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Presidential
Candidate | Vice Presidential
Candidate | Political
Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | James Carter | Walter Mondale | Democrat |
661,365 |
51.73% | 10 |
 | Gerald Ford | Robert Dole | Republican |
587,446 |
45.95% | 0 |
 | Lester Maddox | William Dyke | American |
10,058 |
0.79% | 0 |
| Gus Hall | Jarvis Tyner | Communist |
7,417 |
0.58% | 0 |
| Eugene McCarthy | Hugh Long | Nomination |
6,588 |
0.52% | 0 |
| Roger MacBride | David Bergland | Libertarian |
3,325 |
0.26% | 0 |
| Peter Camejo | Willie Mae Reid | Soc. Workers |
2,240 |
0.18% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
| 1980 Population: | 4,206,116 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 37.3 | persons/km2 | | 1976 Population: | 3,951,636 | Est. | 1976 Population Density: | 35.0 | persons/km2 | | 1970 Population: | 3,644,637 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 32.3 | persons/km2 | | Total Electoral Vote: | 10 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 395,164 | 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, 0)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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