1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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The 1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Louisiana was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency.
Campaign
[edit]Governor Edwin Edwards told voters to boycott the primaries. This resulted in black voters making up a large amount of the Democratic primary electorate and a Jesse Jackson victory.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that St. John the Baptist Parish voted for a Republican candidate.[2]
76% of white voters supported Reagan while 23% supported Mondale.[3][4]
Results
[edit]1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Ronald Reagan (incumbent) | 1,037,299 | 60.77% | 10 | |
Democratic | Walter Mondale | 651,586 | 38.18% | 0 | |
Citizen's Party | Sonia Johnson | 9,502 | 0.56% | 0 | |
Independent | Lyndon LaRouche | 3,552 | 0.21% | 0 | |
Libertarian | David Bergland | 1,876[a] | 0.11% | 0 | |
America First | Bob Richards | 1,310[a] | 0.08% | 0 | |
Socialist Workers Party | Melvin Mason | 1,164[a] | 0.07% | 0 | |
New Alliance Party | Dennis Serrette | 533[a] | 0.03% | 0 | |
Totals | 1,706,822 | 100.0% | 10 |
Results by parish
[edit]Parish | Ronald Reagan Republican |
Walter Mondale Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Acadia | 14,906 | 60.59% | 9,262 | 37.65% | 434 | 1.76% | 5,644 | 22.94% | 24,602 |
Allen | 4,474 | 47.69% | 4,842 | 51.61% | 66 | 0.70% | -368 | -3.92% | 9,382 |
Ascension | 11,945 | 51.55% | 11,048 | 47.68% | 177 | 0.77% | 897 | 3.87% | 23,170 |
Assumption | 5,433 | 52.43% | 4,660 | 44.97% | 270 | 2.60% | 773 | 7.46% | 10,363 |
Avoyelles | 9,402 | 56.39% | 6,808 | 40.83% | 463 | 2.78% | 2,594 | 15.56% | 16,673 |
Beauregard | 7,353 | 63.13% | 4,199 | 36.05% | 96 | 0.82% | 3,154 | 27.08% | 11,648 |
Bienville | 4,587 | 55.76% | 3,530 | 42.91% | 109 | 1.33% | 1,057 | 12.85% | 8,226 |
Bossier | 22,638 | 76.01% | 7,006 | 23.52% | 138 | 0.47% | 15,632 | 52.49% | 29,782 |
Caddo | 63,429 | 63.68% | 35,727 | 35.87% | 445 | 0.45% | 27,702 | 27.81% | 99,601 |
Calcasieu | 35,566 | 51.39% | 33,214 | 47.99% | 430 | 0.62% | 2,352 | 3.40% | 69,210 |
Caldwell | 3,341 | 69.33% | 1,348 | 27.97% | 130 | 2.70% | 1,993 | 41.36% | 4,819 |
Cameron | 2,265 | 57.99% | 1,608 | 41.17% | 33 | 0.84% | 657 | 16.82% | 3,906 |
Catahoula | 3,640 | 67.52% | 1,649 | 30.59% | 102 | 1.89% | 1,991 | 36.93% | 5,391 |
Claiborne | 4,349 | 60.29% | 2,788 | 38.65% | 77 | 1.06% | 1,561 | 21.64% | 7,214 |
Concordia | 6,177 | 63.73% | 3,332 | 34.38% | 183 | 1.89% | 2,845 | 29.35% | 9,692 |
DeSoto | 5,989 | 55.77% | 4,642 | 43.23% | 108 | 1.00% | 1,347 | 12.54% | 10,739 |
East Baton Rouge | 95,704 | 62.44% | 56,673 | 36.98% | 891 | 0.58% | 39,031 | 25.46% | 153,268 |
East Carroll | 1,974 | 47.77% | 2,089 | 50.56% | 69 | 1.67% | -115 | -2.79% | 4,132 |
East Feliciana | 4,166 | 49.59% | 4,122 | 49.07% | 113 | 1.34% | 44 | 0.52% | 8,401 |
Evangeline | 8,680 | 54.78% | 6,981 | 44.06% | 183 | 1.16% | 1,699 | 10.72% | 15,844 |
Franklin | 6,708 | 67.80% | 2,937 | 29.68% | 249 | 2.52% | 3,771 | 38.12% | 9,894 |
Grant | 5,334 | 65.88% | 2,588 | 31.96% | 175 | 2.16% | 2,746 | 33.92% | 8,097 |
Iberia | 17,727 | 62.14% | 10,170 | 35.65% | 629 | 2.21% | 7,557 | 26.49% | 28,526 |
Iberville | 6,455 | 42.58% | 8,587 | 56.65% | 117 | 0.77% | -2,132 | -14.07% | 15,159 |
Jackson | 5,034 | 64.86% | 2,568 | 33.09% | 159 | 2.05% | 2,466 | 31.77% | 7,761 |
Jefferson | 123,997 | 74.69% | 41,183 | 24.81% | 843 | 0.50% | 82,814 | 49.88% | 166,023 |
Jefferson Davis | 8,296 | 57.36% | 5,962 | 41.22% | 206 | 1.42% | 2,334 | 16.14% | 14,464 |
Lafayette | 44,344 | 68.80% | 19,265 | 29.89% | 849 | 1.31% | 25,079 | 38.91% | 64,458 |
