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| termlength = Four years, no term limits<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which States Have Term Limits On Governor? |url=https://www.termlimits.com/which-states-have-term-limits-on-governor/ |access-date=December 3, 2020 |website=Term Limits.com |date=June 3, 2020 |publisher=U.S. Term Limits |quote="Thirty-six states have some form of term limit on the office of governor. Fourteen states do not. They are: Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin." |location=Washington, DC}}</ref>

Governors of Massachusetts are elected every four years during state elections that are held on the first Tuesday of November after November 1. As of November 2022, the most recent Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held in [[2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2022]]. Following each gubernatorial election, the elected governor is inaugurated on the Thursday after the first Wednesday in January following the election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=William |first=Galvin |title=Elected Officials' Effective Dates of Office |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/effective-dates-of-office.htm |access-date=6 November 2022 |publisher=Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref> There are no [[Term limits in the United States|term limits]] restricting how long a governor may serve.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-08 |title=A Third Term For Governor Charlie Baker? |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/06/08/a-third-term-for-governor-charlie-baker |access-date=2020-08-03 |website=News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-04 |title=What Charlie Baker faces should he seek a third term |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/07/04/what-charlie-baker-faces-should-he-seek-a-third-term/ |access-date=2020-08-03 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Term Limits on Governor |url=https://www.termlimits.com/governor_termlimits/ |access-date=2020-08-03 |website=U.S. Term Limits |date=June 19, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> The longest-serving Massachusetts governor is [[Michael Dukakis]], who served 12 years; Dukakis was in office from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. The current governor is [[Maura Healey]], a Democrat who won the [[2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2022 gubernatorial election]].

With the founding of the [[Dominion of New England]] by [[James II of England]], the [[New England]] colonies were combined with the [[Province of New York]], [[West Jersey|Province of West Jersey]], and the [[East Jersey|Province of East Jersey]]. During this period (1686-16891686–1689) Massachusetts had no governor of its own. Instead there existed a royally appointed governor who resided in [[Boston]] and served at the King's pleasure. Though there existed a council which served as a quasi-legislature, however the logistics of calling the council to meet were so arduous that the Dominion was essentially governed by the Crown through the royal governor. The reason for the creation of such a post was there existed tremendous hostility between the [[Kingdom of England]] and the colonists of Massachusetts Bay. In an effort to bring the colonies under tighter control the Crown dismantled the old assembly system and created the Viceroy system based on the Spanish model in [[New Spain]]. This model of government was greatly disliked by the colonists all throughout British North America but especially in New England where colonists at one time did have some semblance of democratic and local control. With the [[Glorious Revolution]] and the [[1689 Boston revolt|Boston Revolt]] the Dominion was abolished in 1689.<ref>Adams 1913, p.430-445</ref>

According to the [[Constitution of Massachusetts|Massachusetts State Constitution]]:<blockquote>Whenever the chair of the governor shall be vacant, by reason of his death, or absence from the commonwealth, or otherwise, the lieutenant governor, for the time being, shall, during such vacancy, perform all the duties incumbent upon the governor, and shall have and exercise all the powers and authorities, which by this constitution the governor is vested with, when personally present.<ref>[https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Constitution#chapterIISectionII Constitution of Massachusetts, Chapter II, Section II, Article III].</ref></blockquote>The Constitution does not use the term "acting governor", but the practice in Massachusetts has been that the lieutenant governor retains his or herthe position and title as "lieutenant governor" and becomes acting governor, not governor. The lieutenant governor, when acting as governor, is referred to as "the lieutenant-governor, acting governor" in official documents.<ref>An example of this is found in [http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw01/sl010045.htm Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2001], where a veto by Swift was overridden by the General Court.</ref>

At one time, Governor [[John A. Volpe]] accepted the donation of the [[Endicott Estate]] in [[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]] from the heirs of [[Henry Bradford Endicott]]. He intended to renovate the 19th-century mansion into a splendid governor's residence.<ref name="commonwealthmag">{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Magazine, Fall 1999 | date=April 2024 |url=http://www.massinc.org/index.php?id=346&pub_id=967&bypass=1&bypass=1&bypass=1}}</ref> After Volpe resigned to become [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] in the [[Presidency of Richard Nixon|Nixon administration]], the plan was aborted by his successor in consideration of budgetary constraints and because the location was considered too far from the seat of power, the State House in Boston.

