1991 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1991 in three states and one territory. Prior to the elections, Democrats held two seats and Republicans held one. The national balance of power did not change as a result of the elections, but the balance of power shifted in two states.

1991 United States gubernatorial elections

November 5, 1991 (KY and MS), October 19, 1991, and November 16, 1991 (LA)
4 governorships 3 states; 1 territory
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 28 governorships 20 governorships Seats before 28 20 Seats after 28 20 Seat change Popular vote 1,935,958 1,326,761 Percentage 59.34% 40.66%   Third party Fourth party   Party A Connecticut Party Alaskan Independence Last election 1 governorships 1 governorships Seats before 1 1 Seats after 1 1 Seat change --- Popular vote 0 0 Percentage 0% 0%
Republican pickups   Democratic holds   Democratic pickups

Election results

A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing candidates
Kentucky	Wallace Wilkinson	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Brereton C. Jones (Democratic) 64.7% Larry J. Hopkins (Republican) 35.3%
Louisiana	Buddy Roemer	Republican	Defeated in primary (26.5%), Democratic victory	Edwin Edwards (Democratic) 33.7% (61.2% in runoff) David Duke (Republican) 31.7% (38.3% in runoff) Buddy Roemer (Republican) 28% Clyde Holloway (Republican) 5.3% Sam Jones (Democratic) 0.8% Ed Karst (no party) 0.6%
Mississippi	Ray Mabus	Democratic	Defeated, 47.6%	Kirk Fordice (Republican) 50.8% Shawn O'Hara (Independent) 1.6%

Note: Candidates' vote percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. Candidates earning 0.05% or more of the vote are included.