1996 Missouri gubernatorial election

none related races 1996 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election Missouri presidential no 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election 1992 2000 Missouri gubernatorial election 2000 November 5, 1996 File:MO Governors - 51 Melvin Carnahan (1993-2000) (52976484531) (cropped).jpg x150px Mel Carnahan Democratic Party (United States) 1,224,801 57.17% File:Margaret B. Kelly (cropped).jpg Margaret B. Kelly Republican Party (United States) 866,268 40.43% 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsCarnahan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Kelly: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Mel Carnahan Democratic Party (United States) Mel Carnahan 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.http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/governors.asp SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Governors Sos.mo.gov 2013-02-11 Primary results Democratic primary resultshttps://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/61207%22 Page 595 Democratic Party (United States) Mel Carnahan (incumbent) 347,488 81.70% Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Redel 33,452 7.87% Democratic Party (United States) Edwin W. Howald 29,890 7.03% Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas Clement 14,490 3.40% 425,320 100.0% Republican primary resultshttps://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/61207%22 Page 595 Republican Party (United States) Margaret B. Kelly 219,435 77.73% Republican Party (United States) John M. Swenson 29,675 10.51% Republican Party (United States) David Andrew Brown 18,755 6.64% Republican Party (United States) Lester W. Duggan Jr. 14,448 5.12% 282,313 100.0% Results 1996 gubernatorial election, Missourihttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7904 MO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1996 Our Campaigns 2013-02-10http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?arc=1&eid=4 Official Election Returns - November 5, 1996 General Election Sos.mo.gov 2013-02-11 Democratic Party (United States) Mel Carnahan (incumbent) 1,224,801 57.17 -1.51 Republican Party (United States) Margaret B. Kelly 866,268 40.43 -0.89 Libertarian Party (United States) J. Mark Oglesby 51,432 2.40 +2.40 N/A V. Marvalene Pankey (write-in) 10 0.00 N/A Jock Peacock (write-in) 7 0.00 358,533 16.73 -0.63 2,142,518 41.87 -3.94 Democratic Party (US) References Gubernatorial 1996 Missouri Category:1996 in Missouri Category:November 1996 in the United States