1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
Mel Carnahan (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Margaret Kelly (R) by 17.1 points.
Mel CarnahanDemocrat · winner
58.6%1,224,801
Margaret KellyRepublican
41.4%866,268
2,091,069 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET