Attorney General
Richard P. Ieyoub (Democrat) won with 76.4% of the vote.
Richard P. Ieyoub DemocratElected
76.4% 1,019,041 votes
"Ed" Tarpley RepublicanDefeated
10.3% 137,372 votes
Cary J. Deaton RepublicanDefeated
9.5% 126,778 votes
Arden Wells Other partyDefeated
3.7% 49,771 votes
Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share
| Under 50% | 50 to 60% | Over 60% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard P. Ieyoub |
1,332,962 votes cast.
Results by parish
| Parish | Richard P. Ieyoub | "Ed" Tarpley | Cary J. Deaton | Arden Wells | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | 84.4%16,943 | 7.7%1,537 | 6.2%1,254 | 1.7%336 | |
| Allen Parish | 82.0%6,335 | 9.7%747 | 5.4%417 | 3.0%228 | |
| Ascension Parish | 76.9%19,000 | 9.6%2,379 | 8.9%2,206 | 4.6%1,132 | |
| Assumption Parish | 78.6%6,816 | 5.6%488 | 9.7%842 | 6.1%530 | |
| Avoyelles Parish | 74.2%11,031 | 12.0%1,785 | 8.2%1,220 | 5.6%828 | |
| Beauregard Parish | 80.3%8,100 | 8.1%812 | 8.3%836 | 3.3%337 | |
| Bienville Parish | 78.2%4,620 | 6.1%358 | 10.3%608 | 5.5%322 | |
| Bossier Parish | 73.5%15,536 | 9.7%2,052 | 13.6%2,867 | 3.2%671 | |
| Caddo Parish | 79.5%50,789 | 8.7%5,576 | 9.7%6,173 | 2.1%1,372 | |
| Calcasieu Parish | 85.6%44,770 | 6.2%3,261 | 5.9%3,095 | 2.2%1,167 | |
| Caldwell Parish | 69.4%3,192 | 17.2%790 | 8.6%395 | 4.8%220 | |
| Cameron Parish | 86.6%3,580 | 3.3%137 | 5.8%238 | 4.3%178 | |
| Catahoula Parish | 69.5%3,498 | 18.5%933 | 7.4%372 | 4.6%232 | |
| Claiborne Parish | 78.8%4,218 | 6.9%370 | 10.6%566 | 3.7%200 | |
| Concordia Parish | 75.7%5,318 | 11.2%787 | 8.6%604 | 4.5%316 | |
| De Soto Parish | 79.3%6,471 | 6.0%491 | 9.9%807 | 4.8%390 | |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 69.9%88,064 | 17.5%22,101 | 9.4%11,822 | 3.2%4,027 | |
| East Carroll Parish | 69.7%2,139 | 17.6%540 | 7.7%237 | 4.9%151 | |
| East Feliciana Parish | 75.4%5,164 | 11.8%811 | 8.1%554 | 4.6%318 | |
| Evangeline Parish | 78.1%8,979 | 7.7%880 | 8.8%1,011 | 5.4%620 | |
| Franklin Parish | 77.7%6,337 | 10.2%835 | 8.4%683 | 3.7%305 | |
| Grant Parish | 55.8%3,875 | 34.7%2,411 | 5.0%346 | 4.5%316 | |
| Iberia Parish | 79.1%19,405 | 7.8%1,905 | 8.6%2,121 | 4.5%1,100 | |
| Iberville Parish | 78.9%9,635 | 6.3%769 | 8.9%1,087 | 5.9%724 | |
| Jackson Parish | 75.6%4,318 | 11.3%645 | 8.9%507 | 4.2%241 | |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 82.8%9,088 | 6.7%736 | 6.3%695 | 4.1%451 | |
| Jefferson Parish | 76.8%99,251 | 7.5%9,743 | 13.1%16,955 | 2.5%3,288 | |
| Lafayette Parish | 77.1%43,161 | 11.4%6,371 | 8.7%4,887 | 2.8%1,589 | |
