List of Governors of Delaware

Governor of Delaware
	Great Seal of the State of Delaware
	Incumbent; John Carney; since January 17, 2017
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Delaware Governor's Mansion; Dover, Delaware
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	John McKinly
Formation	February 12, 1777
Deputy	Bethany Hall-Long
Salary	$171,000 (2013)[1]
Website	governor.delaware.gov

The Governor of Delaware (President of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the head of the executive branch of Delaware's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Delaware Legislature, to convene the legislature,^[2] and to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment, and only with the recommendation of the Board of Pardons.^[3]

There have been 70 people who have served as governor, over 73 distinct terms. Additionally, Henry Molleston was elected, but died before he could take office. Only four governors have been elected to two consecutive terms, with the longest-serving being Ruth Ann Minner, who was elected twice after succeeding to the office, serving a total of just over eight years. The shortest term is that of Dale E. Wolf, who served 18 days following his predecessor's resignation; David P. Buckson served 19 days under similar circumstances. The current governor is Democrat John Carney, who took office on January 17, 2017.

Governors

Before 1776, Delaware was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, administered by colonial governors in Pennsylvania as the "Lower Counties on Delaware".

In 1776, soon after Delaware and the other Thirteen Colonies declared independence from Britain, the state adopted its first state constitution. It created the office of President of Delaware, a chief executive to be chosen by the legislature to serve a term of three years.^[4]

The office of President was renamed Governor by the constitution of 1792,^[5] which set the commencement date of the term to the third Tuesday in the January following an election, and limited governors to serving only three out of any six years.^[6] The term was lengthened to four years by the 1831 constitution, but governors were limited to a single term.^[7] The current constitution of 1897 allows governors to serve two terms.^[8]