Since the governor has no official residence, the expression "corner office", rather than "governor's mansion", is commonly used in the press as a [[Metonymy|metonym]] for the office of governor. This refers instead to the governor's office on the third floor of the State House.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State House 3rd Floor information, floor plan, and room listing |url=https://malegislature.gov/VirtualTour/Floor/3 |website=The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |access-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027231410/http://malegislature.gov/VirtualTour/Floor/3 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

|rowspan="5"|'''[[John Hancock]]'''<br />{{Small|(1737–1793)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=689–690}}<ref name="nga-hancock">{{Cite web |title=John Hancock |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hancock/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[James Bowdoin]]'''<br />{{Small|(1726–1790)}}<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowdoin, James II |url=https://maineanencyclopedia.com/james-bowdoin-ii/ |access-date=March 7, 2023 |website=Maine: An Encyclopedia|date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref>

|rowspan="4"|'''[[Samuel Adams]]'''<br />{{Small|(1722–1803)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=690–691}}<ref name="nga-adams">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Adams |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-adams-2/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Increase Sumner]]'''<br />{{Small|(1746–1799)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=691–692}}<ref name="nga-sumner">{{Cite web |title=Increase Sumner |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/increase-sumner/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="7"|'''[[Caleb Strong]]'''<br />{{Small|(1745–1819)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=692–693}}<ref name="nga-strong">{{Cite web |title=Caleb Strong |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/caleb-strong/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="7"|{{dts|May 30, 1800}}<ref name="burdick" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1800-06-07 |title=none | quote=The Committee appointed to wait on the Governor elect, reported that he would wait upon the Legislature in the Representative's Chamber, tomorrow at 12 o'clock, to be qualified. |page=3 |work=The Recorder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120428144/strong-to-be-inaugurated-may-30/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />May 29, 1807<br />{{small|(lost election)}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[James Sullivan (governor)|James Sullivan]]'''<br />{{Small|(1744–1808)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=693–694}}<ref name="nga-sullivan">{{Cite web |title=James Sullivan |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-sullivan/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Levi Lincoln Sr.]]'''<br />{{Small|(1749–1820)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=694}}<ref name="nga-lincoln-levi-1">{{Cite web |title=Levi Lincoln Sr. |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/levi-lincoln-sr/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Christopher Gore]]'''<br />{{Small|(1758–1827)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=695}}<ref name="nga-gore">{{Cite web |title=Christopher Gore |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/christopher-gore/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|June 3, 1809}}<ref name="burdick" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1809-06-10 |title=none | quote=... when His Excellency Christopher Gore, Esq. and His Honor David Cobb, Esq. Governor and Lt. Governor Elect, came in, and took and subscribed the Oaths and declarations made necessary by the Constitution of this Commonwealth to qualify them for exercising the Offices to which they have been elected. |page=2 |work=The Pittsfield Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120433212/gore-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />June 2, 1810<br />{{small|(lost election)}}

|[[18101809 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|18101809]]

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Elbridge Gerry]]'''<br />{{Small|(1744–1814)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=695–696}}<ref name="nga-gerry">{{Cite web |title=Elbridge Gerry |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/elbridge-gerry/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="4"|{{dts|May 30, 1812}}<ref name="burdick" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1812-06-09 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=2 |work=The Recorder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120433415/strong-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />June 1, 1816<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=692–693}}

|rowspan="7"|'''[[John Brooks (governor)|John Brooks]]'''<br />{{Small|(1752–1825)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=696–697}}<ref name="nga-brooks">{{Cite web |title=John Brooks |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-brooks/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="7"|{{dts|June 1, 1816}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1816-06-11 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=2 |work=The Recorder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120436220/brooks-inaugurated-june-1/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />May 30, 1823<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=696–697}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[William Eustis]]'''<br />{{Small|(1753–1825)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=697–698}}<ref name="nga-eustis">{{Cite web |title=William Eustis |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-eustis/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Marcus Morton]]'''<br />{{Small|(1784–1864)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=698–699}}<ref name="nga-morton">{{Cite web |title=Marcus Morton |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/marcus-morton/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|February 6, 1825}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1825-02-17 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |language=en-us |page=1 |work=The Pittsfield Sun |location=Pittsfield, Massachusetts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsfield-sun-eustis-dies-morton-b/120457597/ |access-date=2023-09-27}}</ref><br />–<br />May 27, 1825<br />{{small|(didsuccessor nottook runoffice)}}

