| Election Name: | 1844 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1840 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1840 |
| Next Election: | 1848 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1848 |
| Election Date: | August 5, 1844 |
| Nominee1: | John C. Edwards |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,978 |
| Percentage1: | 54.11% |
| Nominee2: | Charles Allen |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 31,357 |
| Percentage2: | 45.89% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Meredith Miles Marmaduke |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John C. Edwards |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1844 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 5, 1844, Missouri Secretary of State John C. Edwards, the Democratic nominee, defeated Whig candidate Charles H. Allen.