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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, November 16, 1991

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, and local races in 62 parishes.

Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Attorney General

Richard Ieyoub (Democrat) won with 68.9% of the vote.

  • Richard Ieyoub DemocratElected

    68.9% 1,147,592 votes

  • Ben Bagert RepublicanDefeated

    31.1% 517,660 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Richard Ieyoub

1,665,252 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRichard IeyoubBen BagertTurnout
Acadia Parish74.9%17,90825.1%5,999
Allen Parish80.7%8,16419.3%1,951
Ascension Parish75.4%20,26924.6%6,627
Assumption Parish73.9%7,50626.1%2,657
Avoyelles Parish74.9%12,06925.1%4,039
Beauregard Parish76.4%9,13223.6%2,823
Bienville Parish73.0%5,30027.0%1,960
Bossier Parish64.2%18,33435.8%10,205
Caddo Parish68.3%61,45531.7%28,536
Calcasieu Parish80.9%50,33519.1%11,893
Caldwell Parish70.2%3,87429.8%1,645
Cameron Parish81.5%3,33418.5%757
Catahoula Parish69.9%4,08630.1%1,756
Claiborne Parish72.7%5,01527.3%1,887
Concordia Parish75.3%6,70824.7%2,203
De Soto Parish75.9%8,09924.1%2,574
East Baton Rouge Parish72.8%109,33527.2%40,910
East Carroll Parish70.7%2,76929.3%1,149
East Feliciana Parish77.0%6,17923.0%1,847
Evangeline Parish73.6%10,83026.4%3,885
Franklin Parish69.5%7,11830.5%3,124
Grant Parish72.1%5,77927.9%2,238
Iberia Parish70.4%19,56029.6%8,234
Iberville Parish78.9%12,26921.1%3,289
Jackson Parish74.5%5,53225.5%1,895
Jefferson Davis Parish80.8%10,80119.2%2,567
Jefferson Parish58.8%98,14441.2%68,698
Lafayette Parish71.0%43,91829.0%17,905
Lafourche Parish67.7%23,72632.3%11,317
LaSalle Parish72.6%5,28827.4%1,996
Lincoln Parish75.7%11,35124.3%3,641
Livingston Parish67.5%20,13132.5%9,676
Madison Parish68.6%3,51531.4%1,611
Morehouse Parish69.7%9,06030.3%3,940
Natchitoches Parish74.4%10,87725.6%3,746
Orleans Parish63.7%119,28436.3%68,062
Ouachita Parish68.0%35,66232.0%16,810
Plaquemines Parish65.9%7,22434.1%3,732
Pointe Coupee Parish78.2%8,69621.8%2,425
Rapides Parish74.1%36,21125.9%12,668
Red River Parish73.0%3,44727.0%1,276
Richland Parish72.6%6,39827.4%2,413
Sabine Parish72.3%6,70627.7%2,566
St. Bernard Parish61.3%19,33438.7%12,215
St. Charles Parish63.9%12,58736.1%7,113
St. Helena Parish76.7%4,22323.3%1,285
St. James Parish78.0%8,69922.0%2,451
St. John the Baptist Parish66.4%11,17733.6%5,664
St. Landry Parish73.6%24,54426.4%8,789
St. Martin Parish75.0%13,59825.0%4,533
St. Mary Parish69.1%16,34930.9%7,306
St. Tammany Parish53.9%31,36246.1%26,876
Tangipahoa Parish69.4%23,22030.6%10,245
Tensas Parish73.6%2,36126.4%845
Terrebonne Parish64.8%21,24435.2%11,536
Union Parish69.7%6,81930.3%2,965
Vermilion Parish77.1%16,76322.9%4,965
Vernon Parish74.6%9,89325.4%3,372
Washington Parish64.6%12,12835.4%6,639
Webster Parish68.9%11,54031.1%5,213
West Baton Rouge Parish78.9%7,86521.1%2,101
West Carroll Parish69.7%3,44730.3%1,502
West Feliciana Parish79.2%3,37620.8%887
Winn Parish73.7%5,66526.3%2,026

Commissioner of Insurance

James H. "Jim" Brown (Democrat) won with 59.8% of the vote.

