page_title: 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election
hierarchical_section_title: 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election
context_page_description: 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.
  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.
context_section_description: 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.
  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.
caption: County Results
  Carnahan:
       40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  Kelly:
       40–50%      50–60%      60–70%