1976 Presidential Election Results for Louisiana

Click on a parish in the table or the map to see demographic data for that parish.

Parish	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
Acadia	53%	10,814	61.3%	6,296	35.7%	96	0.5%	442	2.5%	17,648
Allen	59%	5,373	70.0%	2,080	27.1%	29	0.4%	191	2.5%	7,673
Ascension	53%	9,100	65.1%	4,435	31.7%	75	0.5%	368	2.6%	13,978
Assumption	62%	4,401	57.1%	3,117	40.4%	28	0.4%	165	2.1%	7,711
Avoyelles	54%	8,104	60.9%	4,574	34.4%	46	0.3%	591	4.4%	13,315
Beauregard	53%	5,322	60.6%	3,196	36.4%	54	0.6%	214	2.4%	8,786
Bienville	57%	3,402	56.6%	2,499	41.6%	20	0.3%	90	1.5%	6,011
Bossier	44%	8,062	39.4%	12,132	59.2%	52	0.3%	241	1.2%	20,487
Caddo	47%	30,593	41.2%	42,627	57.3%	349	0.5%	771	1.0%	74,340
Calcasieu	53%	33,980	64.6%	17,485	33.2%	267	0.5%	863	1.6%	52,595
Caldwell	58%	1,830	48.1%	1,890	49.7%	7	0.2%	79	2.1%	3,806
Cameron	60%	2,432	72.9%	819	24.5%	10	0.3%	77	2.3%	3,338
Catahoula	63%	2,547	53.4%	2,086	43.8%	14	0.3%	120	2.5%	4,767
Claiborne	56%	2,891	46.6%	3,216	51.8%	13	0.2%	87	1.4%	6,207
Concordia	57%	3,892	49.2%	3,849	48.6%	15	0.2%	156	2.0%	7,912
De Soto	54%	4,630	55.5%	3,601	43.1%	22	0.3%	95	1.1%	8,348
East Baton Rouge	48%	49,956	48.1%	51,655	49.8%	563	0.5%	1,633	1.6%	103,807
East Carroll	60%	2,367	56.9%	1,681	40.4%	18	0.4%	92	2.2%	4,158
East Feliciana	45%	3,485	65.5%	1,668	31.3%	29	0.5%	141	2.6%	5,323
Evangeline	58%	7,578	65.6%	3,715	32.1%	39	0.3%	226	2.0%	11,558
Franklin	54%	3,824	47.9%	3,947	49.4%	21	0.3%	199	2.5%	7,991
Grant	62%	3,670	59.8%	2,280	37.2%	26	0.4%	160	2.6%	6,136
Iberia	56%	9,984	48.1%	10,392	50.1%	75	0.4%	302	1.5%	20,753
Iberville	58%	7,254	63.7%	3,822	33.6%	54	0.5%	259	2.3%	11,389
Jackson	65%	3,605	51.1%	3,310	46.9%	17	0.2%	128	1.8%	7,060
Jefferson	49%	53,257	41.8%	71,787	56.3%	685	0.5%	1,831	1.4%	127,560
Jefferson Davis	54%	6,376	62.0%	3,603	35.1%	55	0.5%	244	2.4%	10,278
Lafayette	51%	19,918	45.6%	22,805	52.2%	225	0.5%	751	1.7%	43,699
Lafourche	56%	14,131	53.8%	11,434	43.5%	111	0.4%	590	2.2%	26,266
LaSalle	63%	2,961	46.9%	3,161	50.1%	19	0.3%	169	2.7%	6,310
Lincoln	45%	4,971	41.5%	6,828	57.0%	20	0.2%	150	1.3%	11,969