The 1776 constitution stated that if the presidency were vacant, the speaker of the legislative council would be a vice-president.^[9] The 1792 constitution has the speaker of the senate exercising the office when it is vacant, and the 1897 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor,^[10] upon whom the office devolves in case of vacancy.^[11] The offices of governor and lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of Delaware
No.	Governor^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1	—	John McKinly	February 12, 1777 – September 12, 1777	No parties	1777 ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Office did not exist
—	—	Vacant	September 12, 1777 – September 22, 1777
2		Thomas McKean	September 22, 1777 – October 20, 1777
3		George Read	October 20, 1777 – March 31, 1778
4		Caesar Rodney	March 31, 1778 – November 6, 1781		1778
5		John Dickinson	November 13, 1781 – January 12, 1783		1781 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
6	—	John Cook	November 4, 1782 – February 1, 1783		1781 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
7	—	Nicholas Van Dyke	February 1, 1783 – October 28, 1786		1783
8		Thomas Collins	October 28, 1786 – March 29, 1789		1786 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}
9	—	Jehu Davis	March 29, 1789 – June 2, 1789		1786 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}
10		Joshua Clayton	June 2, 1789 – January 19, 1796	Federalist	1789
10		Joshua Clayton	June 2, 1789 – January 19, 1796	Federalist	1792
11	—	Gunning Bedford Sr.	January 19, 1796 – September 30, 1797	Federalist	1795 ^{[lower-alpha 7]}
12	—	Daniel Rogers	September 30, 1797 – January 9, 1799	Federalist	1795 ^{[lower-alpha 7]}
13		Richard Bassett	January 9, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Federalist	1798 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}
14	—	James Sykes	March 3, 1801 – January 19, 1802	Federalist	1798 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}
15	—	David Hall	January 19, 1802 – January 15, 1805	Democratic-Republican	1801
16	—	Nathaniel Mitchell	January 15, 1805 – January 19, 1808	Federalist	1804
17	—	George Truitt	January 19, 1808 – January 15, 1811	Federalist	1807
18	—	Joseph Haslet	January 15, 1811 – January 18, 1814	Democratic-Republican	1810
19		Daniel Rodney	January 18, 1814 – January 21, 1817	Federalist	1813
20	—	John Clark	January 21, 1817 – January 18, 1820	Federalist	1816
—	—	Henry Molleston	–	Federalist	1819 ^{[lower-alpha 9]}
21	—	Jacob Stout	January 18, 1820 – January 16, 1821	Federalist
22	—	John Collins	January 16, 1821 – April 16, 1822	Democratic-Republican
23	—	Caleb Rodney	April 23, 1822 – January 21, 1823	Federalist
24	—	Joseph Haslet	January 21, 1823 – June 20, 1823	Democratic-Republican	1822 ^{[lower-alpha 10]}
25	—	Charles Thomas	June 23, 1823 – January 20, 1824	Democratic-Republican	1822 ^{[lower-alpha 10]}
26		Samuel Paynter	January 20, 1824 – January 16, 1827	Federalist	1823
27		Charles Polk Jr.	January 16, 1827 – January 19, 1830	Federalist	1826
28		David Hazzard	January 19, 1830 – January 15, 1833	National Republican	1829
29		Caleb P. Bennett	January 15, 1833 – May 9, 1836	Democratic	1832 ^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
30		Charles Polk Jr.	May 9, 1836 – January 17, 1837	Whig	1832 ^{[lower-alpha 11]}^{[lower-alpha 12]}
31		Cornelius P. Comegys	January 17, 1837 – January 19, 1841	Whig	1836
32	—	William B. Cooper	January 19, 1841 – January 21, 1845	Whig	1840
33		Thomas Stockton	January 21, 1845 – March 2, 1846	Whig	1844 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
34		Joseph Maull	March 2, 1846 – May 3, 1846	Whig
35		William Temple	May 6, 1846 – January 19, 1847	Whig
36		William Tharp	January 19, 1847 – January 21, 1851	Democratic	1846
37		William H. H. Ross	January 21, 1851 – January 16, 1855	Democratic	1850
38		Peter F. Causey	January 16, 1855 – January 18, 1859	American	1854
39		William Burton	January 18, 1859 – January 20, 1863	Democratic	1858
40		William Cannon	January 20, 1863 – March 1, 1865	Republican	1862 ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
41		Gove Saulsbury	March 1, 1865 – January 17, 1871	Democratic	1862 ^{[lower-alpha 14]}
41		Gove Saulsbury	March 1, 1865 – January 17, 1871	Democratic	1866
42		James Ponder	January 17, 1871 – January 19, 1875	Democratic	1870
43		John P. Cochran	January 19, 1875 – January 21, 1879	Democratic	1874
44		John W. Hall	January 21, 1879 – January 16, 1883	Democratic	1878
45		Charles C. Stockley	January 16, 1883 – January 18, 1887	Democratic	1882
46		Benjamin T. Biggs	January 18, 1887 – January 20, 1891	Democratic	1886
47		Robert J. Reynolds	January 20, 1891 – January 15, 1895	Democratic	1890
48		Joshua H. Marvil	January 15, 1895 – April 8, 1895	Republican	1894 ^{[lower-alpha 15]}
49		William T. Watson	April 8, 1895 – January 19, 1897	Democratic	1894 ^{[lower-alpha 15]}
50		Ebe W. Tunnell	January 19, 1897 – January 15, 1901	Democratic	1896
51		John Hunn	January 15, 1901 – January 17, 1905	Republican	1900		Philip L. Cannon
52		Preston Lea	January 17, 1905 – January 19, 1909	Republican	1904		Isaac T. Parker
53		Simeon S. Pennewill	January 19, 1909 – January 21, 1913	Republican	1908		John M. Mendinhall
54		Charles R. Miller	January 21, 1913 – January 16, 1917	Republican	1912		Colen Ferguson^{[lower-alpha 16]}
55		John G. Townsend Jr.	January 16, 1917 – January 18, 1921	Republican	1916		Lewis E. Eliason^{[lower-alpha 16]}
56	—	William D. Denney	January 18, 1921 – January 20, 1925	Republican	1920		J. Danforth Bush
57	—	Robert P. Robinson	January 20, 1925 – January 15, 1929	Republican	1924		James H. Anderson
58		C. Douglass Buck	January 15, 1929 – January 19, 1937	Republican	1928		James H. Hazel
58		C. Douglass Buck	January 15, 1929 – January 19, 1937	Republican	1932		Roy F. Corley
59	—	Richard McMullen	January 19, 1937 – January 21, 1941	Democratic	1936		Edward W. Cooch
60	—	Walter W. Bacon	January 21, 1941 – January 18, 1949	Republican	1940		Isaac J. MacCollum^{[lower-alpha 16]}
60	—	Walter W. Bacon	January 21, 1941 – January 18, 1949	Republican	1944		Elbert N. Carvel^{[lower-alpha 16]}
61		Elbert N. Carvel	January 18, 1949 – January 20, 1953	Democratic	1948		Alexis I. du Pont Bayard
62		J. Caleb Boggs	January 20, 1953 – December 30, 1960	Republican	1952		John W. Rollins
62		J. Caleb Boggs	January 20, 1953 – December 30, 1960	Republican	1956 ^{[lower-alpha 17]}		David P. Buckson
63		David P. Buckson	December 30, 1960 – January 17, 1961	Republican	1956 ^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Vacant
64		Elbert N. Carvel	January 17, 1961 – January 19, 1965	Democratic	1960		Eugene Lammot
65	—	Charles L. Terry Jr.	January 19, 1965 – January 21, 1969	Democratic	1964		Sherman W. Tribbitt
66	—	Russell W. Peterson	January 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973	Republican	1968		Eugene Bookhammer^{[lower-alpha 18]}
67	—	Sherman W. Tribbitt	January 16, 1973 – January 18, 1977	Democratic	1972		Eugene Bookhammer^{[lower-alpha 18]}
68		Pete du Pont	January 18, 1977 – January 15, 1985	Republican	1976		James D. McGinnis^{[lower-alpha 16]}
68		Pete du Pont	January 18, 1977 – January 15, 1985	Republican	1980		Mike Castle
69		Mike Castle	January 15, 1985 – December 31, 1992	Republican	1984		Shien Biau Woo^{[lower-alpha 16]}
69		Mike Castle	January 15, 1985 – December 31, 1992	Republican	1988 ^{[lower-alpha 19]}		Dale E. Wolf
70	—	Dale E. Wolf	December 31, 1992 – January 19, 1993	Republican	1988 ^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Vacant
71		Tom Carper	January 19, 1993 – January 3, 2001	Democratic	1992		Ruth Ann Minner
71		Tom Carper	January 19, 1993 – January 3, 2001	Democratic	1996 ^{[lower-alpha 20]}		Ruth Ann Minner
72		Ruth Ann Minner	January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2009	Democratic	1996 ^{[lower-alpha 20]}	Vacant
					2000		John Carney
					2004		John Carney
73		Jack Markell	January 20, 2009 – January 17, 2017	Democratic	2008		Matthew Denn (resigned January 6, 2015)
					2012		Matthew Denn (resigned January 6, 2015)
					2012	Vacant
74		John Carney	January 17, 2017 – present	Democratic	2016 ^{[lower-alpha 21]}		Bethany Hall-Long

