Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996

← 1992 November 5, 1996 2000 →
Nominee Mel Carnahan Margaret B. Kelly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,224,801 866,268 Percentage 57.2% 40.4%
Blue counties won by Carnahan. Red counties won by Kelly.
Governor before election Mel Carnahan Democratic Elected Governor Mel Carnahan Democratic

Mel Carnahan
Democratic

Mel Carnahan
Democratic

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1996 was Missouri's forty-ninth gubernatorial election. The 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. Gov. Roger B. Wilson.