1996 Missouri gubernatorial election

1996 Missouri gubernatorial election
November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Mel Carnahan Margaret B. Kelly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,224,801 866,268
Percentage 57.17% 40.43%
County results
Carnahan:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Kelly:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Mel Carnahan
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Mel Carnahan
Democratic

The 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Mel Carnahan, over the Republican candidate, State Auditor Margaret B. Kelly, and Libertarian J. Mark Oglesby.

Governor Carnahan died in a plane crash on October 16, 2000, near the end of this term, and was replaced by Lt. Governor Roger B. Wilson.

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