1992 Missouri gubernatorial election

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1992 was Missouri's 48th gubernatorial election. The 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.[1]

1992 Missouri gubernatorial election

November 3, 1992

Nominee Mel Carnahan William L. Webster Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,375,425 968,574 Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

County results Carnahan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50–60% Webster:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election John Ashcroft Republican Elected Governor Mel Carnahan Democratic

Results

Despite the fact that Webster was well known having served as Attorney General of Missouri he was handily defeated by just over 17%. Carnahan won typically Democratic strongholds such as St. Louis and Kansas City. Carnahan did surprisingly well in most of rural Missouri. Carnahan was also likely helped because Bill Clinton won Missouri in the concurrent 1992 presidential election. Webster conceded defeat soon after the polls closed. The election was also important for Democrats because this was a pick up for them.

1992 gubernatorial election, Missouri[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mel Carnahan	1,375,425	58.68	+23.93
	Republican	William L. Webster	968,574	41.32	-22.90
	Libertarian	Joan Dow (write-in)	66	0.00	-1.03
Majority			406,851	17.36	-12.10
Turnout			2,344,065	45.81	+3.38
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20010828025646/http://www.rahul.net/cgi-bin/jwd3-cgi-bin/er-lookup?z=MO92gov
2. "MO Governor Race - Nov 03, 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-10.