Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. The Government of Delaware is composed of the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch. Delaware's executive branch has five elected offices, they are

Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

, Lieutenant Governor,

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, State Treasurer, Auditor of Accounts, and Insurance Commissioner. The state legislature is made of the Delaware House of Representatives and Delaware Senate. From 1776 to 1792, the position of Governor was known as President. Additionally, the state sends two senators and one representative to the

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. All three seats are elected

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. As of the 2024 House of Representatives election, the state's representative is Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. In the 1960s and 1970s the state's politics were dominated by the Republican party. In the 1980s the state began to shift towards the Democratic party. Writing for ''The News Journal'', William B. Golin credited the shift towards the Democratic party to the upset victory of then-County Councilman

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

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