1991 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1991 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1987 1995 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1995 October 19, 1991 (first round)November 16, 1991 (runoff) First round Runoff 125px Melinda Schwegmann Democratic Party (United States) 624,37142.86% 1,009,02659.27% 125px Paul Hardy Republican Party (United States) 620,19942.57% 693,41240.73% 125px Thomas Clausen Democratic Party (United States) 115,9217.96% Eliminated Lieutenant Governor Paul Hardy Republican Party (United States) Melinda Schwegmann Democratic Party (United States) The 1991 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 16, 1991, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic candidate Melinda Schwegmann defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Paul Hardy in the Runoff election, thereby becoming the first woman to have been elected lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Background Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary or the nonpartisan blanket primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. Texas uses this same format for its special elections. In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 19, 1991. The runoff was held on November 16, 1991.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield Primary election On election day, October 19, 1991, incumbent Democratic candidate Melinda Schwegmann and incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Paul Hardy received the most votes and thus advanced to a runoff election on November 16.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26780 LA Lt. Governor - Initial Election ourcampaigns.com August 3, 2015 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 1991 Democratic Party (United States) Melinda Schwegmann 624,371 42.86 Republican Party (United States) Paul Hardy (incumbent) 620,199 42.57 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Clausen 115,921 7.96 Democratic Party (United States) James Ellis Richardson 51,451 3.53 Democratic Party (United States) Gary M. Wiltz 45,012 3.08 1,456,954 100.00 Runoff election On election day, November 16, 1991, Democratic candidate Melinda Schwegmann defeated incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Paul Hardy by a margin of 315,614 votes, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Schwegmann was sworn in as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on January 3, 1992.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26782 LA Lt. Governor - Runoff ourcampaigns.com July 13, 2021 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial runoff election, 1991 Democratic Party (United States) Melinda Schwegmann 1,009,026 59.27 Republican Party (United States) Paul Hardy (incumbent) 693,412 40.73 1,702,438 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:1991 Louisiana elections Category:1991 in Louisiana Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 1991 in the United States Category:November 1991 in the United States