| Election Name: | 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1920 Missouri gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Nominee1: | Frederick D. Gardner |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 382,355 |
| Percentage1: | 48.65% |
| Nominee2: | Henry Lamm |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 380,092 |
| Percentage2: | 48.36% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Elliot Woolfolk Major |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frederick D. Gardner |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1916 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, St. Louis businessman Frederick D. Gardner, over the Republican candidate, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Henry Lamm,[1] [2] and candidates representing the Socialist, Progressive, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties. To date it is the closest gubernatorial election in Missouri history. Gardner defeated Secretary of State Cornelius Roach, Attorney General John Tull Barker, and lieutenant governor William Rock Painter for his party's nomination.