1996 Missouri gubernatorial election

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1996 was Missouri's 49th 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.

November 5, 1996


Nominee	Mel Carnahan	Margaret B. Kelly
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,224,801	866,268
Percentage	57.2%	40.4%

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

Elections in Missouri

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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]

Results

1996 gubernatorial election, Missouri[2][3]
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

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References

"SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Governors". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
"MO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
"Official Election Returns - November 5, 1996 General Election". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2013-02-11.

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