| Election Name: | 2016 Wilmington mayoral election |
| Country: | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Wilmington mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Wilmington mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Nominee1: | Mike Purzycki |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,409 |
| Percentage1: | 82.17% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Martin |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,956 |
| Percentage2: | 10.83% |
| Nominee3: | Steven Washington |
| Party3: | Independent Party of Delaware |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,905 |
| Percentage3: | 7.00% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Dennis P. Williams |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Purzycki |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2016 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor Dennis P. Williams ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2016, by Mike Purzycki, the former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation.[1] Purzycki defeated Republican Robert Martin and Delaware Independent Steven Washington in the general election.[2]