1991 Louisiana Attorney General election

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1991 Louisiana Attorney General election
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 1987October 19, 1991 (first round)
November 16, 1991 (runoff)
1995 
  3x4.svg Ben Bagert Jr.jpg John Neely Kennedy official portrait.jpg
Nominee Richard Ieyoub Ben Bagert John Kennedy
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
First round447,423
31.48%
312,968
22.02%
288,104
20.27%
Runoff1,147,592
68.91%
517,660
31.09%
Eliminated

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NomineeWinston RiddickJames A. McPherson
Party Democratic Republican
First round224,200
15.78%
124,341
8.75%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated

1991 Louisiana Attorney General election results map by parish.svg
1991 Louisiana attorney general runoff election results map by parish.svg
Ieyoub:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Bagert:     20–30%     30–40%
Kennedy:     20–30%     30–40%

Attorney General before election

William J. Guste
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Richard Ieyoub
Democratic

The 1991 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 16, 1991, to elect the Louisiana Attorney General. The jungle primary was held on October 19, 1991.

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Democratic incumbent William J. Guste chose to retire rather than seek a sixth term. Democratic attorney Richard Ieyoub and Republican Louisiana State Senator Ben Bagert were the top two vote getters in the jungle primary, defeating a variety of candidates, including future Senator John Kennedy, and advancing to a runoff.

Ieyoub easily won the runoff election, defeating Bagert with 68.91% of the vote and winning every single parish in the state.

Jungle primary

Candidates

Results

1991 Louisiana Attorney General jungle primary election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Ieyoub 447,423 31.48%
Republican Ben Bagert 312,968 22.02%
Democratic John Kennedy288,10420.27%
Democratic Winston Riddick224,20015.78%
Republican James A. McPherson124,3418.75%
Republican Kai David Midboe24,1181.70%
Total votes1,291,869 100.00%

Runoff

Candidates

Results

1991 Louisiana Attorney General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Ieyoub 1,147,592 68.91%
Republican Ben Bagert517,66031.09%
Total votes1,665,252 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "1991 Attorney General Open Primary Election Results - Louisiana" . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. "1991 Attorney General Open Runoff Election Results - Louisiana" . Retrieved December 3, 2025.