  • James H. "Jim" Brown DemocratElected

    59.8% 1,002,038 votes

  • Peggy Wilson RepublicanDefeated

    40.2% 674,097 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
James H. "Jim" Brown
Peggy Wilson

1,676,135 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJames H. "Jim" BrownPeggy WilsonTurnout
Acadia Parish67.0%16,20633.0%7,987
Allen Parish65.2%6,57534.8%3,507
Ascension Parish65.0%17,51935.0%9,431
Assumption Parish62.8%6,51437.2%3,855
Avoyelles Parish64.9%10,65635.1%5,770
Beauregard Parish57.2%6,82142.8%5,100
Bienville Parish61.5%4,59138.5%2,869
Bossier Parish52.8%15,17147.2%13,543
Caddo Parish57.7%52,01542.3%38,086
Calcasieu Parish58.8%36,19141.2%25,390
Caldwell Parish67.0%3,77633.0%1,861
Cameron Parish60.0%2,43040.0%1,619
Catahoula Parish70.6%4,27029.4%1,779
Claiborne Parish61.1%4,22738.9%2,692
Concordia Parish70.7%6,50829.3%2,699
De Soto Parish64.6%6,90735.4%3,793
East Baton Rouge Parish65.6%98,85234.4%51,802
East Carroll Parish70.0%2,71630.0%1,162
East Feliciana Parish74.2%6,02125.8%2,091
Evangeline Parish66.3%9,99933.7%5,081
Franklin Parish66.2%6,89233.8%3,523
Grant Parish66.0%5,31434.0%2,739
Iberia Parish59.0%16,67141.0%11,604
Iberville Parish74.0%11,58026.0%4,071
Jackson Parish63.4%4,74836.6%2,739
Jefferson Davis Parish60.4%8,05539.6%5,279
Jefferson Parish45.5%76,43554.5%91,459
Lafayette Parish62.6%38,86837.4%23,243
Lafourche Parish54.2%19,18245.8%16,193
LaSalle Parish63.0%4,73237.0%2,779
Lincoln Parish68.9%10,37931.1%4,685
Livingston Parish64.8%19,48335.2%10,597
Madison Parish71.9%3,81328.1%1,488
Morehouse Parish68.5%9,05231.5%4,156
Natchitoches Parish62.5%9,21237.5%5,531
Orleans Parish60.2%114,20939.8%75,409
Ouachita Parish63.4%33,45836.6%19,304
Plaquemines Parish55.3%6,05244.7%4,892
Pointe Coupee Parish70.9%7,89429.1%3,242
Rapides Parish64.2%31,45935.8%17,560
Red River Parish57.1%2,72642.9%2,046
Richland Parish66.7%5,95733.3%2,973
Sabine Parish56.7%5,24743.3%4,011
St. Bernard Parish46.9%14,78453.1%16,715
St. Charles Parish52.4%10,38047.6%9,419
St. Helena Parish73.9%4,19626.1%1,481
St. James Parish65.8%7,39134.2%3,848
St. John the Baptist Parish56.3%9,69643.7%7,538
St. Landry Parish72.0%24,00128.0%9,337
St. Martin Parish71.7%13,21428.3%5,217
St. Mary Parish61.3%14,64938.7%9,232
St. Tammany Parish43.2%25,12456.8%32,975
Tangipahoa Parish59.9%20,24440.1%13,526
Tensas Parish72.3%2,35827.7%904
Terrebonne Parish58.0%19,07342.0%13,834
Union Parish64.8%6,38635.2%3,472
Vermilion Parish62.6%13,73437.4%8,206
Vernon Parish58.6%7,79241.4%5,515
Washington Parish60.3%11,44939.7%7,549
Webster Parish58.4%9,83641.6%7,013
West Baton Rouge Parish70.1%6,91129.9%2,947
West Carroll Parish64.2%3,22635.8%1,799
West Feliciana Parish72.1%3,11627.9%1,206
Winn Parish65.2%5,09534.8%2,724

Governor

Edwin W. Edwards (Democrat) won with 61.2% of the vote.