|rowspan="9"|'''[[Levi Lincoln Jr.]]'''<br />{{Small|(1782–1868)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=699}}<ref name="nga-lincoln-levi-2">{{Cite web |title=Levi Lincoln Jr. |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/levi-lincoln-jr/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="9"|{{dts|May 27, 1825}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1825-06-03 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=6 |work=New England Farmer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120436675/lincoln-inaugurated-may-27/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 21, 1834<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=699}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[John Davis (Massachusetts governor)|John Davis]]'''<br />{{Small|(1787–1854)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=700}}<ref name="nga-davis">{{Cite web |title=John Davis |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-davis/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Samuel Turell Armstrong]]'''<br />{{Small|(1784–1850)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=700–701}}<ref name="nga-armstrong">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Turell Armstrong |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-turell-armstrong/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="4"|'''[[Edward Everett]]'''<br />{{Small|(1794–1865)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=701–702}}<ref name="nga-everett">{{Cite web |title=Edward Everett |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/edward-everett/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="7"|'''[[George N. Briggs]]'''<br />{{Small|(1796–1861)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=702–703}}<ref name="nga-briggs">{{Cite web |title=George Nixon Briggs |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-nixon-briggs/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[George S. Boutwell]]'''<br />{{Small|(1818–1905)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=703–704}}<ref name="nga-boutwell">{{Cite web |title=George Sewall Boutwell |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-sewall-boutwell/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 13, 1851}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1851-01-18 |title=Mass. Legislature |page=3 |work=New England Farmer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120439448/boutwell-inaugurated-january-13/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 14, 1853<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=703–704}}

|'''[[John H. Clifford]]'''<br />{{Small|(1809–1876)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=704–705}}<ref name="nga-clifford">{{Cite web |title=John Henry Clifford |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-henry-clifford/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|January 14, 1853}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1853-01-14 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=3 |work=Boston Evening Transcript |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120439691/clifford-inaugurated-january-14/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 12, 1854<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=704–705}}

|'''[[Emory Washburn]]'''<br />{{Small|(1800–1877)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=705}}<ref name="nga-washburn-emory">{{Cite web |title=Emory Washburn |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/emory-washburn/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Henry Gardner]]'''<br />{{Small|(1819–1892)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=706}}<ref name="nga-gardner">{{Cite web |title=Henry Joseph Gardner |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-joseph-gardner/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Nathaniel P. Banks]]'''<br />{{Small|(1816–1894)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=706–707}}<ref name="nga-banks">{{Cite web |title=Nathaniel Prentice Banks |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/nathaniel-prentice-banks/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 2, 1858}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1858-01-09 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=3 |work=New England Farmer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120414268/banks-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 2, 1861<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=706–707}}

|rowspan="5"|'''[[John Albion Andrew]]'''<br />{{Small|(1818–1867)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=707–708}}<ref name="nga-andrew">{{Cite web |title=John Albion Andrew |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-albion-andrew/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="5"|{{dts|January 2, 1861}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1861-01-05 |title=Review of the Week |page=2 |work=New England Farmer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120414417/andrew-inaugurated-january-2/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 6, 1866<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=707–708}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Alexander Bullock]]'''<br />{{Small|(1816–1882)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=708–709}}<ref name="nga-bullock">{{Cite web |title=Alexander Hamilton Bullock |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alexander-hamilton-bullock/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 6, 1866}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1866-01-08 |title=Legislature |page=2 |work=Fall River Daily Evening News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120439897/bullock-inaugurated-january-6/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 9, 1869<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=708–709}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[William Claflin]]'''<br />{{Small|(1818–1905)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=709–710}}<ref name="nga-claflin">{{Cite web |title=William Claflin |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-claflin/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 9, 1869}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1869-01-11 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=2 |work=Fall River Daily Evening News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120414534/claflin-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 5, 1872<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=709–710}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[William B. Washburn]]'''<br />{{Small|(1820–1887)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=710–711}}<ref name="nga-washburn-william">{{Cite web |title=William Barrett Washburn |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-barrett-washburn/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts politician)|Thomas Talbot]]'''<br />{{Small|(1818–1885)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=711}}<ref name="nga-talbot">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Talbot |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-talbot/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|April 30, 1874}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1874 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/795831 401], accessed March 8, 2023}}</ref><br />–<br />January 7, 1875<br />{{small|(lost election)}}

