1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 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.

1976 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 November 1976

Nominee James D. McGinnis Andrew Foltz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 110,328 107,075 Percentage 50.36% 48.87%

Lieutenant Governor before election Eugene Bookhammer Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor James D. McGinnis Democratic

General election

On election day, 2 November 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 18 January 1977.

Results

Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James D. McGinnis	110,328	50.36
	Republican	Andrew Foltz	107,075	48.87
	American	Margaret Mercer	1,394	0.64
	Prohibition	Robert Appling	295	0.13
Total votes			219,092	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican