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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
686,852 |
65.32% | 10 |
 | George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
298,142 |
28.35% | 0 |
 | John Schmitz | Thomas Anderson | American |
52,099 |
4.95% | 0 |
 | Linda Jenness | - | Soc. Workers |
14,398 |
1.37% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 4,206,116 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 37.3 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 3,761,967 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 33.3 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 3,644,637 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 32.3 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 10 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 376,197 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 112,825 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.4 | % |
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns for Electors for President and Vice-President of the United States (Baton Rouge, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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