| Election Name: | 2016 Zanzibari Presidential election |
| Country: | Zanzibar |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Zanzibari general election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Zanzibari general election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Nominee1: | Ali Shein |
| Party1: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Popular Vote1: | 299,982 |
| Percentage1: | 91.4% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ali Mohamed Shein |
| Before Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| After Election: | Ali Mohamed Shein |
| After Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Turnout: | 67.9% |
| Registered: | 503,580 |
General elections were held in Zanzibar on 20 March 2016. The 2016 election was conducted as a re-run of the annulled 2015 Zanzibari general election. Only the Zanzibari President, Zanzibar House of Representatives and local legislative elections were part of the re-run.[1] [2]
The election had a seemingly low turnover compared to previous elections as the opposition had boycotted the re-run. The opposition criticize the government in rigging the system against them after the election they believed to be victorious was annulled in 2015.[3]
Due to the boycott, Ali Mohamed Shein won the presidency by a landslide and continued his second term.[4]
See also: List of Representatives elected in the 2016 Zanzibari general election.