| Election Name: | 1816 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1815 |
| Next Election: | 1817 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1817 |
| Election Date: | March 12, 1816 |
| Nominee1: | William Plumer |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,338 |
| Percentage1: | 52.95% |
| Nominee2: | James Sheafe |
| Party2: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,994 |
| Percentage2: | 46.85% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Taylor Gilman |
| Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William Plumer |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1816 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1816.
Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman did not run for re-election.[1] [2]
Democratic-Republican nominee William Plumer defeated Federalist nominee James Sheafe.