| Election Name: | 1982 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | Yes |
| Previous Election: | 1980 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1984 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1982 |
| Image1: | File:John H. Sununu (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John H. Sununu |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 145,389 |
| Percentage1: | 51.47% |
| Nominee2: | Hugh Gallen |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 132,317 |
| Percentage2: | 46.84% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Hugh Gallen |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John H. Sununu |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1982 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1982.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Hugh Gallen ran for re-election but was defeated by Tufts University professor John Sununu. Sununu, who defeated Lou D'Allesandro for the Republican nomination, became the first Arab-American governor of New Hampshire. Gallen died just over a week before Sununu's inauguration.