| Election Name: | 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Flag Year: | 1837 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1894 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1894 |
| Next Election: | 1898 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1898 |
| Nominee1: | Josiah Grout |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 53,426 |
| Percentage1: | 76.4% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | J. Henry Jackson |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,855 |
| Percentage2: | 21.2% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Urban A. Woodbury |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Josiah Grout |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1896. Incumbent Republican Urban A. Woodbury, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Josiah Grout defeated Democratic candidate J. Henry Jackson to succeed him.