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. , 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.

Results

Results by parish ParishJimmy CarterDemocraticGerald FordRepublicanLester MaddoxAmericanGus HallCommunistEugene McCarthyNominatedVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%#%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. District Carter Ford Representative51.3%48.7%F. Edward Hébert Richard A. Tonry 55.7% 44.3%Lindy Boggs 45.4% 54.6%Dave Treen 45.8% 54.2%Joe Waggoner49.1%50.9%Otto Passman Jerry Huckaby 54.7% 45.3%Henson Moore 60.7% 39.3%John Breaux 61.6% 38.4%Gillis William Long

See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana

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