1896 Missouri gubernatorial election
The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1896 was Missouri's 24th gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 3, 1896 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, State Treasurer of Missouri Lon Vest Stephens, over the Republican candidate Robert E. Lewis, Prohibition candidate Herman Preston Faris, National Democratic candidate J. McDowell Trimble and Socialist Labor candidate Louis C. Fry.
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Lon Vest Stephens | 351,062 | 52.88 | +2.90 | |
| Republican | Robert E. Lewis | 307,729 | 46.35 | +2.85 | |
| Prohibition | Herman Preston Faris | 2,588 | 0.39 | -0.24 | |
| National Democratic | J. McDowell Trimble | 1,809 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Socialist Labor | Louis C. Fry | 757 | 0.11 | +0.11 | |
| Majority | 43,333 | 6.53 | +1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 663,945 | 24.78 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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