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1972-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Delaware

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



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County Turnout Sherman Tribbitt
(D)		 Russell Peterson*
(R)		 Virginia Lyndall
(American)		 Harry Conner
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Kent51%17,33162.2%10,25436.8%2630.9%370.1%00.0%7,077 27,885
New Castle64%81,04348.3%85,56051.0%9510.6%3050.2%00.0%-4,517 167,859
Sussex58%18,90057.3%13,76941.8%2540.8%550.2%00.0%5,131 32,978
TOTAL 60% 117,27451.3% 109,58347.9% 1,4680.6% 3970.2% 00.0% 7,691 228,722
Total R vote: 109,583 (47.9%)      Total D vote: 117,274 (51.3%)      Total Other vote: 1,865 (0.8%)
* incumbent



1972 Governor, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Sherman Tribbitt (D) 17,331 62.2%
Russell Peterson* (R) 10,254 36.8%
Virginia Lyndall (Amer) 263 0.9%
Harry Conner (Proh) 37 0.1%
TOTAL 27,885
Turnout: 51%


1972 Governor, New Castle County
CandidateVotesPct
Sherman Tribbitt (D) 81,043 48.3%
Russell Peterson* (R) 85,560 51.0%
Virginia Lyndall (Amer) 951 0.6%
Harry Conner (Proh) 305 0.2%
TOTAL 167,859
Turnout: 64%


1972 Governor, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Sherman Tribbitt (D) 18,900 57.3%
Russell Peterson* (R) 13,769 41.8%
Virginia Lyndall (Amer) 254 0.8%
Harry Conner (Proh) 55 0.2%
TOTAL 32,978
Turnout: 58%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Russell Peterson* 23,929 54.3%
2   David Buckson 20,138 45.7%
TOTAL VOTES 44,067  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Democrat primary