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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Louisiana/LA-01
      1976·US House·Louisiana·District profile →

      Louisiana District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Richard A Tonry
      47.2%61,652 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Robert L \ Livingston
      43.4%56,679 votes
      Margin
      D+3.8
      130,558 total votes
      3 candidates130,558 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Richard A TonryDEM✓
      		DEM61,65247.2%
      Robert L \ LivingstonREP
      		REP56,67943.4%
      John R RarickIND
      		IND12,2279.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+38.2
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202430.0%68.2%R+38.2376,557
      202030.0%68.1%R+38.1389,944
      201626.5%68.8%R+42.3355,056
      201227.0%73.0%R+46.0321,950
      200825.0%72.9%R+48.0326,461

      Seat History

      US House in Louisiana

      2024
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+50.1
      2022
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+47.6
      Redistricted
      2020
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+46.9
      2018
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+44.9
      2016
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+55.0
      2014
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+58.7
      2012
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+53.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+59.3
      2008
      Steve ScaliseREP
      R+31.4
      2006
      Bobby JindalREP
      R+77.3
      2004
      \ JindalREP
      R+62.3
      2002
      David VitterREP
      R+96.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      David VitterREP
      R+63.3
      1998
      Robert L \ LivingstonREP
      R+100.0
      1996
      Robert L \ LivingstonREP
      R+100.0
      View all US House history for Louisiana →

      Candidates

      Robert L \ LivingstonREP
      Record11W-2L
      Avg MarginD+14.7
      Career1976-1998
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      John R RarickIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Richard A TonryDEM
      Record1W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Louisiana, 1976

      President1 contest →
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