Livingston	53%	9,875	62.1%	5,555	34.9%	79	0.5%	386	2.4%	15,895
Madison	78%	4,933	69.2%	2,096	29.4%	11	0.2%	88	1.2%	7,128
Morehouse	47%	4,017	41.4%	5,418	55.9%	19	0.2%	238	2.5%	9,692
Natchitoches	51%	6,692	53.9%	5,248	42.3%	40	0.3%	437	3.5%	12,417
Orleans	45%	93,130	55.3%	70,925	42.1%	1,407	0.8%	2,842	1.7%	168,304
Ouachita	50%	15,738	38.9%	24,082	59.5%	106	0.3%	525	1.3%	40,451
Plaquemines	57%	2,614	29.5%	6,052	68.3%	81	0.9%	108	1.2%	8,855
Pointe Coupee	55%	5,147	65.4%	2,567	32.6%	22	0.3%	140	1.8%	7,876
Rapides	48%	20,851	53.1%	17,766	45.2%	121	0.3%	526	1.3%	39,264
Red River	60%	1,906	51.4%	1,728	46.6%	8	0.2%	65	1.8%	3,707
Richland	54%	3,495	48.1%	3,630	49.9%	18	0.2%	127	1.7%	7,270
Sabine	58%	4,555	54.5%	3,531	42.3%	23	0.3%	242	2.9%	8,351
St. Bernard	71%	12,969	48.9%	12,707	47.9%	373	1.4%	459	1.7%	26,508
St. Charles	56%	6,872	59.7%	4,270	37.1%	60	0.5%	303	2.6%	11,505
St. Helena	65%	2,622	69.2%	1,046	27.6%	22	0.6%	98	2.6%	3,788
St. James	60%	4,531	60.7%	2,751	36.8%	34	0.5%	150	2.0%	7,466
St. John the Baptist	57%	5,700	59.3%	3,597	37.4%	50	0.5%	262	2.7%	9,609
St. Landry	53%	15,613	59.5%	9,956	37.9%	128	0.5%	546	2.1%	26,243
St. Martin	57%	7,992	64.3%	4,112	33.1%	43	0.3%	286	2.3%	12,433
St. Mary	50%	9,401	50.3%	8,919	47.7%	83	0.4%	305	1.6%	18,708
St. Tammany	56%	14,691	46.8%	15,822	50.4%	256	0.8%	630	2.0%	31,399
Tangipahoa	52%	14,432	59.4%	9,242	38.0%	131	0.5%	506	2.1%	24,311
Tensas	68%	2,081	56.6%	1,553	42.2%	8	0.2%	35	1.0%	3,677
Terrebonne	47%	10,627	43.8%	12,895	53.1%	154	0.6%	606	2.5%	24,282
Union	61%	3,600	45.5%	4,139	52.4%	19	0.2%	147	1.9%	7,905
Vermilion	62%	11,246	63.0%	6,133	34.4%	66	0.4%	405	2.3%	17,850
Vernon	30%	6,202	59.3%	3,970	37.9%	29	0.3%	264	2.5%	10,465
Washington	58%	10,000	62.2%	5,677	35.3%	62	0.4%	334	2.1%	16,073
Webster	54%	7,286	48.5%	7,550	50.3%	27	0.2%	154	1.0%	15,017
West Baton Rouge	54%	3,809	64.7%	1,913	32.5%	25	0.4%	137	2.3%	5,884
West Carroll	63%	2,595	50.8%	2,407	47.1%	10	0.2%	100	2.0%	5,112
West Feliciana	34%	1,890	64.6%	990	33.8%	8	0.3%	38	1.3%	2,926
Winn	64%	3,543	51.4%	3,209	46.6%	11	0.2%	126	1.8%	6,889
TOTAL	50%	661,365	51.7%	587,446	46.0%	6,588	0.5%	23,040	1.8%	1,278,439

