1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1980 November 2, 1976 x200px Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 10 661,365 51.73% Gerald Ford, second official portrait of the President of the United States, February 1976 (HQ) (cropped closer).jpg Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Michigan Bob Dole 0 587,446 45.95% 350px 350px Parish results Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Ford #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Louisiana was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.73% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 45.95% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate amounted to 1% of the vote; American Party candidate Lester Maddox came the closest with 0.79%. Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=22&year=1976 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Grant Parish and West Carroll Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Campaign Among white voters, 57% supported Ford while 40% supported Carter.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 661,365 51.73% Gerald Ford (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 587,446 45.95% Lester Maddox American Party (1969) 10,058 0.79% Gus Hall Communist Party USA 7,417 0.58% #EEEEEE Eugene McCarthy Nomination 6,588 0.52% Roger MacBride Libertarian Party (United States) 3,325 0.26% Peter Camejo Socialist Workers Party (United States) 2,240 0.18% 1,278,439 100% Results by parish ParishJimmy CarterDemocraticGerald FordRepublicanLester MaddoxAmericanGus HallCommunistEugene McCarthyNominatedVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes castLA US President Race, November 02, 1976 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2335 Our Campaigns#%#%#%#%#%#%#%Acadia10,81461.28%6,29635.68% 105 0.59% 206 1.17% 96 0.54%1310.74%4,51825.60%17,648Allen5,37370.02%2,08027.11% 80 1.04% 68 0.89% 29 0.38%430.56%3,29342.91%7,673Ascension9,10065.10%4,43531.73% 205 1.47% 86 0.62% 75 0.54%770.55%4,66533.37%13,978Assumption4,40157.07%3,11740.42% 62 0.80% 58 0.75% 28 0.36%450.58%1,28416.65%7,711Avoyelles8,10460.86%4,57434.35% 396 2.97% 123 0.92% 46 0.35%720.54%3,53026.51%13,315Beauregard5,32260.57%3,19636.38% 79 0.90% 77 0.88% 54 0.61%580.66%2,12624.19%8,786Bienville3,40256.60%2,49941.57% 40 0.67% 37 0.62% 20 0.33%130.22%90315.03%6,011Bossier8,06239.35%12,13259.22% 99 0.48% 74 0.36% 52 0.25%680.33%-4,070-19.87%20,487Caddo30,59341.15%42,62757.34% 342 0.46% 219 0.29% 349 0.47%2100.28%-12,034-16.19%74,340Calcasieu33,98064.61%17,48533.24% 326 0.62% 284 0.54% 267 0.51%2530.48%16,49531.37%52,595Caldwell1,83048.08%1,89049.66% 46 1.21% 25 0.66% 7 0.18%80.21%-60-1.58%3,806Cameron2,43272.86%81924.54% 16 0.48% 34 1.02% 10 0.30%270.81%1,61348.32%3,338Catahoula2,54753.43%2,08643.76% 64 1.34% 33 0.69% 14 0.29%230.48%4619.67%4,767Claiborne2,89146.58%3,21651.81% 46 0.74% 17 0.27% 13 0.21%240.39%-325-5.23%6,207Concordia3,89249.19%3,84948.65% 84 1.06% 37 0.47% 15 0.19%350.44%430.54%7,912DeSoto4,63055.46%3,60143.14% 53 0.63% 31 0.37% 22 0.26%110.13%1,02912.32%8,348East Baton Rouge49,95648.11%51,65549.75% 577 0.56% 529 0.51% 563 0.54%5470.53%-1,699-1.64%103,827East Carroll2,36756.93%1,68140.43% 44 1.06% 34 0.82% 18 0.43%140.34%68616.50%4,158East Feliciana3,48565.47%1,66831.34% 58 1.09% 42 0.79% 29 0.54%410.77%1,81734.13%5,323Evangeline7,57865.56%3,71532.14% 103 0.89% 79 0.68% 39 0.34%440.38%3,86333.42%11,558Franklin3,82447.85%3,94749.39% 96 1.20% 63 0.79% 21 0.26%400.50%-123-1.54%7,991Grant3,67059.81%2,28037.16% 80 1.30% 47 0.77% 26 0.42%330.54%1,39022.65%6,136Iberia9,98448.11%10,39250.07% 167 0.80% 73 0.35% 75 0.36%620.30%-408-1.96%20,753Iberville7,25463.69%3,82233.56% 87 0.76% 113 0.99% 54 0.47%590.52%3,43230.13%11,389Jackson3,60551.06%3,31046.88% 71 1.01% 30 0.42% 17 0.24%270.38%2954.18%7,060Jefferson53,25741.75%71,78756.28% 786 0.62% 517 0.41% 685 0.54%5280.41%-18,530-14.53%127,560Jefferson Davis6,37662.04%3,60335.06% 76 0.74% 102 0.99% 55 0.54%660.64%2,77326.98%10,278Lafayette19,91845.58%22,80552.19% 343 0.78% 219 0.50% 225 0.51%1890.43%-2,887-6.61%43,699Lafourche14,13153.80%11,43443.53% 267 1.02% 185 0.70% 111 0.42%1380.53%2,69710.27%26,266LaSalle2,96146.93%3,16150.10% 88 1.39% 51 0.81% 