1991 Louisiana Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 November 2025 1991 Louisiana Attorney General election Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1987 Louisiana Attorney General election 1987 October 19, 1991 (first round)November 16, 1991 (runoff) 1995 Louisiana Attorney General election 1995 First round Runoff 3x4.svg Richard Ieyoub Democratic Party (United States) 447,42331.48% 1,147,59268.91% File:Ben Bagert Jr.jpg Ben Bagert Republican Party (United States) 312,96822.02% 517,66031.09% John Neely Kennedy official portrait.jpg John Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 288,10420.27% Eliminated 3x4.svg Winston Riddick Democratic Party (United States) 224,20015.78% Eliminated 3x4.svg James A. McPherson Republican Party (United States) 124,3418.75% Eliminated 280px First round parish results 280px Runoff parish results 2 Ieyoub: #DFEEFF 20–30% #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Bagert: #FFE0EA 20–30% #FFC8CD 30–40%Kennedy: #D0F9F9 20–30% #D0F9F9 30–40% Attorney General William J. Guste Democratic Party (United States) Richard Ieyoub Democratic Party (United States) 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 1991 Louisiana Attorney General jungle primary election results1991 Attorney General Open Primary Election Results - Louisiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=22&year=1991&f=0&off=9&elect=5 December 3, 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Ieyoub 447,423 31.48% Republican Party (United States) Ben Bagert 312,968 22.02% Democratic Party (United States) John Kennedy 288,104 20.27% Democratic Party (United States) Winston Riddick 224,200 15.78% Republican Party (United States) James A. McPherson 124,341 8.75% Republican Party (United States) Kai David Midboe 24,118 1.70% 1,291,869 100.00% Runoff Candidates Ben Bagert, Louisiana State Senator (1984–1992) (Republican) Richard Ieyoub, attorney (Democratic) Results 1991 Louisiana Attorney General election results1991 Attorney General Open Runoff Election Results - Louisiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=22&year=1991&f=0&off=9&elect=6 December 3, 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Ieyoub 1,147,592 68.91% Republican Party (United States) Ben Bagert 517,660 31.09% 1,665,252 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Attorney General Category:Louisiana Attorney General elections