The 1876 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Congressman John S. Phelps, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman Gustavus A. Finkelnburg, and Greenback nominee J. P. Alexander.
The 1880 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Thomas Theodore Crittenden, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Greenback nominee Luman A. Brown.
The 1884 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Confederate general John S. Marmaduke, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Populist nominee John A. Brooks.
The 1896 Missouri gubernatorial 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.
The 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, St. Louis businessman Frederick D. Gardner, over the Republican candidate, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Henry Lamm, and candidates representing the Socialist, Progressive, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties. To date it is the closest gubernatorial election in Missouri history. Gardner defeated Secretary of State Cornelius Roach, Attorney General John Tull Barker, and lieutenant governor William Rock Painter for his party's nomination.
The 1920 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Arthur M. Hyde, over the Democratic nominee, John M. Atkinson, and several other candidates representing minor parties.
The 1924 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Republican nominee, former Missouri Superintendent of Schools Sam Aaron Baker, over the Democratic candidate, Arthur W. Nelson, Socialist candidate William M. Brandt, and Socialist Labor nominee William Wesley Cox. Baker had defeated lieutenant governor Hiram Lloyd and Victor J. Miller for the Republican nomination.
The 1928 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, former Congressman Henry S. Caulfield, over the Democratic nominee, Francis M. Wilson, and several other candidates representing minor parties. Caulfield defeated lieutenant governor Philip Allen Bennett for the Republican nomination.
The 1932 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, judge Guy Brasfield Park, over the Republican candidate, Lt. Governor Edward Henry Winter, and several other candidates representing minor parties. Park was nominated after the original nominee Francis M. Wilson died. Winter had defeated Secretary of State Charles U. Becker for his party's nomination.
The 1936 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lloyd C. Stark, over the Republican nominee, former Missouri Attorney General Jesse W. Barrett, and several other candidates representing minor parties.
The 1952 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Phil M. Donnelly, over the Republican candidate, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Howard Elliott, and candidates representing the Progressive, Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Donnelly defeated representative Phil J. Welch for his party's nomination.
The 1960 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Missouri Attorney General John M. Dalton, over the Republican candidate, Edward G. Farmer.
The 1964 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Missouri Secretary of State Warren E. Hearnes, over the Republican candidate, Ethan A.H. Shepley.
The 1968 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, incumbent Governor Warren E. Hearnes, over the Republican candidate, St. Louis County Executive Lawrence K. Roos.
The 1972 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, incumbent State Auditor of Missouri Kit Bond, over the Democratic nominee, Edward L. Dowd, and Nonpartisan Paul J. Leonard. Joseph P. Teasdale was a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, before winning the nomination in the 1976 election, as was lieutenant governor William S. Morris, while Gene McNary was a candidate for the Republican nomination.
The 1976 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, Joseph P. Teasdale, over the Republican candidate, incumbent Governor Kit Bond, and two other candidates. Teasdale defeated William J. Cason and George D. Weber for the Democratic nomination.
The 1980 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, former Governor Kit Bond, over the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor Joseph P. Teasdale, and Socialist Workers candidate Helen Savio.
The 1984 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Missouri Attorney General John Ashcroft, over the Democratic candidate, Lt. Governor Ken Rothman, and Independent Bob Allen.
The 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lt. Governor Mel Carnahan, over the Republican candidate, Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster, and Libertarian Joan Dow. Carnahan had defeated St. Louis mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl for the Democratic nomination, while Webster had defeated Secretary of State Roy Blunt and Treasurer Wendell Bailey for the Republican nomination.
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.