Notes

↑ The office was named president until 1792.
↑ The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1897 constitution, with the first election taking place in 1900.
↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
↑ McKinly was captured and taken prisoner by British forces.^[12] He was exchanged for loyalist Governor William Franklin of New Jersey in August 1778.^[13] Most sources do not specify the day McKinly was captured; at least one specifies that McKinly and the city of Wilmington were captured the day after the Battle of Brandywine, which was on September 11, 1777.^[14] As Speaker of the Assembly, McKean acted as chief executive until the return of Speaker of the Legislative Council Read from the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, who then served as vice-president for the remainder of the term.^[15]
↑ Dickinson was elected President of Pennsylvania and took office November 7, 1782, holding both presidencies simultaneously. Criticism of this caused him to turn administration of the state over to Speaker of the Legislative Council Cook, but Dickinson didn't formally resign until January 12, 1783, whereupon Cook served as vice-president until a special election was held.^[16]
↑ Collins died in office; as speaker of the legislative council, Davis served as vice-president for the remainder of the term.
↑ Bedford died in office; as speaker of the senate, Rogers acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Bassett resigned to take a seat on the United States Third Circuit Court; as speaker of the senate, Sykes acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Governor-elect Molleston died on November 11, 1819, before taking office. The newly elected state senate chose a speaker, Stout, who would act as governor for one year of Molleston's term before a special election was held to pick a governor for the remaining two years.^[17] Collins was chosen in that special election, but died in office, and as speaker of the senate, Rodney acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Haslet died in office; as speaker of the senate, Thomas acted as governor until a special election was held. There is disagreement over when Haslet died and Thomas became acting governor. Most modern sources say Haslet died on June 20, and Thomas became acting governor on June 23; however, some sources say Thomas became acting governor on June 20,^[18] and others say Haslet died on June 23,^[19] both situations meaning there was no gap in power. Because of the death of Haslet so early in his term, early elections were called. Unlike when elections were called due to Henry Molleston's death, where the election was only for the final two years of his term, in this case the new election was for a new three-year term, causing the election schedule to shift.^[17]
↑ Terms were lengthened from three to four years beginning with this term.
↑ Bennett died in office; as speaker of the senate, Polk acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Stockton died in office; as speaker of the senate, Maull acted as governor until he too died. The new speaker of the senate, Temple, acted as governor for the remainder of the term, which was shortened due to a new election schedule.
↑ Cannon died in office; as speaker of the senate, Saulsbury acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Marvil died in office; as speaker of the senate, Watson acted as governor for the remainder of the term. Because Marvil died so early in his term, the General Assembly decided to conduct an election for a full term in 1896, changing the election schedule.^[20]
1 2 3 4 5 6 Represented the Democratic Party.
↑ Boggs resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Buckson succeeded him.
↑ Represented the Republican Party.
↑ Castle resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives; as lieutenant governor, Wolf succeeded him.
↑ Carper resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Minner succeeded him.
↑ Governor Carney's first term expires on January 19, 2021; he will not be term limited.

