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Delaware — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorDelaware · GovernorPete du PontR+42.5
Candidates
Delaware 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Pete du Pont✓Republican159,00471.2%
- William J. GordyDemocratic64,21728.8%
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 1980R+2.3Governor 1980R+42.5vs. baselineR+40.1
Delaware's 1980 governor race ran 40.1 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980DE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.