| Election Name: | 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Image1: | File:Howard Dean 1999.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Howard Dean |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 179,544 |
| Percentage1: | 70.5% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Howard Dean |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Howard Dean |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | John L. Gropper |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,161 |
| Percentage2: | 22.5% |
The 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a third full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican nominee John L. Gropper.
This is the last time that Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.