|'''[[William Gaston (Massachusetts politician)|William Gaston]]'''<br />{{Small|(1820–1894)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=712}}<ref name="nga-gaston">{{Cite web |title=William Gaston |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-gaston/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Alexander H. Rice]]'''<br />{{Small|(1818–1895)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=712–713}}<ref name="nga-rice">{{Cite web |title=Alexander Hamilton Rice |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alexander-hamilton-rice/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 6, 1876}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1876-01-07 |title=Massachusetts Legislature |page=3 |work=Boston Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120425973/rice-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 2, 1879<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=712–713}}

|{{dts|January 2, 1879}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1879-01-02 |title=The Legislature |page=1 |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120426171/talbot-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />January 8, 1880<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=711}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[John Davis Long]]'''<br />{{Small|(1838–1915)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=713–714}}<ref name="nga-long">{{Cite web |title=John Davis Long |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-davis-long/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 8, 1880}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1880 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/795865 12], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 4, 1883<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=713–714}}

|'''[[Benjamin Butler]]'''<br />{{Small|(1818–1893)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=714–715}}<ref name="nga-butler">{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Franklin Butler |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-franklin-butler/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[George D. Robinson]]'''<br />{{Small|(1834–1896)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=715}}<ref name="nga-robinson">{{Cite web |title=George Dexter Robinson |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-dexter-robinson/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 3, 1884}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1884 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/795888 12], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 6, 1887<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=715}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Oliver Ames (governor)|Oliver Ames]]'''<br />{{Small|(1831–1895)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=716}}<ref name="nga-ames">{{Cite web |title=Oliver Ames |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/oliver-ames/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 6, 1887}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1887 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/795898 13], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 2, 1890<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=716}}

|'''[[John Q. A. Brackett]]'''<br />{{Small|(1842–1918)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=716–717}}<ref name="nga-brackett">{{Cite web |title=John Quincy Adams Brackett |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-quincy-adams-brackett/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[William E. Russell (politician)|William E. Russell]]'''<br />{{Small|(1857–1896)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=717–718}}<ref name="nga-russell">{{Cite web |title=William Eustis Russell |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-eustis-russell/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 8, 1891}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1891 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/795931 16], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 4, 1894<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=717–718}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Frederic T. Greenhalge]]'''<br />{{Small|(1842–1896)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=718}}<ref name="nga-greenhalge">{{Cite web |title=Frederic Thomas Greenhalge |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frederic-thomas-greenhalge/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="4"|'''[[Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts politician)|Roger Wolcott]]'''<br />{{Small|(1847–1900)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=718–719}}<ref name="nga-wolcott">{{Cite web |title=Roger Wolcott |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/roger-wolcott/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="4"|{{dts|March 5, 1896}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1896-03-05 |title=Deep Mourning |page=1 |work=The North Adams Transcript |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120473126/wolcott-becomes-acting-governor/ |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref><br />–<br />January 4, 1900<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=718–719}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Winthrop M. Crane]]'''<br />{{Small|(1853–1920)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=719–720}}<ref name="nga-crane">{{Cite web |title=Winthrop Murray Crane |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/winthrop-murray-crane/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 4, 1900}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1900 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796030 14], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 8, 1903<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=719–720}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[John L. Bates]]'''<br />{{Small|(1859–1946)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=720–721}}<ref name="nga-bates">{{Cite web |title=John Lewis Bates |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-lewis-bates/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 8, 1903}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1903 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796047 16], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 5, 1905<br />{{small|(didlost not runelection)}}

