Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maura Healey | Jan 5, 2023 | - | Democratic |
| Charlie Baker | Jan 8, 2015 | Jan 5, 2023 | Republican |
| Deval Patrick | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 8, 2015 | Tim Murray (2007–2013) |
| Mitt Romney | Jan 2, 2003 | Jan 4, 2007 | Kerry Healey |
| Jane Swift | Apr 10, 2001 | Jan 2, 2003 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Cellucci's term. Retired. |
| Paul Cellucci | Jul 29, 1997 | Apr 10, 2001 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Weld's term. Elected in own right in 1998. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Canada. |
| Bill Weld | Jan 3, 1991 | Jul 29, 1997 | Paul Cellucci (1991–1999) |
| Michael Dukakis | Jan 6, 1983 | Jan 3, 1991 | John Kerry (1983–1985) |
| Edward J. King | Jan 4, 1979 | Jan 6, 1983 | Elected in 1978. Lost renomination. |
| Michael Dukakis | Jan 2, 1975 | Jan 4, 1979 | Thomas P. O'Neill III |
| Francis Sargent | Jan 22, 1969 | Jan 2, 1975 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Volpe's term. Elected in own right in 1970. Lost re-election. |
| John Volpe | Jan 7, 1965 | Jan 22, 1969 | Elliot Richardson (1965–1967) |
| Endicott Peabody | Jan 3, 1963 | Jan 7, 1965 | Francis Bellotti |
| John Volpe | Jan 5, 1961 | Jan 3, 1963 | Edward F. McLaughlin Jr. |
| Foster Furcolo | Jan 3, 1957 | Jan 5, 1961 | Robert F. Murphy (1957–1960) |
| Christian A. Herter | Jan 8, 1953 | Jan 3, 1957 | Sumner G. Whittier |
| Paul A. Dever | Jan 6, 1949 | Jan 8, 1953 | Charles F. Sullivan |
| Robert F. Bradford | Jan 2, 1947 | Jan 6, 1949 | Arthur W. Coolidge |
| Maurice J. Tobin | Jan 4, 1945 | Jan 2, 1947 | Robert F. Bradford |
| Leverett Saltonstall | Jan 5, 1939 | Jan 4, 1945 | Horace T. Cahill |
| Charles F. Hurley | Jan 7, 1937 | Jan 5, 1939 | Francis E. Kelly |
| James Michael Curley | Jan 3, 1935 | Jan 7, 1937 | Joseph L. Hurley |
| Joseph B. Ely | Jan 8, 1931 | Jan 3, 1935 | William S. Youngman (1929–1933) |
| Frank G. Allen | Jan 3, 1929 | Jan 8, 1931 | William S. Youngman |
| Alvan T. Fuller | Jan 8, 1925 | Jan 3, 1929 | Frank G. Allen |
| Channing H. Cox | Jan 6, 1921 | Jan 8, 1925 | Alvan T. Fuller |
| Calvin Coolidge | Jan 2, 1919 | Jan 6, 1921 | Channing H. Cox |
| Samuel W. McCall | Jan 6, 1916 | Jan 2, 1919 | Calvin Coolidge |
| David I. Walsh | Jan 8, 1914 | Jan 6, 1916 | Edward P. Barry (1914–1915) |
| Eugene Noble Foss | Jan 5, 1911 | Jan 8, 1914 | Louis A. Frothingham (1911–1912) |
| Eben Sumner Draper | Jan 7, 1909 | Jan 5, 1911 | Louis A. Frothingham |
| Curtis Guild Jr. | Jan 4, 1906 | Jan 7, 1909 | Eben Sumner Draper |
| William L. Douglas | Jan 5, 1905 | Jan 4, 1906 | Retired. |
| John L. Bates | Jan 8, 1903 | Jan 5, 1905 | Curtis Guild Jr. |
| Winthrop Murray Crane | Jan 4, 1900 | Jan 8, 1903 | John L. Bates |
| Roger Wolcott | Mar 5, 1896 | Jan 4, 1900 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Greenhalge's term. Elected and re-elected in own right until retirement. |
| Frederic T. Greenhalge | Jan 4, 1894 | Mar 5, 1896 | Died. |
| William E. Russell | Jan 8, 1891 | Jan 4, 1894 | Retired. |
| John Q. A. Brackett | Jan 7, 1890 | Jan 8, 1891 | William H. Haile (1890–1893) |
| Oliver Ames | Jan 6, 1887 | Jan 7, 1890 | John Q. A. Brackett |
| George D. Robinson | Jan 3, 1884 | Jan 6, 1887 | Retired. |
| Benjamin F. Butler | Jan 4, 1883 | Jan 3, 1884 | Oliver Ames |
| John Davis Long | Jan 8, 1880 | Jan 4, 1883 | Byron Weston |
| Thomas Talbot | Jan 2, 1879 | Jan 8, 1880 | John Davis Long |
| Alexander H. Rice | Jan 6, 1876 | Jan 2, 1879 | Retired. |
| William Gaston | Jan 7, 1875 | Jan 6, 1876 | Horatio G. Knight |
| Thomas Talbot | Apr 29, 1874 | Jan 7, 1875 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Washburn's term. Lost election in his own right. |
| William B. Washburn | Jan 4, 1872 | Apr 29, 1874 | Resigned to become U.S. Senator. |
| William Claflin | Jan 7, 1869 | Jan 4, 1872 | Joseph Tucker (1869–1873) |
| Alexander H. Bullock | Jan 4, 1866 | Jan 7, 1869 | William Claflin |
| John Albion Andrew | Jan 3, 1861 | Jan 4, 1866 | John Z. Goodrich (1861) |
| Nathaniel Prentice Banks | Jan 7, 1858 | Jan 3, 1861 | Eliphalet Trask |
