Governor elections in Missouri
● In officeMike KehoeRepublican
Elections won
R 16 · D 4056 gubernatorial elections since 1820
Last decided by
20.4 pts2024, Mike Kehoe over Crystal Quade
Closest ever
0.20 pts1940, Forrest C. Donnell over Larry McDaniel
Longest streak
13 in a rowDemocratic, 1820–1860
Next election
2028Tuesday, November 7, 2028
Missouri's governor is Republican Mike Kehoe; Kehoe won the most recent race by 20.4 points in 2024. Kehoe has held the office since 2024. The 2024 race put Kehoe ahead of Crystal Quade, 20.4 points clear. Across 56 elections since 1820, Republicans have won 16 and Democrats 40. Of those, the closest was 1940, decided by 0.20 points; the widest 1820, by 44.0 points.
Mike Kehoe R 1,750,802 · Crystal Quade D 1,146,173
Mike Parson R 1,720,202 · Nicole Galloway D 1,225,771
Eric Greitens R 1,433,397 · Chris Koster D 1,277,360
Jay Nixon D 1,494,056 · Dave Spence R 1,160,265
Jay Nixon D 1,680,661 · Kenny Hulshof R 1,136,364
Matt Blunt R 1,382,419 · Claire McCaskill D 1,301,442
Bob Holden D 1,152,752 · Jim Talent R 1,131,307
Mel Carnahan D 1,224,801 · Margaret B. Kelly R 866,268
Mel Carnahan D 1,375,425 · William L. Webster R 968,574
John Ashcroft R 1,339,531 · Betty Hearnes D 724,919
John Ashcroft R 1,194,506 · Ken Rothman D 913,700
Kit Bond R 1,098,950 · Joseph Teasdale D 981,884
Joseph Teasdale D 971,184 · Kit Bond R 958,110
Kit Bond R 1,029,451 · Edward L. Dowd D 832,751
Warren E. Hearnes D 1,072,805 · Lawrence K. Roos R 691,797
Warren E. Hearnes D 1,110,651 · Ethan A.H. Shepley R 678,949
John M. Dalton D 1,095,200 · Edward G. Farmer R 792,131
James T. Blair Jr. D 941,528 · Lon Hocker R 866,810
Phil M. Donnelly D 983,166 · Howard Elliott R 886,370
Forrest Smith D 893,092 · Murray Thompson R 670,064
Phil M. Donnelly D 793,490 · Jean Paul Bradshaw R 762,908
Forrest C. Donnell R 911,530 · Larry McDaniel D 907,917
Lloyd C. Stark D 1,037,133 · Jesse W. Barrett R 772,934
Guy Brasfield Park D 968,551 · Edward Henry Winter R 629,428
Henry S. Caulfield R 784,311 · Francis Wilson D 731,783
Sam Aaron Baker R 640,135 · Arthur Nelson D 634,263
Arthur M. Hyde R 722,020 · John Atkinson D 580,726
Frederick D. Gardner D 382,355 · Henry Lamm R 380,092
Herbert S. Hadley R 355,932 · William S. Cowherd D 340,053
Joseph W. Folk D 326,652 · Cyrus Walbridge R 296,552
Alexander Monroe Dockery D 350,045 · Joseph Flory R 317,905
Lawrence Vest Stephens D 351,062 · Robert E. Lewis R 307,729
David R. Francis D 255,764 · Elbert Kimball R 242,531
John S. Marmaduke D 218,885 · Nicholas Ford R 207,939
John S. Phelps D 199,583 · Gustavus A. Finkelnburg R 147,684
Charles Henry Hardin D 149,566 · William Gentry R 112,104
Silas Woodson D 156,767 · John B. Henderson R 121,889
Benjamin Gratz Brown R 104,374 · Joseph W. McClurg R 63,235
Joseph W. McClurg R 82,090 · John S. Phelps D 62,778
Thomas Clement Fletcher R 73,600 · Thomas Lawson Price D 31,064
Robert Marcellus Stewart D 47,975 · James S. Rollins K 47,641
Sterling Price D 46,494 · James Winston W 32,686
Austin Augustus King D 48,921 · James S. Rollins W 33,968
John C. Edwards D 36,978 · Charles Allen W 31,357
Thomas Reynolds D 29,625 · John Bullock Clark W 22,212
Lilburn Boggs D 14,315 · William Henry Ashley I 13,057
Daniel Dunklin D 9,141 · John Bull R 8,132
Frederick Bates D 6,165 · William Henry Ashley D 4,631
Alexander McNair D 6,576 · William Clark D 2,556