October 13–20, 1804

Nominee James A. Bayard Sr. Caesar Augustus Rodney Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 4,398 4,040 Percentage 52.12% 47.88%

U.S. Representative before election Caesar Augustus Rodney Democratic-Republican Elected U.S. Representative James A. Bayard Sr. Federalist

The 1804 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held October 13–20, 1804. The incumbent Representative Caesar Augustus Rodney was defeated by the former Representative James A. Bayard Sr., whom he had defeated in the previous election, with 52.12% of the vote.

Results

1804 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	James A. Bayard Sr.	4,398	52.12%
	Democratic-Republican	Caesar Augustus Rodney (incumbent)	4,040	47.88%
Total votes			8,438	100%

Results by county

County	Bayard#	Bayard%	Rodney#	Rodney%	Total votes cast
Kent	1,374	57.47%	1,017	42.53%	2,391
New Castle	902	31.40%	1,971	68.60%	2,873
Sussex	2,122	66.86%	1,052	33.14%	3,174
Totals	4,398	50.11%	4,040	47.88%	8,438

See also

• 1805 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election
• 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Delaware

References

1. "United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 1804". Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2018.