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126th Delaware General Assembly

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Currently the distribution of seats for both houses was based on a court interpreted interpretation of the federal 1960 census. It resulted in a large shift in membership numbers to the New Castle County area and ruling that the election districts would abandonment of county lines for their
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About half the State Senators were elected every two years for a four-year term, except the decade district redesign year, when all served two years. They were designed for equal populations from all districts and its accomplishment occasionally included some territory from two counties.
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All the State Representatives were elected every two years for a two-year term. They were designed for equal populations from all districts and its accomplishment occasionally included some territory from two counties.
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boundaries, but could design whatever district boundaries that would accomplish such population equals. Subsequent census were adjusted such boundaries to continue such adjectives, the next being in 1972.
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was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the
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In the 126th Delaware General Assembly session both chambers had a
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Delaware General Assembly
Delaware Senate
Delaware House of Representatives
Russell W. Peterson
Republican
Republican
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Michael N. Castle
Henrietta Johnson
W. Neal Moerschel
Richard S. Cordrey
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