1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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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.
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Parish Results
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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.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Grant Parish and West Carroll Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]