| Election Name: | 1816 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1815 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1815 |
| Next Election: | 1817 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1817 |
| Election Date: | 24 October 1816 |
| Nominee1: | Mahlon Dickerson |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 52 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mahlon Dickerson |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Mahlon Dickerson |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1816 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on 24 October 1816 in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Mahlon Dickerson was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 24 October 1816, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Mahlon Dickerson was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Dickerson was sworn in for his second term that same day.[2]