| Election Name: | 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Flag Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1913 |
| Next Election: | 1919 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1919 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Image1: | File:Walteredge.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Walter Evans Edge |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 247,343 |
| Percentage1: | 55.4% |
| Nominee2: | H. Otto Wittpenn |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 177,696 |
| Percentage2: | 39.8% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Fairman Fielder |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Walter Evans Edge |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Walter Evans Edge defeated Democratic nominee H. Otto Wittpenn with 55.44% of the vote.
Wittpenn, who had run for Governor in 1913 but withdrew in favor of James Fairman Fielder,[1] was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.