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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Pierre S. du Pont, IV | Republican |
130,531 |
56.86% |
| Sherman W. Tribbitt | Democratic |
97,480 |
42.46% |
| George Cripps | American |
1,255 |
0.55% |
| Harry Conner | Prohibition |
297 |
0.13% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 594,338 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 117.5 | persons/km2 | 1976 Population: | 592,755 | Est. | 1976 Population Density: | 117.1 | 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 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1976, Delaware Commissioner of Elections (http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/DE/DE%20Official%20Results%201976.pdf) (accessed 25 Jun 2017)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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