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Mel Carnahan was a Missouri politician who served as governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer and state representative. He was posthumously elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 after his death in a plane crash.
Oct 21, 2020 · Mel Carnahan was elected to the US Senate posthumously in 2000, after a plane crash that killed him and two others. He was a two-term Democratic governor who cared about people and public service, according to his friends and colleagues.
LOUIS, Oct. 17 – Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan was killed Monday night when a small plane carrying him to a campaign event crashed in a heavily wooded area in rain and fog, according to state ...
Oct 17, 2020 · LOUIS, Mo. — Twenty years ago, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash. The two-term governor was flying through fog and rain when the small plane he was on went down near Goldman...
Oct 19, 2020 · In October 2000, a plane carrying Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, his son Randy and aide Chris Sifford crashed in eastern Missouri, killing all three. Three weeks later, Gov. Carnahan was elected...
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Oct 17, 2010 · A St. Louis Public Radio article recounts the tragic plane crash that killed Gov. Mel Carnahan and two others in 2000 and its impact on the state's politics. It also features the recollections of journalists who covered the event and its aftermath.
Jan 31, 2024 · Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has died at 90. After Mel Carnahan was posthumously elected following a plane crash, the acting governor...