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Elections in Delaware |
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The 1976 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Republican nominee Pete du Pont defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt with 56.86% of the vote.
From 1972 to 1992 Delaware used a system of “challenge” primaries, in which a candidate for statewide office who received at least 35 percent of the convention vote could challenge the endorsed candidate in a primary. No such primaries were held in 1976. [1] [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Pierre S. duPont IV | 130,531 | 56.86% | ||
Democratic | Sherman W. Tribbitt (incumbent) | 97,480 | 42.46% | ||
American | George W. Cripps | 1,255 | 0.55% | ||
Prohibition | Harry Conner | 297 | 0.13% | ||
Majority | 33,051 | 14.40% | |||
Turnout | 229,563 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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