1980 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1980 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1976 1984 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election 1984 November 4, 1980 File:Mike_Castle_1982.jpg Mike Castle Republican Party (United States) 128,827 58.72% File:Sen. Thomas Sharp Cordrey Building (cropped) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Thomas B. Sharp Democratic Party (United States) 88,224 40.21% 110px County results 110px State House district results Castle: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Sharp: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lieutenant Governor James D. McGinnis Democratic Party (United States) Mike Castle Republican Party (United States) The 1980 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Delaware. Republican nominee and former member of the Delaware Senate Mike Castle defeated Democratic nominee Thomas B. Sharp, Libertarian nominee Margaret R. Buchanan and American nominee Donald G. Gies.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=10&year=1980&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1980 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Delaware uselectionatlas.org July 6, 2012 2024-11-15 General election On election day, November 4, 1980, Republican nominee Mike Castle won the election by a margin of 40,603 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas B. Sharp, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Castle was sworn in as the 20th lieutenant governor of Delaware on January 20, 1981.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=379516 DE Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com July 11, 2020 2024-11-15 Results Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1980 Republican Party (United States) Mike Castle 128,827 58.72 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas B. Sharp 88,224 40.21 Libertarian Party (United States) Margaret R. Buchanan 1,654 0.75 American Party (1969) Donald G. Gies 687 0.32 219,392 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Lieutenant governor Category:Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1980 in the United States Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election