| Henry Gardner | Jan 4, 1855 | Jan 7, 1858 | Simon Brown (1855–1856) |
| Emory Washburn | Jan 12, 1854 | Jan 4, 1855 | William C. Plunkett |
| John H. Clifford | Jan 14, 1853 | Jan 12, 1854 | Elisha Huntington |
| George S. Boutwell | Jan 11, 1851 | Jan 14, 1853 | Henry W. Cushman |
| George N. Briggs | Jan 9, 1844 | Jan 11, 1851 | John Reed Jr. |
| Marcus Morton | Jan 17, 1843 | Jan 9, 1844 | Henry H. Childs |
| John Davis | Jan 7, 1841 | Jan 17, 1843 | Lost re-election. |
| Marcus Morton | Jan 18, 1840 | Jan 7, 1841 | Lost re-election. |
| Edward Everett | Jan 13, 1836 | Jan 18, 1840 | George Hull |
| Samuel Turell Armstrong | Mar 1, 1835 | Jan 13, 1836 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Davis's term. Lost nomination. lost election as independent. |
| John Davis | Jan 9, 1834 | Mar 1, 1835 | Samuel Turell Armstrong |
| Levi Lincoln Jr. | May 26, 1825 | Jan 9, 1834 | Thomas L. Winthrop (1826–1833) |
| Marcus Morton | Feb 6, 1825 | May 26, 1825 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Eustis's term. Retired. |
| William Eustis | May 31, 1823 | Feb 6, 1825 | Levi Lincoln Jr. (1823–1824) |
| John Brooks | May 30, 1816 | May 31, 1823 | Retired. |
| Caleb Strong | Jun 5, 1812 | May 30, 1816 | William Phillips Jr. |
| Elbridge Gerry | Jun 10, 1810 | Jun 5, 1812 | William Gray |
| Christopher Gore | May 1, 1809 | Jun 10, 1810 | David Cobb |
| Levi Lincoln Sr. | Dec 10, 1808 | May 1, 1809 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Sullivan's term. Lost election in his own right. |
| James Sullivan | May 29, 1807 | Dec 10, 1808 | Levi Lincoln Sr. |
| Caleb Strong | May 30, 1800 | May 29, 1807 | Samuel Phillips Jr. (1801–1802) |
| Governor's Council | May 20, 1800 | May 30, 1800 | None. |
| Moses Gill | Jun 7, 1799 | May 20, 1800 | Acted as governor for most of the remainder of Sumner's term. Died ten days before its end. |
| Increase Sumner | Jun 2, 1797 | Jun 7, 1799 | Died. |
| Samuel Adams | Oct 8, 1793 | Jun 2, 1797 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Hancock's term. Elected and re-elected in his own right until retirement. |
| John Hancock | May 30, 1787 | Oct 8, 1793 | Died. |
| James Bowdoin | May 27, 1785 | May 30, 1787 | Lost re-election. |
| Thomas Cushing | Feb 17, 1785 | May 27, 1785 | Acted as governor for the remainder of Hancock's term. Lost election in his own right. |
| John Hancock | Oct 25, 1780 | Feb 17, 1785 | Thomas Cushing (1780–1788) |
Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies and therefore has one of the longest histories of governors in the United States. Since the birth of the union, Massachusetts has had a total of 73 governors. The current governor is Democrat Maura Healey. Even though governors in Massachusetts are not technically limited to two terms, it is unusual for someone to serve as governor for more than two terms.
Because there are no limits on how long someone can serve as the governor of Massachusetts, it is possible for someone to govern for more than 8 years. The longest-serving governor of Massachusetts is Michael Dukakis. He served a total of 12 years. He was the governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979, and then he served as the governor of Massachusetts again from 1983 to 1991.
The very first governor of Massachusetts was John Hancock. He took over as the governor of Massachusetts in 1780, serving until 1785. He was unable to finish out his term, and Thomas Cushing took over as the governor of Massachusetts for the remainder of Hancock’s term. He ran for election in his own right and 1785 but lost to James Bowdoin. James Bowdoin took over as the governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1785 to 1787 before Hancock returned to serve as governor again.
The current governor of Massachusetts is Maura Healey, a Democrat.
There have been 73 governors of Massachusetts, 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans, and 71 from other parties.
The last Democratic governor in Massachusetts is Maura Healey, who has served from 2023 to the present day.
The last Republican governor in Massachusetts was Charlie Baker, who served from 2015 to 2023.