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Lt. Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Michael N. Castle | Republican |
128,827 |
58.72% |
| Thomas B. Sharp | Democratic |
88,224 |
40.21% |
| Margaret R. Buchanan | Libertarian |
1,654 |
0.75% |
| Donald Gies | American |
687 |
0.31% |
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| Election Notes:
- Data excludes write-in votes.
- Incumbency information accessed via: http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/DE/DE%20Official%20Results%201976.pdf.
- First names and party information for third-party candidates accessed via: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55243
| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 594,338 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 117.5 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 548,104 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 108.3 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 5,060 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.8 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: State of Delaware - Official Results of General Election - 1980. http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/DE/DE%20Official%20Results%201980.pdf, State of Delaware - Official Results of General Election - 1980 (http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/DE/DE%20Official%20Results%201980.pdf) (accessed 6 Jul 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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