| Election Name: | 1816 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1815 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1815 |
| Next Election: | 1817 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1817 |
| Election Date: | 9 December 1816 |
| Nominee1: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 62 |
| Percentage1: | 78.48% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Bowie |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 17 |
| Percentage2: | 21.52% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| Before Party: | Federalist Party |
| After Election: | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
| After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1816 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 9 December 1816 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Carnan Ridgely was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against former Democratic-Republican Governor Robert Bowie in a rematch of the previous election.[1]
On election day, 9 December 1816, incumbent Federalist Governor Charles Carnan Ridgely was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of governor. Ridgely was sworn in for his second term on 6 January 1817.[2]