| Lafourche Parish | 80.4%23,035 | 4.9%1,411 | 9.5%2,734 | 5.1%1,458 | |
| LaSalle Parish | 58.2%3,709 | 33.0%2,106 | 5.6%354 | 3.2%204 | |
| Lincoln Parish | 72.7%7,899 | 13.9%1,513 | 10.1%1,100 | 3.2%348 | |
| Livingston Parish | 70.6%19,861 | 11.2%3,164 | 10.9%3,054 | 7.3%2,051 | |
| Madison Parish | 69.8%2,552 | 10.5%382 | 12.9%471 | 6.8%249 | |
| Morehouse Parish | 73.9%7,104 | 9.8%943 | 10.5%1,005 | 5.8%558 | |
| Natchitoches Parish | 75.0%8,096 | 12.9%1,390 | 7.9%858 | 4.2%453 | |
| Orleans Parish | 84.5%103,564 | 4.4%5,413 | 8.1%9,923 | 3.0%3,670 | |
| Ouachita Parish | 69.5%29,608 | 16.8%7,145 | 10.3%4,365 | 3.4%1,466 | |
| Plaquemines Parish | 77.9%6,845 | 7.5%662 | 10.1%884 | 4.5%399 | |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 78.8%7,515 | 8.5%807 | 7.8%740 | 5.0%478 | |
| Rapides Parish | 61.5%23,718 | 31.3%12,063 | 4.1%1,581 | 3.1%1,183 | |
| Red River Parish | 77.5%2,912 | 5.8%217 | 10.9%408 | 5.8%218 | |
| Richland Parish | 75.0%5,448 | 11.3%818 | 9.7%705 | 4.0%290 | |
| Sabine Parish | 69.6%5,707 | 15.1%1,242 | 10.8%887 | 4.5%367 | |
| St. Bernard Parish | 78.2%19,375 | 8.8%2,176 | 9.7%2,397 | 3.4%838 | |
| St. Charles Parish | 77.5%13,113 | 7.6%1,292 | 11.2%1,887 | 3.7%629 | |
| St. Helena Parish | 75.2%3,375 | 8.7%392 | 8.6%385 | 7.5%336 | |
| St. James Parish | 87.5%7,868 | 4.0%360 | 5.5%492 | 3.0%269 | |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 80.2%10,647 | 6.0%791 | 9.9%1,309 | 4.0%529 | |
| St. Landry Parish | 81.7%22,148 | 8.0%2,167 | 7.3%1,975 | 3.0%826 | |
| St. Martin Parish | 80.5%13,719 | 6.3%1,073 | 9.0%1,525 | 4.2%722 | |
| St. Mary Parish | 78.9%14,955 | 7.4%1,398 | 9.5%1,804 | 4.2%793 | |
| St. Tammany Parish | 70.8%36,893 | 9.5%4,932 | 16.6%8,661 | 3.1%1,634 | |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 70.2%18,294 | 8.6%2,246 | 10.0%2,601 | 11.2%2,906 | |
| Tensas Parish | 73.0%2,044 | 12.9%360 | 9.0%251 | 5.2%146 | |
| Terrebonne Parish | 75.8%19,820 | 9.3%2,427 | 10.3%2,694 | 4.7%1,221 | |
| Union Parish | 72.8%5,734 | 12.8%1,009 | 10.9%861 | 3.4%270 | |
| Vermilion Parish | 83.5%16,921 | 5.3%1,075 | 6.9%1,389 | 4.3%872 | |
| Vernon Parish | 73.9%8,812 | 12.8%1,522 | 8.2%980 | 5.2%616 | |
| Washington Parish | 77.5%11,092 | 6.2%891 | 11.5%1,640 | 4.9%696 | |
| Webster Parish | 78.0%10,588 | 5.9%797 | 11.4%1,544 | 4.8%654 | |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 81.3%6,636 | 8.2%669 | 8.2%667 | 2.3%187 | |
| West Carroll Parish | 70.9%2,989 | 13.9%585 | 10.1%425 | 5.1%214 | |
| West Feliciana Parish | 72.9%2,637 | 11.9%430 | 10.2%368 | 5.0%182 | |
| Winn Parish | 68.1%4,175 | 20.5%1,254 | 7.3%449 | 4.1%250 |