Lafourche | 20,930 | 65.40% | 10,186 | 31.83% | 889 | 2.77% | 10,744 | 33.57% | 32,005 |
LaSalle | 5,404 | 78.60% | 1,318 | 19.17% | 153 | 2.23% | 4,086 | 59.43% | 6,875 |
Lincoln | 9,087 | 61.81% | 5,432 | 36.95% | 182 | 1.24% | 3,655 | 24.86% | 14,701 |
Livingston | 17,465 | 65.72% | 8,913 | 33.54% | 198 | 0.74% | 8,552 | 32.18% | 26,576 |
Madison | 2,849 | 48.58% | 2,906 | 49.56% | 109 | 1.86% | -57 | -0.98% | 5,864 |
Morehouse | 8,585 | 62.73% | 4,829 | 35.29% | 271 | 1.98% | 3,756 | 27.44% | 13,685 |
Natchitoches | 8,836 | 58.99% | 5,806 | 38.76% | 336 | 2.25% | 3,030 | 20.23% | 14,978 |
Orleans | 86,316 | 41.71% | 119,478 | 57.73% | 1,162 | 0.56% | -33,162 | -16.02% | 206,956 |
Ouachita | 37,270 | 69.57% | 15,525 | 28.98% | 779 | 1.45% | 21,745 | 40.59% | 53,574 |
Plaquemines | 7,655 | 69.74% | 3,261 | 29.71% | 61 | 0.55% | 4,394 | 40.03% | 10,977 |
Pointe Coupee | 5,477 | 44.58% | 6,732 | 54.79% | 78 | 0.63% | -1,255 | -10.21% | 12,287 |
Rapides | 32,879 | 65.81% | 16,121 | 32.27% | 963 | 1.92% | 16,758 | 33.54% | 49,963 |
Red River | 3,060 | 60.39% | 1,958 | 38.64% | 49 | 0.97% | 1,102 | 21.75% | 5,067 |
Richland | 5,980 | 65.84% | 2,918 | 32.13% | 185 | 2.03% | 3,062 | 33.71% | 9,083 |
Sabine | 6,295 | 66.26% | 2,980 | 31.37% | 225 | 2.37% | 3,315 | 34.89% | 9,500 |
St. Bernard | 24,428 | 74.80% | 8,076 | 24.73% | 153 | 0.47% | 16,352 | 50.07% | 32,657 |
St. Charles | 10,185 | 59.62% | 6,784 | 39.71% | 113 | 0.67% | 3,401 | 19.91% | 17,082 |
St. Helena | 2,366 | 43.53% | 2,956 | 54.39% | 113 | 2.08% | -590 | -10.86% | 5,435 |
St. James | 4,627 | 43.10% | 5,989 | 55.79% | 119 | 1.11% | -1,362 | -12.69% | 10,735 |
St. John the Baptist | 9,093 | 53.96% | 7,646 | 45.37% | 112 | 0.67% | 1,447 | 8.59% | 16,851 |
St. Landry | 19,055 | 51.19% | 17,950 | 48.22% | 218 | 0.59% | 1,105 | 2.97% | 37,223 |
St. Martin | 9,698 | 52.17% | 8,589 | 46.20% | 304 | 1.63% | 1,109 | 5.97% | 18,591 |
St. Mary | 15,275 | 61.16% | 9,411 | 37.68% | 288 | 1.16% | 5,864 | 23.48% | 24,974 |
St. Tammany | 38,664 | 76.15% | 11,719 | 23.08% | 392 | 0.77% | 26,945 | 53.07% | 50,775 |
Tangipahoa | 19,580 | 60.10% | 12,799 | 39.29% | 200 | 0.61% | 6,781 | 20.81% | 32,579 |
Tensas | 1,956 | 53.52% | 1,628 | 44.54% | 71 | 1.94% | 328 | 8.98% | 3,655 |
Terrebonne | 23,696 | 69.51% | 9,640 | 28.28% | 753 | 2.21% | 14,056 | 41.23% | 34,089 |
Union | 6,585 | 67.73% | 2,916 | 29.99% | 222 | 2.28% | 3,669 | 37.74% | 9,723 |
Vermilion | 12,721 | 56.85% | 9,033 | 40.37% | 624 | 2.78% | 3,688 | 16.48% | 22,378 |
Vernon | 9,035 | 67.58% | 4,076 | 30.49% | 258 | 1.93% | 4,959 | 37.09% | 13,369 |
Washington | 11,185 | 58.91% | 7,680 | 40.45% | 123 | 0.64% | 3,505 | 18.46% | 18,988 |
Webster | 12,055 | 64.54% | 6,509 | 34.85% | 113 | 0.61% | 5,546 | 29.69% | 18,677 |
West Baton Rouge | 4,189 | 47.16% | 4,631 | 52.13% | 63 | 0.71% | -442 | -4.97% | 8,883 |
West Carroll | 3,874 | 70.84% | 1,474 | 26.95% | 121 | 2.21% | 2,400 | 43.89% | 5,469 |
West Feliciana | 2,097 | 47.38% | 2,296 | 51.88% | 33 | 0.74% | -199 | -4.50% | 4,426 |
Winn | 4,934 | 63.85% | 2,633 | 34.08% | 160 | 2.07% | 2,301 | 29.77% | 7,727 |
Totals | 1,037,299 | 60.77% | 651,586 | 38.18% | 17,937 | 1.05% | 385,713 | 22.59% | 1,706,822 |
Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Ascension
- Assumption
- Beauregard
- Bienville
- Calcasieu
- Cameron
- DeSoto
- East Feliciana
- Livingston
- Jefferson Davis
- Natchitoches
- Red River
- Sabine
- Saint Charles
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Landry
- St. Martin
- Saint Mary
- Tangipahoa
- Tensas
- Vernon
- Washington
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 259.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
- ^ a b "LA US President Race, November 06, 1984". Our Campaigns.