1991 Louisiana Attorney General election

1991 Louisiana Attorney General election
October 19, 1991 (first round)
November 16, 1991 (runoff)
 
Nominee Richard Ieyoub Ben Bagert John Kennedy
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
First round 447,423
31.48% 		312,968
22.02% 		288,104
20.27%
Runoff 1,147,592
68.91% 		517,660
31.09% 		Eliminated
 
Nominee Winston Riddick James A. McPherson
Party Democratic Republican
First round 224,200
15.78% 		124,341
8.75%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
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.

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.

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