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.
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Nominations edit
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]
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Sherman W. Tribbitt, Democratic, incumbent Governor
- Pete du Pont, Republican, U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district
- George W. Cripps, American, former Delaware Auditor of Accounts[3]
- Harry Conner, Prohibition
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
References edit
- ^ America Votes 12, p. 82.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 104.
- ^ "Politics: Reports" (PDF). Ripon Forum. Vol. IX, no. 16. Washington, D.C. September 1973. p. 16. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "DE Governor, 1976". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Delaware Official Results 1976, p. 2.
- ^ America Votes 12, p. 78.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 52–53.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 46.
Bibliography edit
- Lewis C. Wrightson, Commissioner of Elections (1977). Official Results of General Election, 1976 (PDF). State of Delaware.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Scammon, Richard M.; McGillivray, Alice V. (1977). America Votes 12: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1976. Washington, D.C.: Elections Research Center.