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in LA

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1976 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Tonry-D)	51%	83,061	51.3%	78,928	48.7%			0	0.0%	161,989
District 02 (Boggs-D)	41%	67,964	55.7%	54,014	44.3%			0	0.0%	121,978
District 03 (Treen-R)	52%	76,664	45.4%	92,277	54.6%			0	0.0%	168,941
District 04 (Waggonner-D)	45%	66,125	45.8%	78,365	54.2%			0	0.0%	144,490
District 05 (Huckaby-D)	53%	81,204	49.1%	84,131	50.9%			0	0.0%	165,335
District 06 (Moore-R)	48%	90,224	54.7%	74,781	45.3%			0	0.0%	165,005
District 07 (Breaux-D)	53%	101,186	60.7%	65,387	39.3%			0	0.0%	166,573
District 08 (Long-D)	52%	94,900	61.6%	59,137	38.4%			0	0.0%	154,037

1976 President, Acadia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,814	61.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,296	35.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	96	0.5%
Other	442	2.5%
TOTAL	17,648
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Allen Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,373	70.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,080	27.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	0.4%
Other	191	2.5%
TOTAL	7,673
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -21

1976 President, Ascension Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,100	65.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,435	31.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	75	0.5%
Other	368	2.6%
TOTAL	13,978
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Assumption Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,401	57.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,117	40.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	28	0.4%
Other	165	2.1%
TOTAL	7,711
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Avoyelles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,104	60.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,574	34.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	0.3%
Other	591	4.4%
TOTAL	13,315
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Beauregard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,322	60.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,196	36.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	54	0.6%
Other	214	2.4%
TOTAL	8,786
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Bienville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,402	56.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,499	41.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.3%
Other	90	1.5%
TOTAL	6,011
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Bossier Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,062	39.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,132	59.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	52	0.3%
Other	241	1.2%
TOTAL	20,487
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Caddo Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	30,593	41.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	42,627	57.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	349	0.5%
Other	771	1.0%
TOTAL	74,340
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Calcasieu Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	33,980	64.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	17,485	33.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	267	0.5%
Other	863	1.6%
TOTAL	52,595
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Caldwell Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,830	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,890	49.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	7	0.2%
Other	79	2.1%
TOTAL	3,806
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Cameron Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,432	72.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	819	24.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	0.3%
Other	77	2.3%
TOTAL	3,338
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -23

1976 President, Catahoula Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,547	53.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,086	43.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	0.3%
Other	120	2.5%
TOTAL	4,767
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Claiborne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,891	46.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,216	51.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	0.2%
Other	87	1.4%
TOTAL	6,207
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Concordia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,892	49.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,849	48.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	15	0.2%
Other	156	2.0%
TOTAL	7,912
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, De Soto Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,630	55.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,601	43.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	22	0.3%
Other	95	1.1%
TOTAL	8,348
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, East Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	49,956	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	51,655	49.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	563	0.5%
Other	1,633	1.6%
TOTAL	103,807
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, East Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,367	56.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,681	40.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	18	0.4%
Other	92	2.2%
TOTAL	4,158
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, East Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,485	65.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,668	31.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	0.5%
Other	141	2.6%
TOTAL	5,323
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Evangeline Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,578	65.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,715	32.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	39	0.3%
Other	226	2.0%
TOTAL	11,558
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16

1976 President, Franklin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,824	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,947	49.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	21	0.3%
Other	199	2.5%
TOTAL	7,991
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Grant Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,670	59.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,280	37.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	26	0.4%
Other	160	2.6%
TOTAL	6,136
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, Iberia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,984	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,392	50.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	75	0.4%
Other	302	1.5%
TOTAL	20,753
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Iberville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,254	63.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,822	33.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	54	0.5%
Other	259	2.3%
TOTAL	11,389
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Jackson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,605	51.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,310	46.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	17	0.2%
Other	128	1.8%
TOTAL	7,060
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Jefferson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	53,257	41.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	71,787	56.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	685	0.5%
Other	1,831	1.4%
TOTAL	127,560
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Jefferson Davis Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,376	62.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,603	35.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	55	0.5%
Other	244	2.4%
TOTAL	10,278
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Lafayette Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	19,918	45.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	22,805	52.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	225	0.5%
Other	751	1.7%
TOTAL	43,699
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Lafourche Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,131	53.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,434	43.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	111	0.4%
Other	590	2.2%
TOTAL	26,266
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, La Salle Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,961	46.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,161	50.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	19	0.3%
Other	169	2.7%
TOTAL	6,310
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Lincoln Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,971	41.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,828	57.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	0.2%
Other	150	1.3%
TOTAL	11,969
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Livingston Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,875	62.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,555	34.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	79	0.5%
Other	386	2.4%
TOTAL	15,895
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Madison Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,933	69.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,096	29.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.2%
Other	88	1.2%
TOTAL	7,128
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -19