References

General

Martin, Roger A. (1984). A History of Delaware Through its Governors. Wilmington, Delaware: McClafferty Press.
"Delaware: Past Governors Bios". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
Thorpe, Francis Newton (1906). The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies Now or Heretofore Forming the United States of America. Government Printing Office. pp. 568–600. ISBN 0-89941-792-2. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
Pickett, Russell S. "Delaware Governors". Retrieved October 25, 2009.

Constitutions

"Constitution of the State of Delaware". State of Delaware. 1897. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
Constitution of the State of Delaware (1831)^[21]
Constitution of the State of Delaware (1792)^[22]
"Constitution of the State of Delaware". Avalon Project. Yale Law School. 1776. Retrieved June 10, 2009.

Specific

↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
↑ DE Const. art. III
↑ DE Const. art. VII, § 1
↑ 1776 Const. art 7
↑ 1792 Const. art. III, § 1
↑ 1792 Const. art. III, § 3
↑ 1831 Const. art III, § 3
↑ DE Const. art. III, § 5
↑ 1776 Const. art. 7
↑ DE Const. art. III, § 19
↑ DE Const. art. III, § 20
↑ McGuire, Thomas J. (2006). The Philadelphia Campaign. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. p. 278. ISBN 0-8117-0206-5.
↑ Rowe, Gail Stuart (1978). Thomas McKean: The Shaping of an American Republicanism. p. 147. ISBN 0-87081-100-2.
↑ Project, Delaware Federal Writers' (1938). Delaware: A Guide to the First State. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-60354-008-7. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
↑ Conrad, Henry Clay (1908). History of the State of Delaware, Volume 3. p. 821. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
↑ Conrad, Henry Clay. History of the State of Delaware, Volume 1. p. 153. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
1 2 Niles, H. (1824). Niles' Weekly Register. Volume I, Third Series. p. 121. ISBN 0-8371-3045-X. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
↑ "Delaware". The Encyclopedia Americana. Volume. VIII. 1918. p. 614. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
↑ Messersmith, George S. (1908). Government of Delaware. p. 283. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
↑ "Delaware's Change in Elections". The New York Times. April 14, 1895. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
↑ Thorpe pp. 582–600
↑ Thorpe pp. 568–582

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[12] The office was named president until 1792.

[13] The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1897 constitution, with the first election taking place in 1900.

[14] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[19] McKinly was captured and taken prisoner by British forces.^[12] He was exchanged for loyalist Governor William Franklin of New Jersey in August 1778.^[13] Most sources do not specify the day McKinly was captured; at least one specifies that McKinly and the city of Wilmington were captured the day after the Battle of Brandywine, which was on September 11, 1777.^[14] As Speaker of the Assembly, McKean acted as chief executive until the return of Speaker of the Legislative Council Read from the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, who then served as vice-president for the remainder of the term.^[15]

[21] Dickinson was elected President of Pennsylvania and took office November 7, 1782, holding both presidencies simultaneously. Criticism of this caused him to turn administration of the state over to Speaker of the Legislative Council Cook, but Dickinson didn't formally resign until January 12, 1783, whereupon Cook served as vice-president until a special election was held.^[16]

[22] Collins died in office; as speaker of the legislative council, Davis served as vice-president for the remainder of the term.