  • Edwin W. Edwards DemocratElected

    61.2% 1,057,031 votes

  • David Duke RepublicanDefeated

    38.8% 671,009 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Edwin W. Edwards
David Duke

1,728,040 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishEdwin W. EdwardsDavid DukeTurnout
Acadia Parish60.4%14,92839.6%9,772
Allen Parish60.5%6,17139.5%4,036
Ascension Parish53.5%14,79246.5%12,867
Assumption Parish59.7%6,48840.3%4,385
Avoyelles Parish53.7%9,04446.3%7,792
Beauregard Parish46.7%5,56553.3%6,351
Bienville Parish59.3%4,68540.7%3,216
Bossier Parish50.1%14,53649.9%14,457
Caddo Parish64.1%59,93335.9%33,591
Calcasieu Parish65.7%40,61734.3%21,193
Caldwell Parish37.0%2,11263.0%3,590
Cameron Parish64.8%2,66935.2%1,453
Catahoula Parish44.8%2,81555.2%3,470
Claiborne Parish57.7%4,32942.3%3,174
Concordia Parish47.4%4,54452.6%5,040
De Soto Parish59.1%6,60740.9%4,571
East Baton Rouge Parish66.4%100,13833.6%50,656
East Carroll Parish69.0%3,01731.0%1,357
East Feliciana Parish59.5%4,94940.5%3,362
Evangeline Parish54.5%8,94745.5%7,470
Franklin Parish41.6%4,41058.4%6,179
Grant Parish43.9%3,51656.1%4,500
Iberia Parish56.4%16,59443.6%12,814
Iberville Parish64.6%10,69335.4%5,870
Jackson Parish44.5%3,34555.5%4,173
Jefferson Davis Parish63.8%8,58136.2%4,870
Jefferson Parish59.3%102,26140.7%70,183
Lafayette Parish64.6%40,81635.4%22,336
Lafourche Parish59.3%21,34640.7%14,655
LaSalle Parish33.1%2,43266.9%4,910
Lincoln Parish61.2%9,38238.8%5,943
Livingston Parish39.6%12,15260.4%18,554
Madison Parish61.0%3,58239.0%2,286
Morehouse Parish47.3%6,51752.7%7,261
Natchitoches Parish58.2%8,87041.8%6,360
Orleans Parish87.0%173,74413.0%25,921
Ouachita Parish49.4%26,13750.6%26,722
Plaquemines Parish55.8%6,68944.2%5,301
Pointe Coupee Parish61.3%7,43038.7%4,687
Rapides Parish55.9%27,63844.1%21,762
Red River Parish53.3%2,67446.7%2,339
Richland Parish43.4%3,97056.6%5,179
Sabine Parish46.9%4,63553.1%5,251
St. Bernard Parish44.2%14,39455.8%18,153
St. Charles Parish61.7%12,68038.3%7,885
St. Helena Parish60.2%3,70039.8%2,448
St. James Parish66.3%8,02833.7%4,074
St. John the Baptist Parish64.2%11,99335.8%6,685
St. Landry Parish61.3%23,36238.7%14,725
St. Martin Parish64.2%12,72635.8%7,095
St. Mary Parish61.4%15,03938.6%9,447
St. Tammany Parish55.9%32,67844.1%25,800
Tangipahoa Parish53.3%18,77946.7%16,469
Tensas Parish58.8%1,99341.2%1,394
Terrebonne Parish59.2%19,79940.8%13,662
Union Parish40.1%4,02959.9%6,020
Vermilion Parish64.7%14,47735.3%7,882
Vernon Parish49.3%6,67650.7%6,856
Washington Parish46.4%9,15753.6%10,577
Webster Parish51.8%9,02448.2%8,406
West Baton Rouge Parish59.5%6,01640.5%4,092
West Carroll Parish31.1%1,62568.9%3,596
West Feliciana Parish64.5%2,89635.5%1,596
Winn Parish46.0%3,66054.0%4,288

Lieutenant Governor

Melinda Schwegmann (Democrat) won with 59.3% of the vote.

