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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Lewis (Woody) Jenkins | Republican |
322,244 |
26.23% |
| Mary Landrieu | Democratic |
264,268 |
21.51% |
| Richard P. Ieyoub | Democratic |
250,682 |
20.40% |
| David E. Duke | Republican |
141,489 |
11.52% |
| James A. (Jimmy) Hayes | Republican |
71,699 |
5.84% |
| Bill Linder | Republican |
58,243 |
4.74% |
| Chuck McMains | Republican |
45,164 |
3.68% |
| Peggy Wilson | Republican |
31,877 |
2.59% |
| Troyce Guice | Democratic |
15,277 |
1.24% |
| Nick J. Accardo | Other |
10,072 |
0.82% |
| Arthur (Jim) Nichols | Other |
7,894 |
0.64% |
| Sadie Roberts-Joseph | Democratic |
4,660 |
0.38% |
| Tom Kirk | Other |
1,987 |
0.16% |
| Darryl Paul Ward | Other |
1,770 |
0.14% |
| Sam Houston Melton | Other |
1,270 |
0.10% |
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| Election Notes:
- Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, Jenkins and Landrieu went to a runoff election held on November 5th, 1996
| Demographic Data
2000 Population: | 4,468,976 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 39.6 | persons/km2 | 1996 Population: | 4,398,877 | Est. | 1996 Population Density: | 39.0 | persons/km2 | 1990 Population: | 4,221,826 | Enum. | 1990 Population Density: | 37.4 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 112,825 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.6 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Louisiana Secretary of State. Official Election Results, Results for Election Date: 9/21/96, Louisiana Secretary of State (http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcmp&rqsdta=09219614012601) (accessed 14 Jan 2007)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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