| Election Name: | 1916 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1914 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1914 |
| Next Election: | 1918 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1918 |
| Election Date: | 7 November 1916 |
| Nominee1: | Hugh Dorsey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 139,772 |
| Percentage1: | 96.45% |
| Nominee2: | Roscoe Pickett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,217 |
| Percentage2: | 2.91% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Nathaniel Edwin Harris |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Hugh Dorsey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1916 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1916 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Hugh Dorsey overwhelmingly defeated Republican nominee Roscoe Pickett and Socialist party candidate Thomas M. Taylor.[1] It was the first gubernatorial election to be contested by the Republican Party since 1876, and the last they would contest until 1966.
On election day, 7 November 1916, Democratic nominee Hugh Dorsey won the election by a margin of 135,555 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Roscoe Pickett, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Dorsey was sworn in as the 62nd Governor of Georgia (US State) on 30 June 1917.[2]