1991 Louisiana Attorney General election
October 19, 1991 (first round)
November 16, 1991 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
- Ben Bagert, Louisiana State Senator (1984–1992)
- Richard Ieyoub, attorney
- John Kennedy, Special Counsel to the Governor of Louisiana (1988–1992), and Secretary to the Governor's cabinet (1991–1992)
- James A. McPherson, Chairman of the David Duke for Governor 1991 campaign
- Kai David Midboe, attorney
- Winston Riddick, attorney
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Richard Ieyoub | 447,423 | 31.48% | ||
| Republican | Ben Bagert | 312,968 | 22.02% | ||
| Democratic | John Kennedy | 288,104 | 20.27% | ||
| Democratic | Winston Riddick | 224,200 | 15.78% | ||
| Republican | James A. McPherson | 124,341 | 8.75% | ||
| Republican | Kai David Midboe | 24,118 | 1.70% | ||
| Total votes | 1,291,869 | 100.00% | |||
Runoff
Candidates
- Ben Bagert, Louisiana State Senator (1984–1992) (Republican)
- Richard Ieyoub, attorney (Democratic)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Richard Ieyoub | 1,147,592 | 68.91% | ||
| Republican | Ben Bagert | 517,660 | 31.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,665,252 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ^ "1991 Attorney General Open Primary Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "1991 Attorney General Open Runoff Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved December 3, 2025.