  • Melinda Schwegmann DemocratElected

    59.3% 1,009,026 votes

  • Paul Hardy RepublicanDefeated

    40.7% 693,412 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Melinda Schwegmann
Paul Hardy

1,702,438 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMelinda SchwegmannPaul HardyTurnout
Acadia Parish50.7%12,36549.3%12,022
Allen Parish57.6%5,84342.4%4,300
Ascension Parish63.2%17,37536.8%10,138
Assumption Parish59.4%6,24940.6%4,265
Avoyelles Parish53.4%8,74246.6%7,618
Beauregard Parish56.2%6,72343.8%5,237
Bienville Parish64.8%4,86135.2%2,636
Bossier Parish56.4%16,21843.6%12,535
Caddo Parish58.8%53,73441.2%37,610
Calcasieu Parish62.5%38,74037.5%23,198
Caldwell Parish54.4%3,06245.6%2,570
Cameron Parish54.8%2,23445.2%1,845
Catahoula Parish52.9%3,17347.1%2,825
Claiborne Parish61.4%4,30938.6%2,706
Concordia Parish58.3%5,35541.7%3,834
De Soto Parish60.1%6,48839.9%4,301
East Baton Rouge Parish52.9%80,51047.1%71,781
East Carroll Parish64.7%2,59635.3%1,415
East Feliciana Parish60.8%5,02539.2%3,240
Evangeline Parish46.0%7,04854.0%8,281
Franklin Parish60.5%6,29439.5%4,116
Grant Parish42.9%3,48257.1%4,627
Iberia Parish51.8%14,81948.2%13,796
Iberville Parish63.3%10,21736.7%5,935
Jackson Parish63.3%4,74136.7%2,750
Jefferson Davis Parish53.1%7,12946.9%6,287
Jefferson Parish62.5%107,00737.5%64,324
Lafayette Parish45.2%28,45354.8%34,438
Lafourche Parish53.9%19,36146.1%16,555
LaSalle Parish45.3%3,34954.7%4,042
Lincoln Parish62.7%9,50237.3%5,643
Livingston Parish53.4%16,48846.6%14,363
Madison Parish66.7%3,52333.3%1,758
Morehouse Parish63.1%8,44436.9%4,945
Natchitoches Parish58.1%8,61641.9%6,216
Orleans Parish80.4%157,03119.6%38,167
Ouachita Parish55.9%29,61244.1%23,405
Plaquemines Parish66.2%7,49333.8%3,821
Pointe Coupee Parish57.7%6,63742.3%4,870
Rapides Parish48.6%23,98251.4%25,403
Red River Parish60.4%2,88639.6%1,892
Richland Parish59.3%5,31240.7%3,639
Sabine Parish52.3%4,88547.7%4,461
St. Bernard Parish60.9%19,68839.1%12,623
St. Charles Parish62.9%12,79737.1%7,546
St. Helena Parish61.9%3,57038.1%2,201
St. James Parish68.8%7,97731.2%3,611
St. John the Baptist Parish65.8%11,51234.2%5,982
St. Landry Parish47.8%16,50152.2%18,048
St. Martin Parish42.3%8,04857.7%10,981
St. Mary Parish53.6%12,99346.4%11,263
St. Tammany Parish56.6%33,38643.4%25,595
Tangipahoa Parish64.1%22,32035.9%12,488
Tensas Parish65.8%2,15334.2%1,119
Terrebonne Parish53.6%17,88146.4%15,457
Union Parish56.6%5,62143.4%4,304
Vermilion Parish50.4%11,15549.6%10,981
Vernon Parish50.8%6,78049.2%6,578
Washington Parish57.5%11,13842.5%8,225
Webster Parish58.4%9,87241.6%7,042
West Baton Rouge Parish55.1%5,49144.9%4,473
West Carroll Parish55.9%2,83144.1%2,237
West Feliciana Parish64.5%2,83435.5%1,563
Winn Parish58.2%4,56541.8%3,285

Secretary of State

Fox McKeithen (Republican) won with 50.3% of the vote.