1976 President, Morehouse Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,017	41.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,418	55.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	19	0.2%
Other	238	2.5%
TOTAL	9,692
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Natchitoches Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,692	53.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,248	42.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	0.3%
Other	437	3.5%
TOTAL	12,417
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Orleans Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	93,130	55.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	70,925	42.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,407	0.8%
Other	2,842	1.7%
TOTAL	168,304
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Ouachita Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,738	38.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	24,082	59.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	106	0.3%
Other	525	1.3%
TOTAL	40,451
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Plaquemines Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,614	29.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,052	68.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	81	0.9%
Other	108	1.2%
TOTAL	8,855
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Pointe Coupee Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,147	65.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,567	32.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	22	0.3%
Other	140	1.8%
TOTAL	7,876
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, Rapides Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	20,851	53.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	17,766	45.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	121	0.3%
Other	526	1.3%
TOTAL	39,264
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Red River Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,906	51.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,728	46.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	0.2%
Other	65	1.8%
TOTAL	3,707
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Richland Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,495	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,630	49.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	18	0.2%
Other	127	1.7%
TOTAL	7,270
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Sabine Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,555	54.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,531	42.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	0.3%
Other	242	2.9%
TOTAL	8,351
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, St. Bernard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	12,969	48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,707	47.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	373	1.4%
Other	459	1.7%
TOTAL	26,508
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, St. Charles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,872	59.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,270	37.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	60	0.5%
Other	303	2.6%
TOTAL	11,505
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, St. Helena Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,622	69.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,046	27.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	22	0.6%
Other	98	2.6%
TOTAL	3,788
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -20

1976 President, St. James Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,531	60.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,751	36.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	34	0.5%
Other	150	2.0%
TOTAL	7,466
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, St. John the Baptist Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,700	59.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,597	37.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	50	0.5%
Other	262	2.7%
TOTAL	9,609
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1976 President, St. Landry Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,613	59.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,956	37.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	128	0.5%
Other	546	2.1%
TOTAL	26,243
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, St. Martin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,992	64.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,112	33.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	43	0.3%
Other	286	2.3%
TOTAL	12,433
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, St. Mary Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,401	50.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,919	47.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	83	0.4%
Other	305	1.6%
TOTAL	18,708
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, St. Tammany Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,691	46.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	15,822	50.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	256	0.8%
Other	630	2.0%
TOTAL	31,399
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Tangipahoa Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,432	59.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,242	38.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	131	0.5%
Other	506	2.1%
TOTAL	24,311
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Tensas Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,081	56.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,553	42.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	0.2%
Other	35	1.0%
TOTAL	3,677
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Terrebonne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,627	43.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,895	53.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	154	0.6%
Other	606	2.5%
TOTAL	24,282
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Union Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,600	45.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,139	52.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	19	0.2%
Other	147	1.9%
TOTAL	7,905
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Vermilion Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	11,246	63.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,133	34.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	66	0.4%
Other	405	2.3%
TOTAL	17,850
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Vernon Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,202	59.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,970	37.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	0.3%
Other	264	2.5%
TOTAL	10,465
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Washington Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,000	62.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,677	35.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	62	0.4%
Other	334	2.1%
TOTAL	16,073
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Webster Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,286	48.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,550	50.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.2%
Other	154	1.0%
TOTAL	15,017
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, West Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,809	64.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,913	32.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	0.4%
Other	137	2.3%
TOTAL	5,884
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -15

1976 President, West Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,595	50.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,407	47.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	0.2%
Other	100	2.0%
TOTAL	5,112
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, West Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,890	64.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	990	33.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	0.3%
Other	38	1.3%
TOTAL	2,926
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Winn Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,543	51.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,209	46.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.2%
Other	126	1.8%
TOTAL	6,889
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

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