Almanac
Elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. State Legislative Councilmen had a three year term and State Assemblymen had a one year term. The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who took office March 4 for a six year term. However, Bassett's term was only four years to establish a rotation.
Beginning in 1792 elections were held the first Tuesday of October. The State President became the Governor and was popularly elected. He takes office the third Tuesday in January and had a three year term. Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas were also selected by the General Assembly for the life of the person appointed. U.S. Circuit Court Judges were appointed by the President and approved by the U.S. Senate.
| Public Offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| Delegate | State Convention | Dover | August 29, 1776 | September 20, 1776 | Delaware | |
| Legislative Councilor | Legislature | New Castle | October 20, 1776 | October 20, 1779 | ||
| Legislative Councilor | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1779 | October 20, 1780 | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1780 | October 20, 1781 | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1781 | October 21, 1782 | ||
| Legislative Councilor | Legislature | Dover | October 21, 1782 | October 20, 1785 | ||
| Assemblyman | Legislature | Dover | October 20, 1786 | October 21, 1787 | ||
| Delegate | Convention | Philadelphia | May 14, 1787 | September 17, 1787 | United States | |
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Philadelphia | March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1793 | ||
| Delegate | State Convention | Dover | November 1792 | June 12, 1792 | Delaware | |
| Chief Justice | Judiciary | Dover | September 6, 1793 | January 9, 1799 | Court of Common Pleas | |
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 9, 1799 | February 20, 1801 | resigned | |
| Judge | Judiciary | Dover | February 20, 1801 | July 1, 1802 | U.S. Circuit Court | |
| Delaware General Assembly service | ||||||
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| Dates | Assembly | Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District |
| 1776/77 | 1st | State Council | non-partisan | John McKinly | Kent at-large | |
| 1777/78 | 2nd | State Council | non-partisan | George Read | Kent at-large | |
| 1778/79 | 3rd | State Council | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | Kent at-large | |
| 1779/80 | 4th | State Council | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | Kent at-large | |
| 1780/81 | 5th | State House | non-partisan | Caesar Rodney | Kent at-large | |
| 1781/82 | 6th | State House | non-partisan | John Dickinson | Kent at-large | |
| 1782/83 | 7th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | Kent at-large | |
| 1783/84 | 8th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | Kent at-large | |
| 1784/85 | 9th | State Council | non-partisan | Nicholas Van Dyke | Kent at-large | |
| 1786/87 | 11th | State House | non-partisan | Thomas Collins | Kent at-large | |
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1789–1791 | 1st | U.S. Senate | non-partisan | George Washington | class 2 | |
| 1791–1793 | 2nd | U.S. Senate | non-partisan | George Washington | class 2 | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1798 | Governor | Richard Bassett | Federalist | 2,490 | 52% | David Hall | Republican | 2,068 | 44% | ||
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Newly created seat |
Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit February 20, 1801 – July 1, 1802 |
Succeeded by Seat abolished |
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