|'''[[William Lewis Douglas]]'''<br />{{Small|(1845–1924)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=721}}<ref name="nga-douglas">{{Cite web |title=William Lewis Douglas |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-lewis-douglas/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|January 5, 1905}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1905 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796053 17], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 4, 1906<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=721}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Curtis Guild Jr.]]'''<br />{{Small|(1860–1915)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=721–722}}<ref name="nga-guild">{{Cite web |title=Curtis Guild |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/curtis-guild/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 4, 1906}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1906 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796068 16], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 7, 1909<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=721–722}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Eben Sumner Draper]]'''<br />{{Small|(1858–1914)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=722–723}}<ref name="nga-draper">{{Cite web |title=Ebenezer Sumner Draper |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ebenezer-sumner-draper/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Eugene Foss]]'''<br />{{Small|(1858–1939)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=723–724}}<ref name="nga-foss">{{Cite web |title=Eugene Noble Foss |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/eugene-noble-foss/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[David I. Walsh]]'''<br />{{Small|(1872–1947)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=724}}<ref name="nga-walsh">{{Cite web |title=David Ignatius Walsh |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-ignatius-walsh/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Samuel W. McCall]]'''<br />{{Small|(1851–1923)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=725}}<ref name="nga-mccall">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Walker McCall |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-walker-mccall/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 6, 1916}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1916 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796133 19], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 2, 1919<br />{{small|(did not run)}} {{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=725}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Calvin Coolidge]]'''<br />{{Small|(1872–1933)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=725–726}}<ref name="nga-coolidge">{{Cite web |title=John Calvin Coolidge |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-calvin-coolidge/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 2, 1919}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1919 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796144 20], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 6, 1921<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Coolidge was instead [[1920 United States presidential election|elected]] [[Vice President of the United States]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=725–726}}}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Channing H. Cox]]'''<br />{{Small|(1879–1968)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=726–727}}<ref name="nga-cox">{{Cite web |title=Channing Harris Cox |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/channing-harris-cox/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Alvan T. Fuller]]'''<br />{{Small|(1878–1958)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=727}}<ref name="nga-fuller">{{Cite web |title=Alvan Tufts Fuller |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alvan-tufts-fuller/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Frank G. Allen]]'''<br />{{Small|(1874–1950)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=727–728}}<ref name="nga-allen">{{Cite web |title=Frank G. Allen |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frank-g-allen/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Joseph B. Ely]]'''<br />{{Small|(1881–1956)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=728–729}}<ref name="nga-ely">{{Cite web |title=Joseph Buell Ely |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-buell-ely/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 8, 1931}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1931 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796201 29], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 3, 1935<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=728–729}}

|'''[[James Michael Curley]]'''<br />{{Small|(1874–1958)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=729–730}}<ref name="nga-curley">{{Cite web |title=James Michael Curley |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-michael-curley/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|January 3, 1935}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the House of Representatives''. 1935 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796216 32], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 7, 1937<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Curley instead [[1936 United States Senate election in Massachusetts|ran unsuccessfully]] for the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=729–730}}}}

|'''[[Charles F. Hurley]]'''<br />{{Small|(1893–1946)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=730}}<ref name="nga-hurley">{{Cite web |title=Charles Francis Hurley |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-francis-hurley/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Leverett Saltonstall]]'''<br />{{Small|(1892–1979)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=730–731}}<ref name="nga-saltonstall">{{Cite web |title=Leverett Saltonstall |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/leverett-saltonstall/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 5, 1939}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1939 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796230 25], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 4, 1945<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Saltonstall was instead [[1944 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=730–731}}}}

|'''[[Maurice J. Tobin]]'''<br />{{Small|(1901–1953)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=731}}<ref name="nga-tobin">{{Cite web |title=Maurice Tobin |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/maurice-tobin/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Robert F. Bradford]]'''<br />{{Small|(1902–1983)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=732}}<ref name="nga-bradford">{{Cite web |title=Robert Fiske Bradford |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-fiske-bradford/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Paul A. Dever]]'''<br />{{Small|(1903–1958)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=732–733}}<ref name="nga-dever">{{Cite web |title=Paul Andrew Dever |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/paul-andrew-dever/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Christian Herter]]'''<br />{{Small|(1895–1966)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=733–734}}<ref name="nga-herter">{{Cite web |title=Christian Archibald Herter |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/christian-archibald-herter/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 8, 1953}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1953 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796270 208], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 3, 1957<br />{{small|(did not run)}} {{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=733–734}}

