Election Name: | 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Country: | Missouri |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 2000 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1996 |
Image1: | File:MO Governors - 51 Melvin Carnahan (1993-2000) (52976484531) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Mel Carnahan |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,224,801 |
Percentage1: | 57.17% |
Nominee2: | Margaret B. Kelly |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 866,268 |
Percentage2: | 40.43% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Mel Carnahan |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mel Carnahan |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.[1]