| Election Name: | 1816 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1815 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1815 |
| Next Election: | 1817 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1817 |
| Election Date: | 11 April 1816 |
| Nominee1: | John Cotton Smith |
| Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,414 |
| Percentage1: | 52.13% |
| Nominee2: | Oliver Wolcott Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,281 |
| Percentage2: | 46.96% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Cotton Smith |
| Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Cotton Smith |
| After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1816 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on 11 April 1816 in order to elect the Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Connecticut John Cotton Smith won re-election against Democratic-Republican nominee and former United States Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott Jr..[1]
On election day, 11 April 1816, Federalist nominee John Cotton Smith won re-election by a margin of 1,133 votes against his opponent Democratic-Republican nominee Oliver Wolcott Jr., thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Smith was sworn in for his fourth term on 9 May 1816.[2]