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

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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]

Primary Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mel Carnahan (incumbent)	347,488	81.70%
	Democratic	Ruth Redel	33,452	7.87%
	Democratic	Edwin W. Howald	29,890	7.03%
	Democratic	Nicholas Clement	14,490	3.40%
Total votes			425,320	100.0%

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Margaret B. Kelly	219,435	77.73%
	Republican	John M. Swenson	29,675	10.51%
	Republican	David Andrew Brown	18,755	6.64%
	Republican	Lester W. Duggan Jr.	14,448	5.12%
Total votes			282,313	100.0%

Results

1996 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mel Carnahan (incumbent)	1,224,801	57.17	−1.51
	Republican	Margaret B. Kelly	866,268	40.43	−0.89
	Libertarian	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
Majority			358,533	16.73	−0.63
Turnout			2,142,518	41.87	−3.94
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Governors". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ "Page 595".
^ "Page 595".
^ "MO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^ "Official Election Returns - November 5, 1996 General Election". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

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