| Election Name: | 1888 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Flag Year: | 1837 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1886 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1886 |
| Next Election: | 1890 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1890 |
| Nominee1: | William P. Dillingham |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 48,522 |
| Percentage1: | 69.9% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Stephen C. Shurtleff |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,527 |
| Percentage2: | 28.1% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ebenezer J. Ormsbee |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William P. Dillingham |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1888 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1888. Incumbent Republican Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate William P. Dillingham defeated Democratic candidate Stephen C. Shurtleff to succeed him.