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The1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states andthe District of Columbia, were part of the1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president of the United States.Louisiana was won by incumbent United StatesPresidentRonald Reagan ofCalifornia, who was running against formerVice PresidentWalter Mondale ofMinnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with formerC.I.A. DirectorGeorge H. W. Bush ofTexas, and Mondale ran withRepresentativeGeraldine Ferraro ofNew York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency.
The percentage of registered voters in Louisiana who were Republicans rose from 7.4% in 1980 to 11.3% in 1984 while the Democratic figure fell from 86.6% to 80.6%.[1]
GovernorEdwin Edwards told voters to boycott the primaries. This resulted in black voters making up a large amount of the Democratic primary electorate and aJesse Jackson victory.[2]
As of the2024 presidential election, this is the last time thatSt. John the Baptist Parish voted for a Republican candidate.[3] Reagan was the first Republican to ever carry the state twice.
Among white voters, 76% supported Reagan while 23% supported Mondale.[4][5]
| 1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Parish | Ronald Reagan Republican | Walter Mondale Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
State and district results of the1984 United States presidential election | ||
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