19 0.30%300.48%-200-3.17%6,310Lincoln4,97141.53%6,82857.05% 84 0.70% 30 0.25% 20 0.17%360.30%-1,857-15.52%11,969Livingston9,87562.13%5,55534.95% 156 0.98% 131 0.82% 79 0.50%990.62%4,32027.18%15,895Madison4,93369.21%2,09629.41% 58 0.81% 21 0.29% 11 0.15%90.13%2,83739.80%7,128Morehouse4,01741.45%5,41855.90% 157 1.62% 48 0.50% 19 0.20%330.34%-1,401-14.45%9,692Natchitoches6,69253.89%5,24842.26% 308 2.48% 73 0.59% 40 0.32%560.45%1,44411.63%12,417Orleans93,13055.33%70,92542.14% 789 0.47% 1,234 0.73% 1,407 0.84%8190.49%22,20513.19%168,304Ouachita15,73838.91%24,08259.53% 342 0.85% 110 0.27% 106 0.26%730.18%-8,344-20.62%40,451Plaquemines2,61429.52%6,05268.35% 33 0.37% 38 0.43% 81 0.91%370.42%-3,438-38.83%8,855Pointe Coupee5,14765.35%2,56732.59% 68 0.86% 43 0.55% 22 0.28%290.37%2,58032.76%7,876Rapides20,85153.10%17,76645.25% 343 0.87% 102 0.26% 121 0.31%810.21%3,0857.85%39,264Red River1,90651.42%1,72846.61% 40 1.08% 11 0.30% 8 0.22%140.38%1784.81%3,707Richland3,49548.07%3,63049.93% 73 1.00% 37 0.51% 18 0.25%170.23%-135-1.86%7,270Sabine4,55554.54%3,53142.28% 120 1.44% 68 0.81% 23 0.28%540.65%1,02412.26%8,351St. Bernard12,96948.92%12,70747.94% 171 0.65% 178 0.67% 373 1.41%1100.41%2620.98%26,508St. Charles6,87259.73%4,27037.11% 92 0.80% 127 1.10% 60 0.52%840.73%2,60222.62%11,505St. Helena2,62269.22%1,04627.61% 39 1.03% 31 0.82% 22 0.58%280.74%1,57641.61%3,788St. James4,53160.69%2,75136.85% 47 0.63% 67 0.90% 34 0.46%360.48%1,78023.84%7,466St. John the Baptist5,70059.32%3,59737.43% 85 0.88% 112 1.17% 50 0.52%650.68%2,10321.89%9,609St. Landry15,61359.49%9,95637.94% 185 0.70% 234 0.89% 128 0.49%1270.48%5,65721.55%26,243St. Martin7,99264.28%4,11233.07% 147 1.18% 91 0.73% 43 0.35%480.39%3,88031.21%12,433St. Mary9,40150.25%8,91947.67% 142 0.76% 103 0.55% 83 0.44%600.32%4822.58%18,708St. Tammany14,69146.79%15,82250.39% 319 1.02% 158 0.50% 256 0.82%1530.49%-1,131-3.60%31,399Tangipahoa14,43259.36%9,24238.02% 199 0.82% 179 0.74% 131 0.54%1280.53%5,19021.34%24,311Tensas2,08156.60%1,55342.24% 24 0.65% 8 0.22% 8 0.22%30.08%52814.36%3,677Terrebonne10,62743.76%12,89553.11% 317 1.31% 160 0.66% 154 0.63%1290.53%-2,268-9.35%24,282Union3,60045.54%4,13952.36% 77 0.97% 42 0.53% 19 0.24%280.35%-539-6.82%7,905Vermilion11,24663.00%6,13334.36% 162 0.91% 162 0.91% 66 0.37%810.45%5,11328.64%17,850Vernon6,20259.26%3,97037.94% 156 1.49% 76 0.73% 29 0.28%320.31%2,23221.32%10,465Washington10,00062.22%5,67735.32% 151 0.94% 112 0.70% 62 0.39%710.44%4,32326.90%16,073Webster7,28648.52%7,55050.28% 82 0.55% 35 0.23% 27 0.18%370.25%-264-1.76%15,017West Baton Rouge3,80964.73%1,91332.51% 54 0.92% 49 0.83% 25 0.42%340.58%1,89632.22%5,884West Carroll2,59550.76%2,40747.09% 70 1.37% 19 0.37% 10 0.20%110.22%1883.67%5,112West Feliciana1,89064.59%99033.83% 21 0.72% 10 0.34% 8 0.27%70.24%90030.76%2,926Winn3,54351.43%3,20946.58% 81 1.18% 25 0.36% 11 0.16%200.29%3344.85%6,889Totals661,36551.73%587,44645.95%10,0580.79% 7,417 0.58% 6,588 0.52%5,5650.44%73,9195.78%1,278,439 Parishes that flipped from Republican to Democratic Allen Avoyelles Acadia Catahoula Concordia Evangeline East Carroll Iberville Iberia Jackson Lafourche Madison Orleans Rapides Pointe Coupee St. Helena St. James St. Bernard Vermilion West Baton Rouge West Carroll Winn Ascension Assumption Beauregard Bienville Calcasieu Cameron DeSoto East Feliciana Livingston Jefferson Davis Natchitoches Red River Sabine St. Charles St. John the Baptist St. Landry St. Martin St. Mary Tangipahoa Tensas Vernon Washington Results by congressional district Carter won 5 of the state's 8 congressional districts, including one which elected a Republican, while Ford won the remaining 3, including 2 which elected Democrats.1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 26 May 2026 en 2 November 1976 District Carter Ford RepresentativeLouisiana 1 1st51.3%48.7%F. Edward Hébert Richard A. TonryLouisiana 2 2nd 55.7% 44.3%Lindy BoggsLouisiana 3 3rd 45.4% 54.6%Dave Treen Louisiana 4 4th 45.8% 54.2%Joe WaggonerLouisiana 5 5th49.1%50.9%Otto Passman Jerry HuckabyLouisiana 6 6th 54.7% 45.3%Henson Moore Louisiana 7 7th 60.7% 39.3%John BreauxLouisiana 8 8th 61.6% 38.4%Gillis William Long See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Louisiana 1976 Category:1976 Louisiana elections