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Delaware — 1976 governor election
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Akashic1976 · GovernorDelaware · GovernorPete du PontR+14.5
Candidates
Delaware 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- Pete du Pont✓Republican130,53157.2%
- Sherman W. TribbittDemocratic97,48042.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+5.4Governor 1976R+14.5vs. baselineR+19.9
Delaware's 1976 governor race ran 19.9 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1976DE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.