[23] Bedford died in office; as speaker of the senate, Rogers acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[24] Bassett resigned to take a seat on the United States Third Circuit Court; as speaker of the senate, Sykes acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[26] Governor-elect Molleston died on November 11, 1819, before taking office. The newly elected state senate chose a speaker, Stout, who would act as governor for one year of Molleston's term before a special election was held to pick a governor for the remaining two years.^[17] Collins was chosen in that special election, but died in office, and as speaker of the senate, Rodney acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[29] Haslet died in office; as speaker of the senate, Thomas acted as governor until a special election was held. There is disagreement over when Haslet died and Thomas became acting governor. Most modern sources say Haslet died on June 20, and Thomas became acting governor on June 23; however, some sources say Thomas became acting governor on June 20,^[18] and others say Haslet died on June 23,^[19] both situations meaning there was no gap in power. Because of the death of Haslet so early in his term, early elections were called. Unlike when elections were called due to Henry Molleston's death, where the election was only for the final two years of his term, in this case the new election was for a new three-year term, causing the election schedule to shift.^[17]

[30] Terms were lengthened from three to four years beginning with this term.

[31] Bennett died in office; as speaker of the senate, Polk acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[32] Stockton died in office; as speaker of the senate, Maull acted as governor until he too died. The new speaker of the senate, Temple, acted as governor for the remainder of the term, which was shortened due to a new election schedule.

[33] Cannon died in office; as speaker of the senate, Saulsbury acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[35] Marvil died in office; as speaker of the senate, Watson acted as governor for the remainder of the term. Because Marvil died so early in his term, the General Assembly decided to conduct an election for a full term in 1896, changing the election schedule.^[20]

[lt-dem-36] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Represented the Democratic Party.

[37] Boggs resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Buckson succeeded him.

[lt-rep-38] Represented the Republican Party.

[39] Castle resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives; as lieutenant governor, Wolf succeeded him.

[40] Carper resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Minner succeeded him.

[41] Governor Carney's first term expires on January 19, 2021; he will not be term limited.

[1] "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] DE Const. art. III

[3] DE Const. art. VII, § 1

[4] 1776 Const. art 7

[5] 1792 Const. art. III, § 1

[6] 1792 Const. art. III, § 3

[7] 1831 Const. art III, § 3

[8] DE Const. art. III, § 5

[9] 1776 Const. art. 7

[10] DE Const. art. III, § 19

[11] DE Const. art. III, § 20

[15] McGuire, Thomas J. (2006). The Philadelphia Campaign. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. p. 278. ISBN 0-8117-0206-5.

[16] Rowe, Gail Stuart (1978). Thomas McKean: The Shaping of an American Republicanism. p. 147. ISBN 0-87081-100-2.

[17] Project, Delaware Federal Writers' (1938). Delaware: A Guide to the First State. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-60354-008-7. Retrieved August 4, 2010.

[18] Conrad, Henry Clay (1908). History of the State of Delaware, Volume 3. p. 821. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

[20] Conrad, Henry Clay. History of the State of Delaware, Volume 1. p. 153. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

[niles-25] 1 2 Niles, H. (1824). Niles' Weekly Register. Volume I, Third Series. p. 121. ISBN 0-8371-3045-X. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

[27] "Delaware". The Encyclopedia Americana. Volume. VIII. 1918. p. 614. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

[28] Messersmith, George S. (1908). Government of Delaware. p. 283. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

[34] "Delaware's Change in Elections". The New York Times. April 14, 1895. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

[42] Thorpe pp. 582–600

[43] Thorpe pp. 568–582

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Delaware
Governors	McKinly McKean Read Caesar Rodney Dickinson Cook Van Dyke T. Collins Davis Clayton Bedford Rogers Bassett Sykes D. Hall Mitchell Truitt Haslet D. Rodney Clark Molleston Stout J. Collins Caleb Rodney Haslet Thomas Paynter Polk Hazzard Bennett Polk Comegys Cooper Stockton Maull Temple Tharp Ross Causey Burton Cannon Saulsbury Ponder Cochran J. Hall Stockley Biggs Reynolds Marvil Watson Tunnell Hunn Lea Pennewill Miller Townsend Denney Robinson Buck McMullen Bacon Carvel Boggs Buckson Carvel Terry Peterson Tribbitt du Pont Castle Wolf Carper Minner Markell Carney
Lieutenant Governors	Cannon Parker Mendinhall Ferguson Eliason Bush Anderson Hazel Corley Cooch MacCollum Carvel Bayard Rollins Buckson Lammot Tribbitt Bookhammer McGinnis Castle Woo Wolf Minner Carney Denn Hall-Long

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Governor of Delaware
Great Seal of the State of Delaware
Incumbent John Carney since January 17, 2017
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Delaware Governor's Mansion Dover, Delaware
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	John McKinly
Formation	February 12, 1777
Deputy	Bethany Hall-Long
Salary	$171,000 (2013)^[1]
Website	governor.delaware.gov

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