1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 661,365 587,446 Percentage 51.7% 45.9%

350px Parish Results   Carter—70-80%   Carter—60-70%   Carter—50-60%   Carter—<50%   Ford—<50%   Ford—50-60%   Ford—60-70%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 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 Independent Party candidate Lester Maddox cane the closest with 0.79%.

Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Grant Parish and West Carroll Parish voted for the Democratic candidate.

Results

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	661,365	51.73%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	587,446	45.95%
	American Independent	Lester Maddox	10,058	0.79%
	Communist	Gus Hall	7,417	0.58%
	Independent	Eugene McCarthy	6,588	0.52%
	Libertarian	Roger MacBride	3,325	0.26%
	Socialist Workers	Peter Camejo	2,240	0.18%
Total votes			1,278,439	100%