| Election Name: | 1996 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election |
| Country: | Artsakh |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Election Date: | 24 November 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1997 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
| Turnout: | 78.07% |
| Candidate1: | Robert Kocharyan |
| Party1: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 60,241 |
| Percentage1: | 88.91% |
| Candidate2: | Boris Arushanyan |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,801 |
| Percentage2: | 7.09% |
| President | |
| Posttitle: | President-elect |
| After Election: | Robert Kocharyan |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
Presidential elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 24 November 1996. The result was a victory for independent candidate Robert Kocharyan, who received 89% of the vote.[1]