| Election Name: | 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1900 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Nominee1: | Lawrence Vest Stephens |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 351,062 |
| Percentage1: | 52.88% |
| Nominee2: | Robert E. Lewis |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 307,729 |
| Percentage2: | 46.35% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William J. Stone |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lawrence Vest Stephens |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1896 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, State Treasurer of Missouri Lawrence 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.