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Foster Furcolo]]'''<br />{{Small|(1911–1995)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=734}}<ref name="nga-furcolo">{{Cite web |title=Foster John Furcolo |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/foster-john-furcolo/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 3, 1957}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1957 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796305 14], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 5, 1961<br />{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Furcolo instead [[1960 United States Senate election in Massachusetts|ran unsuccessfully]] for the Democratic nomination to the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=734}}}}

|'''[[John A. Volpe]]'''<br />{{Small|(1908–1994)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=734–735}}<ref name="nga-volpe">{{Cite web |title=John Anthony Volpe |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-anthony-volpe/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Endicott Peabody]]'''<br />{{Small|(1920–1997)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=735–736}}<ref name="nga-peabody">{{Cite web |title=Endicott Peabody |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/endicott-peabody/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 7, 1965}}<ref>Massachusetts General Court. ''Journal of the Senate''. 1965 sess., [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/796348 319], accessed March 8, 2023</ref><br />–<br />January 22, 1969<br />{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Volpe resigned, having been appointedconfirmed as [[United States Secretary of Transportation]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=734–735}}}}

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Francis Sargent]]'''<br />{{Small|(1915–1998)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=736–737}}<ref name="nga-sargent">{{Cite web |title=Francis Williams Sargent |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/francis-williams-sargent/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Michael Dukakis]]'''<br />{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1933)}}<br />{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=737}}<ref name="nga-dukakis">{{Cite web |title=Michael Stanley Dukakis |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/michael-stanley-dukakis/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Bill Weld]]'''<br />{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1945)}}<br /><ref name="nga-weld">{{Cite web |title=William Floyd Weld |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-floyd-weld/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Paul Cellucci]]'''<br />{{Small|(1948–2013)}}<br /><ref name="nga-cellucci">{{Cite web |title=Argeo Paul Cellucci |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/argeo-paul-cellucci/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|July 29, 1997}}<ref>{{Cite news |lastlast1=Phillips |firstfirst1=Frank |last2=Walker |first2=Adrian |date=1997-07-30 |title='Citizen Weld' Steps Out; Cellucci Steps Forward |page=A1 |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/120479052/citizen-weld-steps-out-cellucci/ |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref><br />–<br />April 10, 2001<br />{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Cellucci resigned, having been appointedconfirmed as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada|United States Ambassador to Canada]].<ref name="nga-cellucci" />}}

|'''[[Jane Swift]]'''<br />{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1965)}}<br /><ref name="nga-swift">{{Cite web |title=Jane Maria Swift |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jane-maria-swift/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|'''[[Mitt Romney]]'''<br />{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)}}<br /><ref name="nga-romney">{{Cite web |title=Mitt Romney |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/mitt-romney/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|'''[[Deval Patrick]]'''<br />{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1956)}}<br /><ref name="nga-patrick">{{Cite web |title=Deval Patrick |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/deval-patrick/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|'''[[Charlie Baker]]'''<br />{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1956)}}<br /><ref name="nga-baker">{{Cite web |title=Charlie Baker |date=January 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charlie-baker/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}</ref>

|{{dts|January 5, 2023}}<ref>{{Cite news |lastlast1=Platoff |firstfirst1=Emma |last2=Stout |first2=Matt |date=January 5, 2023 |title='Massachusetts Can, and Will, Lead the World': Maura Healey Sworn In As State's 73rd Governor |work=[[Boston Globe]] |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/05/metro/maura-healey-be-sworn-thursday-massachusetts-73rd-governor/ |access-date=2023-03-08}}</ref><br />–<br />Incumbent{{efn|Healey's term [[2026 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|will expire]] on January 7, 2027.}}