  • Fox McKeithen RepublicanElected

    50.3% 827,506 votes

  • "Doug" Schmidt DemocratDefeated

    49.7% 818,355 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Fox McKeithen
"Doug" Schmidt

1,645,861 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishFox McKeithen"Doug" SchmidtTurnout
Acadia Parish38.8%9,27061.2%14,597
Allen Parish42.2%4,22057.8%5,770
Ascension Parish46.8%12,53453.2%14,220
Assumption Parish42.0%4,25958.0%5,881
Avoyelles Parish48.8%7,79951.2%8,195
Beauregard Parish45.1%5,34254.9%6,492
Bienville Parish49.5%3,62450.5%3,700
Bossier Parish61.0%17,00839.0%10,855
Caddo Parish57.6%51,10442.4%37,618
Calcasieu Parish37.8%23,16062.2%38,080
Caldwell Parish55.0%3,12445.0%2,560
Cameron Parish42.2%1,69957.8%2,323
Catahoula Parish63.4%3,75736.6%2,173
Claiborne Parish50.7%3,45249.3%3,363
Concordia Parish58.9%5,28441.1%3,690
De Soto Parish49.7%5,25150.3%5,320
East Baton Rouge Parish55.1%82,47444.9%67,089
East Carroll Parish56.2%2,13343.8%1,660
East Feliciana Parish52.5%4,24847.5%3,838
Evangeline Parish51.6%7,29748.4%6,839
Franklin Parish66.1%6,87333.9%3,523
Grant Parish58.9%4,72341.1%3,298
Iberia Parish44.1%12,21755.9%15,480
Iberville Parish42.8%6,67457.2%8,906
Jackson Parish56.0%4,17344.0%3,276
Jefferson Davis Parish42.9%5,69357.1%7,562
Jefferson Parish54.3%88,49545.7%74,454
Lafayette Parish45.2%27,25354.8%33,084
Lafourche Parish48.3%16,80651.7%18,011
LaSalle Parish63.7%4,68336.3%2,670
Lincoln Parish47.8%7,12752.2%7,771
Livingston Parish57.0%17,03443.0%12,861
Madison Parish54.5%2,82345.5%2,355
Morehouse Parish60.8%7,97739.2%5,133
Natchitoches Parish47.1%6,83452.9%7,671
Orleans Parish37.4%68,34762.6%114,446
Ouachita Parish67.7%35,40232.3%16,907
Plaquemines Parish52.2%5,52647.8%5,057
Pointe Coupee Parish49.3%5,46850.7%5,615
Rapides Parish53.5%25,93946.5%22,529
Red River Parish50.2%2,36049.8%2,344
Richland Parish66.1%5,86533.9%3,007
Sabine Parish56.1%5,08043.9%3,974
St. Bernard Parish51.1%15,89948.9%15,217
St. Charles Parish49.7%9,67750.3%9,775
St. Helena Parish45.7%2,53154.3%3,002
St. James Parish42.3%4,66557.7%6,372
St. John the Baptist Parish45.9%7,61554.1%8,968
St. Landry Parish47.3%15,54952.7%17,340
St. Martin Parish44.8%8,05855.2%9,944
St. Mary Parish44.9%10,62955.1%13,028
St. Tammany Parish57.2%32,73542.8%24,523
Tangipahoa Parish52.2%17,28447.8%15,841
Tensas Parish54.0%1,70046.0%1,449
Terrebonne Parish48.7%15,85951.3%16,732
Union Parish60.3%5,93339.7%3,898
Vermilion Parish43.3%9,36056.7%12,239
Vernon Parish50.4%6,63149.6%6,524
Washington Parish54.2%10,22045.8%8,619
Webster Parish53.2%8,83946.8%7,770
West Baton Rouge Parish48.4%4,75651.6%5,063
West Carroll Parish65.1%3,24134.9%1,736
West Feliciana Parish42.4%1,80657.6%2,457
Winn Parish52.9%4,10847.1%3,661

