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The 1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Delaware House of Representatives James D. McGinnis defeated Republican nominee Andrew Foltz, American nominee Margaret Mercer and Prohibition nominee Robert Appling.
On election day, November 2, 1976, Democratic nominee James D. McGinnis won the election by a margin of 3,253 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Andrew Foltz, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. McGinnis was sworn in as the 19th lieutenant governor of Delaware on January 18, 1977. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James D. McGinnis | 110,328 | 50.36 | |
| Republican | Andrew Foltz | 107,075 | 48.87 | |
| American | Margaret Mercer | 1,394 | 0.64 | |
| Prohibition | Robert Appling | 295 | 0.13 | |
| Total votes | 219,092 | 100.00 | ||
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