1976 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election?

Richard A. Tonry won the 1976 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election. Richard A. Tonry received 61,652 popular votes (47.22%). The main challenger was Bob Livingston (43.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Tonry and Livingston

Tonry +3.8 pts · won by 4,973 votes

Richard A. Tonry DemocraticWINNER47.22%

61,652 votes

Bob Livingston Republican43.41%

56,679 votes

John R. RarickIndependent9.37%

12,227 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.