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (36 races)

DistrictResult
District 2Danny Mitchell (Democrat) won with 58.0% of the vote.
District 4C. O. Simpkins (Democrat) won with 57.0% of the vote.
District 10Everett Doerge (Democrat) won with 50.2% of the vote.
District 11Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (Democrat) won with 51.8% of the vote.
District 14Charles R. McDonald (Democrat) won with 56.2% of the vote.
District 18"Mike" Russo (Democrat) won with 53.1% of the vote.
District 21Bryant Hammett (Democrat) won with 52.6% of the vote.
District 22Steve Gunn (Other party) won with 50.2% of the vote.
District 23Jimmy D. Long, Sr. (Democrat) won with 58.1% of the vote.
District 24Joe R. Salter (Democrat) won with 53.8% of the vote.
District 26Israel B. Curtis (Democrat) won with 53.6% of the vote.
District 29Sharon Weston (Democrat) won with 59.1% of the vote.
District 31W. Dwayne Cooley (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.
District 32Herman Ray Hill (Democrat) won with 55.9% of the vote.
District 34Wilford D. Carter (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.
District 38Dirk Deville (Democrat) won with 52.2% of the vote.
District 40Charles Hudson (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.
District 44Wilfred Pierre (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.
District 53Robert "Bobby" Bergeron (Democrat) won with 67.5% of the vote.
District 54Mitch Theriot (Democrat) won with 52.0% of the vote.
District 56Joel T. Chaisson II (Democrat) won with 50.9% of the vote.
District 57Joseph Accardo, Jr. (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.
District 58Roy Quezaire, Jr. (Democrat) won with 62.5% of the vote.
District 59John C. "Juba" Diez (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
District 66Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Democrat) won with 54.0% of the vote.
District 69Chuck McMains (Republican) won with 50.4% of the vote.
District 70Carl Crane (Republican) won with 56.9% of the vote.
District 72Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. (Democrat) won with 56.7% of the vote.
District 73Dennis P. Hebert (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.
District 76Suzanne Mayfield Krieger (Republican) won with 52.7% of the vote.
District 86Steve Windhorst (Republican) won with 60.9% of the vote.
District 87Kyle Mark Green (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.
District 90"Pete" Schneider (Republican) won with 56.7% of the vote.
District 96Edwin R. "Ed" Murray (Democrat) won with 63.4% of the vote.
District 100David Armstrong (Democrat) won with 52.3% of the vote.
District 102Troy A. Carter (Democrat) won with 55.7% of the vote.

State Senate (11 races)

DistrictResult
District 13"Mike" Cross (Democrat) won with 57.6% of the vote.
District 16John L "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (Republican) won with 52.2% of the vote.
District 17Thomas "Tom" A. Greene (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.
District 18"Joe" Sevario (Democrat) won with 52.1% of the vote.
District 20Marty J. Chabert (Democrat) won with 61.7% of the vote.
District 23"Max" Jordan (Republican) won with 60.2% of the vote.
District 24Donald "Don" Cravins (Democrat) won with 58.8% of the vote.
District 27"Jim" Cox (Democrat) won with 53.3% of the vote.
District 29"Joe" McPherson (Democrat) won with 56.8% of the vote.
District 37"Greg" Barro (Democrat) won with 58.9% of the vote.
District 38"Ron" Bean (Republican) won with 50.9% of the vote.

Turnout by parish