1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1972 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 1980 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1980 November 2, 1976 James D. McGinnis Democratic Party (United States) 110,328 50.36% Andrew Foltz Republican Party (United States) 107,075 48.87% 110px County results 110px State House district results McGinnis: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Foltz: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Eugene Bookhammer Republican Party (United States) James D. McGinnis Democratic Party (United States) 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. General election 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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=772660 DE Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com January 6, 2022 2024-11-15 Results Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1976 Democratic Party (United States) James D. McGinnis 110,328 50.36 Republican Party (United States) Andrew Foltz 107,075 48.87 American Party (1969) Margaret Mercer 1,394 0.64 Prohibition Party Robert Appling 295 0.13 219,092 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References lieutenant gubernatorial Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election Category:Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1976 in the United States